The government wants extra money to spend for defence. How much exactly will be included in the spring known, but it is already clear that the cabinet more fighter aircraft (JSF’s) wants and that there are also Dutch tanks.
Minister Bijleveld said after the council of ministers, the cabinet with these intentions, the agreements that are made at the NATO summit of July want to meet. When it is said that governments before the end of the year should tell you how much extra they have on defense are going to spend and how they spend. In particular, the American president, Trump has several times complained that the European NATO countries militarily too much on the United States back.
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Minister Bijleveld: « We want to invest in F-35 aircraft, tanks and special forces. » Unstable environment
The government wants to invest in five priorities: additional F-35 fighter aircraft (better known as the JSF), the extension of firepower on land and sea, strengthening of the special units, and more cyber – and information-capacity. If the cabinet all the way to the wish of the NATO, would, in time, of 15 JSF pages can be purchased, in addition to the already agreed 37. With the impact on country mean Bijleveld that there will be tanks.
According to the minister, wearing the priorities is helping the armed forces faster may be present and more powerful may occur, and that action also be able to keep going longer. She stresses that the so-called « security environment » more unstable, and that there are more threats.
2 percent
The NATO countries in 2014 agreed that all Betvole countries their budget for defense in ten years need to increase to 2 percent of the gross domestic product. According to Bijleveld is the Dutch percentage in 2024, without additional steps, at 1,21.
But she stresses that it is not necessarily going to gain a percentage; the government wants to make clear that it is working to sufficient capacity.
