Defense spending increases don’t automatically translate into immediate capability. A large portion can go toward personnel, modernization programs, infrastructure, and long-term contracts rather than instantly deployable assets.
Defense spending increases don’t automatically translate into immediate capability. A large portion can go toward personnel, modernization programs, infrastructure, and long-term contracts rather than instantly deployable assets.
RE: The Austrian Armed Forces do not have a single functioning transport aircraft to fly out stranded citizens from the Middle East despite billions of military spending each year 🙈