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[kandrathe]

I found newer figures, a chart at the end shows the trend over the last few years. 
clicky here.
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Awesome. I'll save that link. There are some areas that I can't see EU catching up on for decades, even if they committed themselves now, like fighter aircraft, navy, and heavy lift. Even the majority of EU troop strength seems to be deficient by half. Tables D-4 and D-5 tell the story in that EU defense spending is on the decline, when measured in real dollars, or as a percentage of GDP.