Europe's €800bn Defence Splurge Risks Buyer's Disadvantage

Europe is planning to spend €800 billion on defence, but fragmented national purchasing undermines its negotiating power against suppliers and keeps costs high. The article examines why EU countries buying separately rather than jointly weakens their position and limits their ability to develop competitive domestic alternatives to American systems.

Byte's take

Europe's biggest defence investment might become its costliest mistake: €800bn spent in fragments rather than as a bloc, handing suppliers the leverage and locking the continent into expensive American tech instead of building its own.