The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal last year.

Poland has announced a dramatic plan to build the largest NATO land army in Europe. The announcement came during the country’s Armed Forces Day on August 15, 2025. The government declared that its ...

The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal in 2024.

The principal decision to which Rutte was referring was the agreement among ‘allies’ to commit to defence spending of at ...

NATO leaders have agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP and renewed their commitment to mutual defense in an historic move that comes at the time of an increasingly belligerent Russia.

Measured as a portion of GDP, Poland is NATO’s biggest military spender and is the only country in the alliance to spend more than 4%. Estonia also surpasses the U.S. by GDP at more than 3.4%.

NATO agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, with a 3.5% floor for core defense spending and 1.5% for related areas. This is a major win for Trump and commitment to emerging ...

The new, 5% target includes a commitment by NATO member states to spend the equivalent of 3.5% of their annual GDP on so-called “core” defense requirements, such as weapons, with the remaining ...

NATO leaders agreed to a substantial increase in defense spending, aiming for 5 percent of GDP by 2035, a decision seen as a significant win for US President Donald Trump.

Trump's NATO success pushes allies to pledge 5% GDP on defense, marking the biggest jump since 1949, but requires faster U.S. arms production to counter Russia and China.

Just 11 of the 32 NATO countries currently meet the 2% GDP defense spending target, according to NATO data. Achieving the 5% goal will require major political and budgetary shifts across Europe.

For U.S. defense companies, this represents a $2.7 trillion export opportunity, nearly double the $1.4 trillion potential if spending had stayed at 2% of GDP.