France Military Budget: In the coming years, in view of the threats to the country, France has wildly increased its defense budget. French President Emmanuel Macron said that France will increase military spending by more than a third in the coming years. Macron has revealed the changes in the French army to deal with the threats coming in this century. President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the budget for 2024-2030 will be according to the possibility of future conflicts in the world. Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine about 11 months ago, all countries have been forced to make changes in their defense sector.
Macron said the spending needed to ensure “our freedom, our security, our prosperity, our place in the world”. France’s defense budget for 2024-2030 will be 413 billion euros ($447bn), up from 295 billion euros ($320bn) in 2019-2025. This means that by 2030, France’s military budget will double since Emmanuel Macron took power in 2017.
We need to be one step ahead in the war – Macron
Speaking at the Mont-de-Marsan airbase in southwestern France, President Emmanuel Macron said: “As war changes, France has and will continue to have forces ready for the threats of the century. We need to be one step ahead in the war.” need to stay.” He said, nuclear power is such an element that makes France different from other countries in Europe.
Let us tell you that this money from the French defense budget will be specifically used to modernize the French nuclear arsenal. In the coming years, France will invest extensively in the drone and military intelligence sectors. French officials have said that these shortcomings have been felt in the French army due to recent conflicts and the army should move towards a strategy of conflict in view of the threats.