Aggregated defence data 2014 and 2015 (estimated)

The European Defence Agency (EDA) collects defence data on an annual basis. The Ministries of Defence of the Agency’s 27 Member States (MS) provide the data. EDA acts as the custodian of the data and publishes the aggregated figures. The 2014 and estimated 2015 figures refer to the total for all EDA Member States.

Key findings:
+ Defence expenditure increased for the first time after six years of continuous decline
+ Operation and maintenance expenditure further increased, while investment further decreased
+ Defence R&T expenditure at its lowest level
+ Collaboration increased in equipment procurement and European defence R&T
+ Defence personnel decline slowed down
+ Deployment figures noticeably decreased
+ Slight progress recorded on two out of four collective benchmarks

EDA: Defence data http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-defence-data/

ESO: Background information: Defence budgets in Europe: downturn or U-turn? http://www.europeansources.info/record/defence-budgets-in-europe-downturn-or-u-turn/

EDA: Defence Data 2014 http://www.eda.europa.eu/info-hub/publications/publication-details/pub/defence-data-2014

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