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Ukraine war drives European demand for bigger, cheaper missile arsenals
By Maria Rugamer, Michael Kahn and Supantha Mukherjee Sept 16 (Reuters) - European militaries are increasingly exploring cheaper missiles and interceptors after conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle
By Maria Rugamer, Michael Kahn and Supantha Mukherjee
Sept 16 (Reuters) – European militaries are increasingly exploring cheaper missiles and interceptors after conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East exposed the limits of small inventories of high-end weapons.
Along Europe’s eastern flank, Russia’s daily drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have highlighted a lesson often overlooked in peacetime procurement planning: modern conflicts can consume weapons faster than many countries can replace them.
