In the Trump-brokered agreement for NATO to increase its defense spending, 'defense-related' projects take on a new ...

Spain said it would not go with the US-made F-35 and would instead look at options like Europe's Eurofighter and FCAS.

Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% threshold. President Peter Pellegrini formally backed the target in The Hague, ...

Like many Western democracies, Spain needs more people. Last year the national birthrate was 1.4, the second lowest in the ...

Spain has considered adopting the F-35B, the STOVL variant that is employed by the Royal Navy, the Italian Navy (Marina Militare), and which is now being acquired by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense ...

Spain is no longer considering the option of buying U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and is choosing between European-made ...

Spain, for example, has flat-out refused to spend 5 percent on defense. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told NATO ...

Spain is climbing the global military ladder, well ahead of its southern neighbour, Morocco, according to the latest Global ...

NATO is absolutely convinced that Spain will have to spend 3.5% to get there,” Rutte added. Sanchez’s antics threatened to derail the summit.

Spain was NATO's lowest spender last year, according to the alliance's estimates, spending around 1.28% of its GDP on defense expenditure.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after the plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Markus Schreiber/Associated ...