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Europe Can’t Supply Ukraine With Weapons Fast Enough, Here’s Why

Defense contractors are under pressure to ramp up production but want long term government guarantees of sales. Almost 18 months into the war in Ukraine, Europe’s defense contractors — flooded with demand for everything from ammunition to shoulder-launched missiles and combat vehicles — face a dilemma. Do they gamble on expanding production, assuming that the war and tensions with Russia will last indefinitely? Or hold back until they get long-term commitments from governments that have spent the past few decades shaving or even slashing their defense budgets?