''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' estimated that Europe needs about $1 trillion to completely eliminate its dependence on the [[American]] [[military-industrial complex]].<ref>https://archive.is/30co5</ref> As of 2026, Europe is again producing [[tank]]s, [[ammunition]], [[missile]]s, and is starting the production of [[drone]]s<ref>https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/256611</ref> at the fastest pace compared to previous decades. For example, in 2025, European countries spent a total of about $560 billion, which is twice as much as 10 years earlier. Rheinmetall opened<ref>https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/237971</ref> or is planning to open 16 new factories<ref>https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/247697</ref> and will be able to produce up to 1.5 million 155-mm [[artillery]] shells per year in the future, which is more than the entire US industry. | ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' estimated that Europe needs about $1 trillion to completely eliminate its dependence on the [[American]] [[military-industrial complex]].<ref>https://archive.is/30co5</ref> As of 2026, Europe is again producing [[tank]]s, [[ammunition]], [[missile]]s, and is starting the production of [[drone]]s<ref>https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/256611</ref> at the fastest pace compared to previous decades. For example, in 2025, European countries spent a total of about $560 billion, which is twice as much as 10 years earlier. Rheinmetall opened<ref>https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/237971</ref> or is planning to open 16 new factories<ref>https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/247697</ref> and will be able to produce up to 1.5 million 155-mm [[artillery]] shells per year in the future, which is more than the entire US industry. |