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July 3, 2023 | International, Land

Europe’s defense leaders push competing air defense visions

As European nations rework their plans, the question is whether there is time to keep nursing a purely domestic defense architecture.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/07/03/europes-defense-leaders-push-competing-air-defense-visions/

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