Germany and France to increase defense spending

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has demanded weapons makers increase production to match the country's spending plans, while French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a 64 billion euro ($75 billion) defense allocation for 2027.

In an interview with the Financial Times on the weekend, Pistorius told the weapons industry it must stop complaining and "deliver", after his government had streamlined military procurement worth hundreds of billions of euros.

"There is no reason to complain anymore," he said. "The industry knows perfectly well that it is now responsible for delivering."