{"id":72432,"date":"2026-03-26T12:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/26\/france-to-boost-munitions-spending-by-nearly-10-billion-through-2030\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:20:38","slug":"france-to-boost-munitions-spending-by-nearly-10-billion-through-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/03\/26\/france-to-boost-munitions-spending-by-nearly-10-billion-through-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"France to boost\u00a0munitions\u00a0spending by nearly $10 billion through 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2014 France plans to spend an additional \u20ac8.5 billion (U.S.$9.8 billion) to buy munitions through to 2030, with the return of high-intensity warfare in the Middle East and Ukraine showing a need for more mass, Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu told parliament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country plans to set up a platform called France Munitions that will serve as an ammunition wholesaler for the French armed forces as well as allies and export clients. The goal is to place bulk orders with manufacturers to speed up an overhaul of industrial production capacity and raise ammo output in France, with funding coming from both the government and private investors, Lecornu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European countries have observed munition spending in Ukraine and the Middle East with concern, with the volumes of drones and missiles used in the space of weeks well beyond what they have in stock, and outpacing production capabilities of Europe\u2019s defense manufacturers, for now. The updated spending plan allocates four times more funding to ammunition than a previous law, Lecornu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe urgency is clearly munitions,\u201d Lecornu said. The prime minister said the focus will be on ground-based air defense, early warning drones and particularly counter-drone measures, including interceptor drones and loitering munitions, \u201cwhich at last must be produced in large quantities at controlled costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spending on munitions is part of an overall defense budget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/15\/macron-puts-local-defense-firms-on-notice-france-may-buy-european\/\" rel=\"\">increase of \u20ac36 billion<\/a> for the 2026-2030 period announced by President Emmanuel Macron in January. 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