Slovenia Scraps Defense-Spending Vote, Seeks New Kit with Eye on NATO

Slovenia scraps defense-spending vote, seeks new kit with eye on NATO

WARSAW, Poland — In a political U-turn, Slovenia’s authorities have scrapped a referendum initiative on the country’s plans to increase its defense spending to 3% of its GDP by 2030.The development comes as Ljubljana is negotiating the largest military procurement in the nation’s history, eyeing some 106 AMV XP vehicles from Finland’s Patria for an estimated €695 million ($592 million).On July 18, the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Slov…

Government adopted the defense industry development strategy

Ljubljana – The government adopted the strategy for the development of the defense industry and technological base of the Republic of Slovenia on Wednesday. The purpose of the first such strategy is to promote and strengthen the Slovenian defense industry and its integration into the broader EU environment, contributing to the strengthening of the European defense technological and industrial base, the Ministry of Defense explained. As stated by…