US plans major cut to fighter jets, warships for NATO operations in Europe, NYT reports
The planned shift could reduce NATO long-range strike and surveillance capacity as the Trump administration reorients forces toward China and other priorities.
- According to a New York Times report, the Trump administration plans to significantly reduce aircraft and warships allocated to NATO operations in Europe, citing two senior European officials.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused European governments of underinvesting in defense, urging allies to boost spending to 3.5% of GDP. Last week, the Eastern Command stated it would "rightsize" its contributions to the NATO Force Model.
- Proposed cuts include reducing F-16 and F-15E fighter jets from approximately 150 to 100, scaling back maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15, and withdrawing all eight aerial refueling tanker jets previously available to Europe.
- Further reductions involve redeploying a missile-launching submarine, an aircraft carrier, several warships, and scores of jets supporting carrier missions. One of the two bomber groups assigned to European defense may also be reallocated.
- Reuters was unable to immediately verify the report, and neither NATO nor the Department of Defense responded to requests for comment regarding the planned changes to military support.
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