The Real Reasons Behind Europe's Diminishing Force Numbers
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When analysts speak about force modernisation, the focus inevitably turns to new capabilities, aircraft projects and next generation armour. By monitoring the replacement of out-dated equipment with the new, these "like-for-like" replacement figures provide a deceptively simple benchmark for force modernisation’s progress. After all, a military either procures the gear, or it does not.
Against this backdrop, manpower figures themselves can often get sidestepped, as if counting the...
