Sourced : Politico
By Janosch Delcker
Europe will need to spend up to €41 billion annually in the coming years to modernize its military forces for increasingly digitized warfare, according to analysis by defense policy experts.
The report by the Munich Security Conference, supported by consulting firm McKinsey and Berlin-based Hertie School of Governance, says the lion’s share of the money would have to be spent on efforts to better connect weapons systems. That would include upgrading software and hardware and increasing bandwidth to make sure that, even in remote areas, troops are not cut off from weapons systems driven by digital networks.
Read more at : https://www.politico.eu/article/digitizing-military-will-cost-europe-up-to-e41-billion-per-year-study/?utm_content=bufferae195&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer