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NATO set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike
BRUSSELS — NATO defense ministers are set Thursday to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a U.S. push to ramp up security spending .
The 'capability targets' lay out plans for each of the 32 nations to purchase priority equipment like air and missile defense systems, artillery, ammunition, drones and 'strategic enablers' such as air-to-air refueling, heavy air transport and logistics.
