Europe must stop relying on America for defence and rebuild its own capabilities, a senior executive at aerospace giant Airbus has warned.
Ben Bridge, chairman of the company’s defence and space business in the UK, said Donald Trump’s demands that the Continent pay more towards its own security were both reasonable and “the right thing to do”.
The US president-elect is reportedly pushing for Nato’s defence spending target, which covers the alliance of countries across Europe and North America, to be increased from 2pc of GDP to as much as 5pc when he returns to the White House in January.
