EU Frustration Grows Over Slow Defense Ramp-Up Despite Billions Spent

EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas voiced frustration that billions invested and procurement reforms haven't yielded a scalable defense industry, as Ukraine surges ahead as a military-industrial power; although ammo and air-defence lines are expanding, fragmented rules and slow procurement across member states slow ramp-up, prompting plans to strengthen the European Defence Agency and to incorporate Ukraine into EU supply chains, a point echoed by industry bosses who praise Ukraine's combat-proven tech.