It is not just that Europe does not spend enough on hard power, but that what it does spend – about €200 billion – is spent badly. The EU needs common defense procurement and harmonization to acquire the helicopters, transport aircraft, battlefield communications equipment, and surveillance drones that are necessary for twenty-first-century operations.
这不仅是说欧洲在硬实力上的支出不够，而且是说我们的支出——大约2千亿欧元——都没有花在刀刃上。当前欧盟亟需执行共同的防务采购和协调，以获得在21世纪军事行动中所必须的直升机，运输机，战场通信设备以及无人驾驶侦察机。