A Strategy for 2020 the Department set out a five-year target for capital spending that was intended to lead to a "viable and affordable" defence structure.24 That goal was to be achieved by spending a minimum of 23 per cent of every annual defence budget on equipment and infrastructure. As a first step, Defence Planning Guidance 2000 set an interim goal of 21 percent by April 2004.
Le ministère de la Défense nationale n’est jamais passé près de l’atteindre26.