Land Warfare Preview 2025: Questions remain in a time of change
An end to the war in Ukraine in 2025 has been promised by US President-elect Donald J Trump. (Photo: US Marine Corps 36th Marine Brigade)
The land war in Ukraine has dominated the posture, spending and actions of Russia and NATO countries for two years. With a new US Government committed to ending the conflict early in 2025, there are implications on all three of those fronts.
The war in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East and a focus of Western countries on the Indo-Pacific region dominated 2024. The procurement strategies of many nations looks likely to continue in 2025.
A reduction in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and a possible ceasefire in Ukraine under the new Trump administration in the US could see some change in posturing but contracts and procurement processes will roll on.
Major US land vehicle procurements are expected to pass several milestones in 2025 while European countries, particularly on NATO’s eastern border, will push ahead with the delivery of billions-of-dollars of vehicles.
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