Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.

The growing global uncertainty and the push for strategic autonomy by European countries are boosting the pending work in the major companies in the sector, awaiting a new boost from NATO. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

Karol Nawrocki's victory underscores the enduring appeal of nationalist rhetoric among about half of the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union.