Overview

• Cabinet approved a 2025–2035 plan that commits to gradually raising defense outlays to about 1% of GDP.
• The government set the 2025 allocation at 1,740.4 million lei (€88.7 million), equal to 0.5% of GDP.
• Targets include growing the military to 8,500 service members and 2,000 civilian staff by 2030 under a mixed conscription and contract system.
• Priorities span air surveillance and air defense, cyber and electronic warfare, training to NATO standards, and participation in international missions.
• Officials said detailed spending lines will be classified and indicated plans to seek foreign financing and co‑funding, drawing objections from Transnistrian and Gagauz authorities and criticism from domestic opposition citing neutrality and economic strain.