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Monday, 7/20, 04:18 PM
Defence executives want private capital. The share prices suggest that is not the constraint
- Bankers at the Farnborough Finance Summit argued that public budgets cannot fund Europe's rearmament and private money must fill the gap.
- Yet aerospace and defence shares are up about 1.3% since the start of 2026 against roughly 8% for the STOXX 600, which is not what a capital shortage looks like.