The US is set to reduce the number of bombers, fighter jets and warships available to NATO allies during times of crisis, according to a new report.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth informed senior NATO officials in Brussels last week that the US would shrink its available resources for the bloc, including cutting the number of strategic bombers by half, German news outlet Spiegel reported.
The number of US fighter jets deployed would be cut by a third, American envoy Alexander Velez-Green told NATO members, according to the outlet.
The US Navy reportedly said that it would no longer provide nuclear submarines to the alliance, and deploy fewer destroyers than before.
The US would also keep all its reconnaissance drones to itself while scaling back the availability of its attack UAVs, sources told Spiegel.
The push to reduce US forces in Europe — which began as a Cold War bulwark against the Soviet Union — has accelerated until President Trump, who has long criticized NATO members for failing to fund their own defense and letting their military capabilities languish.
Europe has ramped up its defense spending in recent years following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The US currently has about 68,000 active duty troops in Europe in bases across the continent — though most are stationed in Germany.
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