A 5% defense spending target for NATO members is looking increasingly likely as the alliance prepares for its big bang summit later in June.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced that most U.S. allies in the alliance support President Trump's call for member countries to allocate 5% of their GDP towards defense. Although 22 out of 32 members currently meet the previous 2% target,

NATO defence ministers have inched toward meeting U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that members of the Western military alliance invest five per cent of their gross domestic product in their militaries and related defence infrastructure.