80% of defence procurement in the European Union remains purely national.

Omissions

• The figure refers to the share of defence procurement carried out nationally (i.e. awarded by national governments to national suppliers, largely under Article 346 TFEU exemptions), not to a legally defined category of 'purely national' contracts.
• Some official framings of a related statistic differ: the Letta report references that '80% of European defence procurement spending went to non-EU suppliers', which is a related but distinct metric from procurement being run on a national basis.
• The EDA spotlight page carrying the 'more than 80%' statement could not be dated precisely from the search result; the exact reference year of the underlying data is not specified.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Defence Agency (EDA) — 'Buying military equipment together'Today, more than 80% of EU defence procurement is run on a national basis.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Keynote speech by Commissioner Kubilius at EurosatoryUp to 80% of what Primes produce is procured by their national governments and national militaries. Up to 80% in defence is procured using TFEU [Article 346] ...
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament — Legislative Train Schedule, European Defence Fund fileCurrently, around 80% of defence procurement is run on a national basis, leading to a costly duplication of military capabilities.