BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank, the EU’s lending arm, will boost lending for defence projects to 4.5 billion euros ($5.28 billion) next year from 3.5 billion in 2025, and ‍might revise the number even higher if there is more demand, EIB President Nadia Calvino said.

Speaking on the sidelines of an EU finance ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Calvino said the expected increase to 4.5 billion euros was based on projects that were already in the pipeline.

“We will be focusing especially on military mobility ‌and critical infrastructures, Eastern border and anti-drone systems,” Calvino ‌told Reuters.

“We will do at least 4.5 billion. This reflects the current pipeline, what we’re working on. More orders could come next year as well. Every year we have a review proce

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