NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said that the alliance will unveil tens of billions of dollars in new defence contracts at next month’s summit in Türkiye’s capital, Ankara, as member states seek to expand military production and strengthen collective security capabilities.
Speaking at the Atlantic Council Front Page event in Washington on Thursday, Rutte said NATO allies must do more to translate their economic strength into military capabilities amid growing global security challenges.
The NATO chief said the Ankara summit is “even more important” than last year’s summit in The Hague, stressing the importance of delivering on the alliance’s commitments.
“We need to ensure that we are translating our economic might into military capabilities,” Rutte said.
“This means overcoming fragmented national defence industries on basically the other side of the Atlantic, cutting red tape here in Washington and keeping innovation front and centre across the alliance.”
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