Published on: 2026-07-07
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Ankara, July 7 /Xinhua/ — On Tuesday, a NATO summit opened in the Turkish capital Ankara, starting with the Defense Industry Forum. It featured major initiatives in this area aimed at accelerating the production and procurement of weapons amid growing concerns about the increasing militarization of the alliance.
This forum, included in the NATO summit program for the first time, brought together senior NATO officials and representatives of major Western defense companies to discuss efforts to integrate military product supply chains in alliance member countries.
At the event, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte launched the Drone Edge initiative aimed at strengthening counter-drone capabilities, stating that alliance member countries will allocate more than 40 billion US dollars for these purposes over the next five years. –0–
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