Major new procurements have been announced at the NATO Alliance’s Defence Industry Forum – which will boost defence production and innovation across the Alliance and provide new capabilities to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defence. Speaking on the first day of the Summit, in the Turkish capital, Ankara, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made three major procurement announcements: The delivery of the 10th Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft to the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet The procurement of Northrop Grumman Triton uncrewed aircraft to enhance NATO’s maritime surveillance The joint procurement of Saab GlobalEye aircraft to modernise NATO’s airborne early warning and control…
