NATO Military Committee Chairman promotes new approach to public-private cooperation in defense to boost production capacity.
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| Recently, as allies have not only increased their arms supplies to Kiev but also increased their own arms reserves, NATO has requested increased production to meet the demand for weapons and military equipment. (Source: Reuters) |
A top NATO military official warned on September 16 that soaring ammunition prices mean more defense spending but do not lead to more effective security solutions, calling for a new approach to defense cooperation.
“The cost of equipment and ammunition is skyrocketing,” NATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Rob Bauer said after a meeting in Oslo. “We are now paying more and more for the same ammunition. That means we cannot be sure that increased defense spending will actually lead to better security.”
In addition, Mr. Bauer also promoted a new approach to public-private cooperation in the defense sector to increase production capacity.
“Long-term stability must take precedence over short-term gains. As we have seen in Ukraine, conflict is a whole-of-society event. Therefore, preventing conflict through resilience and deterrence must also be a whole-of-society task,” the chairman of the NATO Military Committee said.
In recent times, as allies have not only increased arms supplies to Kiev but also increased their own arms reserves, NATO has requested increased production to meet the demand for weapons and military equipment, which has skyrocketed since Russia launched a special military campaign in Ukraine.
A major concern is a shortage of 155mm artillery shells, of which Kiev fires up to 10,000 a day. In February, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that Kiev was burning through shells much faster than the West could produce them.
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