The sheer size and scale of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine necessitates that the U.S. defence industrial base continues to evolve to meet potential future challenges of similar proportion.
Cooperation between Ukrainian and French defence companies is already underway.
At the Embassy of Ukraine to the United States, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with top executives of leading American defence companies.
Stoltenberg said that NATO is “working closely with the transatlantic defence industrial base to ramp up production,” both to support Ukraine and for Allies’ own stocks.
"As we strengthen our own sovereignty of defence, industry and key technologies, we will also strengthen our core partnership with NATO," says Ursula von der Leyen.
The United Kingdom and Ukraine have bolstered their alliance with a new defence agreement, aiming to enhance cooperation in defence and industrial sectors.
The European Defence Industry Strategy (EDIS) is designed to increase European production capacity in the face of the long-term threat from Russia.
Changes in European defence industrial strategies since February 2022
Ukraine has announced a tripling of its weapons production in the past year, signaling a major boost in its defence capabilities against the ongoing invasion by Russian forces.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that its spending with UK industry has exceeded GBP 25 billion for the first time.
Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová visited Israel and met with her counterpart, Minister Yoav Galant, to discuss defence industrial cooperation, including acquisition projects.
The German government announced a record high in defence industry exports for 2023, totaling EUR 11.7 billion as of mid-December.
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