NATO signing ceremony for a major new investment in artillery ammunition, 23 JAN 2024

Описание: Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, Stacy Cummings at the signing ceremony for a major new investment in artillery ammunition, 23 January 2024.

On Tuesday (23 January 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cummings concluded contracts for the purchase of around 220,000 155-millimetre artillery shells worth 1.2 billion US dollars.

🗣 | NATO Secretary General:

So good morning. I am pleased to be here today with the General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, Stacy Cummings – welcome to you.

The NSPA enables NATO Allies to acquire, operate, and maintain critical capabilities for our security. So Stacy, thank you for the critical work that you and the Agency do.

We have just concluded contracts worth 1.2 billion US dollars to buy hundreds of thousands of rounds of 155-millimetre artillery ammunition.

This demonstrates that NATO’s tried and tested structure for joint procurement is delivering.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has become a battle for ammunition so it is important that Allies refill their own stocks, as we continue to support Ukraine.

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency enables Allies to pull together and pool their resources. To give them the weapons and ammunition we need to keep our countries safe.
Since we agreed NATO’s Defence Production Action Plan last July, the NSPA has agreed contracts worth around 10 billion US dollars.

This includes around 4 billion dollars for howitzer shells, tank ammunition, anti-tank guided missiles and 155-millimetre ammunition, together with 5.5 billion dollars for Patriot interceptor missiles.

This is a significant boost for our transatlantic defence industry, helping us to meet our own security needs while continuing to provide vital support for Ukraine.

Today I will chair a meeting of the North Atlantic Council, focused on how we can further step up our industrial production. And NATO Defence Ministers will address this again when they meet next month.

This week will also see the start of Exercise Steadfast Defender - the largest NATO exercise in decades with approximately 90,000 forces from all 31 Allies and Sweden.

This Article 5 exercise is a clear demonstration of our transatlantic unity and strength and our determination to continue to do whatever is necessary to protect and defend each other. That includes making sure we have the right forces, capabilities and ammunition.

So I welcome Allies’ commitment to make major new investments. Again, I want to thank Stacy and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for everything they do to make this possible.

Thank you.

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