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NATO Chief Warns Western Arms Output Falls Short

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Says Western Arms Production Remains Insufficient

NATO Chief Warns Western Arms Output Falls Short

NATO chief Mark Rutte says U.S. and European arms production remains insufficient as the Alliance prepares to discuss the issue at its Ankara summit.

2026-05-13T00:18:02+03:00

2026-05-13T00:18:02+03:00

2026-05-13T00:18:02+03:00

Speaking at a press conference in Montenegro, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the defense industries of Europe and the United States are still not producing weapons at the scale required by Brussels and Washington. According to Rutte, Western defense companies are performing well, but the volume of finished military equipment remains insufficient. He said the Alliance needs to expand, including by strengthening its military-industrial base, which he described as strong but not productive enough on either side of the Atlantic. Rutte called the shortage of arms production a shared challenge for the United States and European countries. He added that the issue is expected to be discussed at the NATO summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7 and 8. The Alliance had previously acknowledged that European states still lack long-range weapons systems. Against this backdrop, a Pentagon source said the White House intends to review a decision made under former President Joe Biden to deploy a U.S. battalion in Germany equipped with Tomahawk and SM-6 long-range missiles, as well as hypersonic systems.

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NATO Chief Mark Rutte Says Western Arms Production Remains Insufficient

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03:18 13-05-2026

NATO chief Mark Rutte says U.S. and European arms production remains insufficient as the Alliance prepares to discuss the issue at its Ankara summit.

Speaking at a press conference in Montenegro, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the defense industries of Europe and the United States are still not producing weapons at the scale required by Brussels and Washington.

According to Rutte, Western defense companies are performing well, but the volume of finished military equipment remains insufficient. He said the Alliance needs to expand, including by strengthening its military-industrial base, which he described as strong but not productive enough on either side of the Atlantic.

Rutte called the shortage of arms production a shared challenge for the United States and European countries. He added that the issue is expected to be discussed at the NATO summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7 and 8.

The Alliance had previously acknowledged that European states still lack long-range weapons systems. Against this backdrop, a Pentagon source said the White House intends to review a decision made under former President Joe Biden to deploy a U.S. battalion in Germany equipped with Tomahawk and SM-6 long-range missiles, as well as hypersonic systems.