NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandier, said the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran have shown how dramatically modern warfare has changed.

According to him, today’s battlefield is shaped by speed, scale, digital technologies, drones, electronic warfare and space-based capabilities. In this new environment, Vandier argued, the alliance needs larger stockpiles and broader military capacity, including more missiles, shells and air defense systems.

Vandier had earlier said NATO was expanding its satellite surveillance capabilities over Ukraine and along Russia’s borders with the alliance’s eastern members. He noted that such monitoring would help track military exercises, troop movements and combat activity.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also warned in May that arms production in Europe and the United States is not keeping pace with the bloc’s needs. He called on allies to increase military output, stressing that joint efforts are needed to ensure the security of around one billion people.