US in talks on Europe missile co-production: Report
The talks would expand European missile production and ease U.S. bottlenecks as demand rises from the wars in Ukraine and Iran.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. entered talks with Germany and other European nations to co-produce Raytheon's AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles and establish a PAC-3 Patriot maintenance facility in Europe, aiming to alleviate manufacturing bottlenecks.
- Manufacturing capacity for PAC-3 missiles remains limited to the U.S. and Japan, creating bottlenecks that contrast with Germany's production of older PAC-2 variants destined for Ukraine under a $4.7 billion deal.
- During the summit in Ankara, NATO members are expected to announce an $80 billion pledge for defense infrastructure, as President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to advocate for more air defense support.
- Officials plan to sign a statement of intent at the NATO Industry Forum later on Tuesday, formalizing the integration of U.S. industrial policy with European defense requirements.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressed European allies to increase defense spending and boost co-production, reinforcing this alignment after invoking the Defense Production Act in June to address supply chain pressures.
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The United States wants to establish a location in Europe with the Netherlands and other European countries for the maintenance of the highly sought-after PAC-3 air defense missiles. There are also reportedly discussions regarding the joint production of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) from arms manufacturer Raytheon. An ‘interesting’ development, says Patrick Bolder, defense specialist at The Hague Centre for Strat…
The US has begun negotiations with European allies on the joint production of missiles for air defence systems, which should help to increase the production of weapons that Ukraine is actively using.
At the Nato Summit in Ankara, the US and Europe are talking about their cooperation in the defence alliance, and according to a report, this is also about a plant for missiles in Europe.
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