NATO Secretary General opening remarks at NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, Ankara 🇹🇷 07 JUL 2026

NATO Secretary General opening remarks at NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, Ankara 🇹🇷 07 JUL 2026 🗣 | NATO Secretary General: Good morning and welcome. Welcome to the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum. This is really the, the platform bringing NATO and industry together. And above all, it’s the opportunity to showcase the capabilities and innovation coming out of our industries across the Alliance, across NATO. And I am proud to say that we have a lot to show today. One year ago in The Hague, Allies committed to invest a lot more in defence – 5% of GDP by 2035. We’re already making remarkable progress. And they agreed to ramp up defence production and innovation. And here we are now, one year later in Ankara, already delivering results. Throughout the day, Allies and industry, from both sides of the Atlantic, will reveal new major projects and sign contracts worth billions, literally billions of dollars. These are billions that are invested in our security, boosting our economies and supporting hundreds of thousands of new jobs. It’s money well spent. Today, you will see – and the world will see – industries from North America and Europe working hand-in-hand, innovating together, and developing next generation capabilities. These are capabilities that are really ‘Made in NATO’ – not by one nation, but several – working together in close cooperation. And that’s how we make our Alliance more powerful. It’s how we defend our one billion people and every inch of our territory – now and in the future. So, I would say, let’s get started. The first announcement this morning is about the platforms that deliver air-to-air refuelling and rapidly move equipment across the Alliance. It’s about air power – which is essential to strengthen our deterrence and defence. Today, several Allies are officially announcing the forthcoming delivery of the tenth Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft to the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet. This is bringing us one step closer to the full MRTT fleet of 12 aircraft. Allies are also launching a new multinational project focused on the Airbus A400M. This is world-class strategic airlift capability. The A330 MRTT and the A400M will provide the Alliance with two highly capable, multinational fleets. This first “Made in NATO” announcement is an excellent example, I believe, of multinational cooperation in action. The Airbus platforms are built on strong European industrial leadership, close NATO-EU cooperation, and with contributions from U.S. industry partners. They keep NATO’s air power strong, credible, and ready for decades to come. Full transcript here: https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-even... 🇹🇷 More about the NATO Summit in Ankara: https://bit.ly/nato-ankara-summit ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SUBSCRIBE to this channel https://bit.ly/NATOsubscribe SUBSCRIBE to NATO News https://bit.ly/NATONewsSubscribe SUBSCRIBE to NATO History https://bit.ly/NATOHistorySubscribe Connect with NATO online: Visit the Official NATO Homepage: https://bit.ly/NATOhomepage Receive NATO updates via email: https://bit.ly/NATOemails Find NATO on FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/NATOfacebook Follow @NATO on X/TWITTER: https://bit.ly/NATOtwitter Follow NATO on Instagram: https://bit.ly/NATOinstagram Find NATO on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NATOlinkedin Find NATO on Flickr: https://bit.ly/NATOflickr #NATO #OTAN #NATOsummit