The ammunition resupply process, he stated, “is still going too slow.”
“Every commander in chief I’ve spoken to says the need for new weapons outstrips production,” the general lamented on the eve of a planned meeting of NATO commanders in chief.
It should be noted that the meeting of the alliance leaders is scheduled for September 16 in Oslo and will be held in an atmosphere of greater secrecy. In addition to representatives of NATO members, a delegate from Sweden, whose request was recently approved, will also attend.
Previously, the Financial Times announced NATO’s largest military exercises since the Cold War. Some 41,000 soldiers and more than 50 ships will participate in the Steadfast Defender maneuvers, and it is planned to carry out between 500 and 700 sorties, the newspaper reports. The exercise will use “real geographic data to create more realistic scenarios for troops,” the publication notes. NATO countries reportedly view the exercises as “a key part of demonstrating to Moscow the alliance’s readiness for war,” the article’s authors noted.
