Updating the Arsenal of Democracy: Co-Production with Allies

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LANDEURO

M240 machine gun during live-fire exercise

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engages targets with the M240 machine gun during live-fire exercise within the framework of Bayonet I at Bac Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 12, 2025. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

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M240 machine gun during live-fire exercise

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage targets with the M240 machine gun during live-fire exercise within the framework of Bayonet I at Bac Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 12, 2025. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

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PANEL DISCUSSION –

How U.S., NATO and partner nations can co-produce munitions, platforms, and critical defense systems to meet global security demands.

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A new era of defense collaboration demands a transformative shift from traditional arms sales to collaborative defense manufacturing. Co-producing munitions, platforms, and critical systems with NATO Allies and partners builds resilience, diversifies supply chains, and ensures sustained readiness for prolonged conflicts. This session explores how shared industrial capacity, and production can be leveraged to address emerging global security demands and strengthen collective defense capabilities.

Watch the panel discussion here: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/970521

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