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Trump pledges $3 billion in new arms deals for Nato and Ukraine
The new European-US defence investment would include a planned Lockheed Martin Patriot missile maintenance facility, Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said new arms sales in Europe would be part of a broader ramp up in military partnership with Nato allies and Ukraine, as the Nato summit in Ankara ended with a more constructive tone than his earlier criticism of the alliance, according to SCMP Economy.
Trump said the deals could bring US$3 billion of new defence investment between European and U.S. defence contractors, positioning American equipment as a key beneficiary as European nations rebuild their militaries.
The promised package includes a planned Lockheed Martin Patriot missile maintenance facility, which Trump called a significant development, though he did not specify where in Europe it would be located.
SCMP Economy reports the remarks followed repeated calls from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for U.S.-made air defence interceptors, amid growing emphasis on air defence as drones and missiles play a larger role in the war in Ukraine, where Kyiv and Moscow have exchanged drone attacks.