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Predicting US shortfall, EU defense chief says Europe must step up production of air defense systems
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe war in the Middle East has made it even more urgent for Europe to step up production of air defense and anti‑ballistic missiles, EU defense commissioner Andrius Kubilius says on Friday.
“With the Iranian crisis … it has become very clear that Europe must ramp up production of air‑defense and anti‑ballistic missiles,” he said during a joint news conference with Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak‑Kamysz.
“The Americans will not be able to supply enough for Gulf countries, for their own forces, and for Ukraine,” he adds.
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