Source: NATO
On Thursday (19 June), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska met leading Allied industry representatives at the international Paris Air Show 2025 at Le Bourget.
The Deputy Secretary previewed the priorities of the NATO Summit in The Hague next week, where Allies are expected to agree a new defence investment plan that raises defence spending commitments to levels not seen in decades, reflecting the challenging security environment and taking into account the Capability Targets agreed by NATO Defence Ministers on 5 June 2025. During her visit, increasing Allies’ defence industrial capacity and production and expediting innovation, adoption and integration in defence capabilities were among the main topics of discussion with executives from both established aerospace industry and start-ups.
The Deputy Secretary General further stressed the importance of expanding and reinforcing transatlantic defence industry cooperation to ensure the delivery of the capabilities and technologies the Alliance needs now and in the future.
The Deputy Secretary General also reviewed cutting-edge technologies in critical areas for defence including satellite communications, sensors and surveillance, secure information sharing and autonomous systems.