Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2024

Panel 4

The Role of Industry: Bolstering Deterrence Through Enhanced Capabilities

Our concluding panel will explore the industry’s contribution to enhancing NATO Allies’ dedication to the defence sector in maintaining the necessary production capacity for defence in times of peace, crisis, and the preparation for conflict escalation. How can the industry best assist NATO in meeting its needs for advancing emerging technologies and innovating at a pace faster than the changing nature of warfare? Sustaining our technological advantage requires a combination of military and industrial ingenuity, both in terms of processes and capabilities. What is the industry’s perspective on how we can uphold our technological superiority?

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The Role of Industry

At the 2014 Wales Summit, NATO Allies adopted the Defence Investment Pledge. This pledge declared the importance of defence spending in the modern era, specifically emphasizing the allocation of at least 20% of defence expenditures towards investments in new equipment, including mandating essential research and development (R&D) to propel these advancements. The new 20% equipment benchmark was established to prevent equipment from becoming obsolete, specifically aimed to reduce capability and interoperability gaps amongst Allies and bolster the defence industrial and...

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