NATO plans to significantly increase the production standards of the defense industry, as well as the personnel of the military personnel of the alliance's member states, in order to strengthen its deterrence and defense capacity in the context of the current threat from Russia, DPA reported, with the agency's information from sources in the bloc being for an increase of 30 percent, BTA reported.
It will be discussed at the two-day meeting of the defense ministers of the NATO countries, and will be discussed in particular tomorrow, when the North Atlantic Council of the Allies' defense ministers will meet in the Belgian capital Brussels.
A meeting of the Contact Group for providing military assistance to Ukraine.
The new standards include increasing the stockpiles of cruise missiles and drones, as well as strengthening the capacity of the air force and artillery, DPA sources say.
To meet the new production targets, countries must adopt updated plans. Specific national projects for increased productivity remain secret, the agency says.