NATO to Share Classified Data with Defense Industry and EU
NATO has started sharing some of its highly classified capability targets with the defense industry of the member countries.
This information is aimed at the defense industry to produce military equipment and weapons, according to Bloomberg.
The move is part of an effort by the NATO to push for increased production in what new Secretary General Mark Rutte calls a “shift to a wartime mindset.”
According to the sources, who wished to remain anonymous, the Alliance is working to create a format to promote common defense goals.
Implementing such a move would require consensus among NATO members, and according to one source, this could happen in the coming months.
The initiative comes at a time when NATO members are trying to rearm in the wake of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
According to the agency, the return of Donald Trump to the White House has added even more urgency to these efforts, as the U.S. president has previously threatened to cut off military support to NATO member states that do not invest enough in their own defense.
As part of a separate initiative, NATO has begun the process of sharing some classified standards with the European Union.
As the information is sensitive, it will be released gradually as NATO updates and harmonizes these standards.
These standards are military criteria aimed at harmonizing the armed forces of member nations and achieving interoperability among Allies.
They can cover, for example, weapon calibers or common military terminology.
On January 22, Militarnyi reported that, according to European intelligence services, the Russian Federation could attack the European Union in 3-5 years.