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Conference examines transatlantic cooperation in the defence sector
16 October 2009
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Challenges and opportunities in transatlantic defence industrial cooperation were the focus of a conference held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 15 and 16 October. Organized by NATO’s Defence Investment Division in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) of London, the conference brought together National Armaments Directors as well as government, academia and defence industry executives from both sides of the Atlantic.
Working in four simultaneous panels, delegates addressed issues relating to defence spending in the lean years, restrictions on technology transfer, national approaches to transatlantic acquisitions and the Transatlantic Defence Industrial Base.
Mr Peter Flory, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment and Mr Michael Clarke, Director of the Royal United Services Institute delivered the welcoming remarks.
Dr. Ashton Carter, United States Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, delivered a keynote speech on 15 October on the acquisition challenges faced by the US during a period of high tempo military operations. ‘Today no one fights alone and while there [is] value in solidarity, the sum of the whole is more than the sum of the parts”, he said.
Mr Hakan Jevrell, Swedish State Secretary of Defence, representing the European Union Presidency, opened the conference on 16 October by stressing that “transparency can often be the first step towards an open market …. even if we do not wish to harmonize our regulations and standards we should strive for transparency…. [it] is the foundation for building trust between countries”.