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MUNICH, February 18 (Reuters) – European Union Accelerating and expanding the production of munitions that are much needed on the battlefield in Ukraine and at home military aims to join forces with the bloc’s defense industry to boost reserves, its chief said on Saturday. .
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference Europe Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the bloc to do what it did during the pandemic to prepare for large-scale production of a COVID vaccine offer did
“For example, we can think about advanced procurement contracts that allow the defense industry to invest more quickly in production lines now and increase the amount they can deliver,” he said.
Von der Leyen stressed that the block has its own for months and years military will not be able to replenish its stockpiles or ship ammunition such as 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine.
“Don’t really speed up production and of Ukraine it is time to expand production of much-needed standardized products, such as standard ammunition,” he said.
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2023-02-18 14:39:50
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