What Happened
US President Shifts Tone At NATO Summit Amid Defense Spending Talks
President Donald Trump ended his trip to the NATO Leaders Summit with a more upbeat attitude toward the alliance, praising its ‘unification’ and announcing new defense spending commitments. Trump also floated the idea of allowing Ukraine to produce its own Patriot air defense systems, which could be a significant development in the country’s defense capabilities. The summit saw NATO leaders announce $3 billion in new deals with US weapons producers, including plans to acquire Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile program and Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft. The developments were reported by Breaking Defense.