Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defense deal
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense deal. According to the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all of them. Follow DW for the latest.
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Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger on Friday said it would take time to ramp up planned ATACMS missile production with US partner Lockheed Martin, highlighting the difficulty of replenishing weapons stockpiles depleted by President Donald Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran.
The US has reportedly burnt through much of its stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the five-month conflict with Iran, further raising concerns about its military readiness for future crises.
Trump on Thursday played down a Reuters report this week on US weapons shortages, claiming Washington has an "almost unlimited" supply of some munitions while acknowledging stocks of others were lower.
Last month, Rheinmetall — Europe's largest ammunition maker — signed a memorandum of understanding with US arms maker Lockheed Martin — the world's largest defense contractor— to jointly produce Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) at Rheinmetall's Unterluess plant in northern Germany, where production facilities are scheduled to be set up next year.
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