NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made several announcements about new defense contracts and capabilities worth tens of billions of dollars during an event at the alliance’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday.The announcements, which range from increased funding for drone training and counter-drone technology to new aerial refuelers and high-end space capabilities, came during Tuesday’s NATO defense industry forum. Rutte is overseeing the alliance at a significant point in its history, between the evolution in warfare that continues to transform on the doorstep of the alliance’s eastern flank, while there are constant questions about President Donald Trump’s true intentions when it comes to an alliance that has frequently been a target of his ire.Rutte said Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, and Turkey agreed to work together to fund a developmental generic NATO 155mm ammunition, which will, in the long-term, eliminate constraints affected by different artillery systems across the alliance. Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Turkey, and the United Kingdom also agreed to launch the Ground-Based Precision Strike Capabilities High Visibility Project to explore novel deep precision strike capabilities.