NATO leaders face a critical challenge in Ankara: transforming increased defence budgets into actual weapons. Despite significant spending hikes, Europe struggles with production capacity, long wait times, and fragmented markets. Ukraine's wartime innovation, particularly in drones, offers a stark contrast and a potential model for Europe to outproduce and outgun Russia, a crucial step towards greater self-reliance.

NATO leaders face a critical challenge in Ankara: transforming increased defence budgets into actual weapons. Despite significant spending hikes, Europe struggles with production…

Nato summit in Ankara next week will reckon with the challenge of getting industry to produce enough weapons as the alliance struggles to transform funds into firepower.