00:00NATO leaders began unveiling arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey,
00:06driving home the message that they are heeding US calls to spend more to defend Europe
00:11before a summit with US President Donald Trump.
00:14To upbeat tunes and slick videos at a defense industry forum in the capital, Ankara,
00:20NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter has announced a series of initiatives
00:23inviting a roll call of representatives from NATO members to join the stage.
00:28Several allies are committed to working together to acquire, store, transport and manage stockpiles
00:35of defense-critical materials, components and recycled products.
00:41This project demonstrates allies' strong belief in a cooperative approach as the best way to increase security.
00:50Rutter added that the initiative involves Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy,
00:56Lozenberg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.
01:00He said allies will also invest more than $40 billion in the next five years
01:06in their capabilities to defend against drones.
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