US to start European troop withdrawal discussions later this year, US NATO ambassador says

He warned the European Union against restricting non-EU companies from European defence purchases, saying this would undermine NATO interoperability, slow Europe's rearming, raise costs and stifle innovation.

It sounds like they are worried about their military industrial complex. The interoperability line is amusing, that's what nato has STANAGs for, that different suppliers would be able to provide interoperable systems.

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He warned the European Union against restricting non-EU companies from European defence purchases, saying this would undermine NATO interoperability, slow Europe's rearming, raise costs and stifle innovation.
It sounds like they are worried about their military industrial complex. The interoperability line is amusing, that's what nato has STANAGs for, that different suppliers would be able to provide interoperable systems.