Official account of U.S. Ambassador to @USNATO, Matthew Whitaker.
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U.S.-Italian defense ties are strong, and the next step is deeper cooperation through co-production and joint innovation.
Touring Italy’s aerospace defense industry today reinforced the importance of developing advanced military and dual-use technologies together, securing supply chains against adversarial threats, and building systems that allow our forces to operate seamlessly.
Poland exemplifies how the transatlantic defense industry is key to cementing Alliance-wide security for our people. It was a pleasure spending time with all TDIAF participants and discussing how to build a stronger NATO.
The Transatlantic Defense Industry Access Forum may be over, but the partnerships built in Warsaw are just getting started.
More than 300 participants, including over 80 U.S. and 70 Polish companies, explored new opportunities to bring American defense technology and Polish industrial capabilities together.
From co-production and investment to stronger supply chains, we're building a more resilient transatlantic defense industrial base - together.
Glad to join my friend @USAmbItaly Fertitta for this important conversation. Strengthening defense cooperation and supporting cutting-edge defense innovation are exactly what we need to deter the evolving threats we face.
It was great to meet with Minister @GuidoCrosetto alongside our U.S. Ambassador to NATO @USAmbNATO Whitaker to discuss how we can expand defense cooperation and investment in technologies to keep our alliance strong and our nations safe!
U.S. companies bring advanced technology, capital, manufacturing capacity, and scale.
Ukrainian companies bring battlefield-tested innovation, speed, and firsthand knowledge of what warfighters need.
Both have valuable expertise to offer, and even more to gain by working together.
That’s exactly why my team and I created #TDIAF – to connect innovators with European governments, industry leaders, and potential partners. Today, small and mid-sized companies working on drones, software, sensors, autonomy, and other emerging technologies are building the relationships that can turn innovation into real capabilities.
It was great to discuss lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield with LTG Beaurpere, Commander of NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, and meet with the defense industry leaders who are putting those lessons into practice.
This Veterans Day, we honor the unmatched courage and fierce commitment of our warriors. As a proud American, I am forever grateful to all who have defended this nation and to the families who stand behind them. Thank you for your service. Happy Veterans Day!
Glad to join @USAmbPoland and A/S Fogel of @exportgov for these important discussions.
NATO Allies have committed to a historic new level of defense investment through the Hague Defense Commitment. Now, we must turn those commitments into capabilities through increased production, stronger supply chains, and faster delivery.
That takes a strong transatlantic defense industrial base. By working together, we can expand opportunities for American businesses, create jobs on both sides of the Atlantic, and deliver the capabilities our warfighters need.
American defense technology is driving innovation and creating new opportunities for transatlantic industrial cooperation.
@USAmbNATO Matthew Whitaker, Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Fogel @CommerceGov and @USAmbPoland Tom Rose met with Deputy Minister of Defence @magdasobkowiak to advance U.S.-Polish cooperation in defense technology and industrial production.
By combining American technological excellence with Polish industrial capabilities, we can expand co-production, strengthen supply chains and deliver the advanced capabilities our collective defense requires.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO retweeted
Engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, and executives: you play a vital role in @NATO’s collective defense and deterrence.
American innovation is helping to build a stronger, more capable NATO. By bringing together the best the American and European defense industries have to offer, we can develop new technologies, expand production, and deliver the capabilities our warfighters need. That’s why we created the Transatlantic Defense Industry Access Forum (TDIAF): to forge connections, strengthen transatlantic cooperation, and build the defense industrial capacity our Alliance needs to keep our people safe. Follow our accounts for the latest #TDIAF, which kicked off yesterday.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO retweeted
The profound depth of Poland's shock at the horror of yesterday's appalling mass murder in Krakow is truly remarkable to behold. Violence on this scale isn't just unheard of here, it's unthinkable and utterly alien to the Polish national character. Poland is so extraordinarily safe, peaceful and orderly because it's people are so decent. There's something profoundly precious about being in a country where such evil remains so foreign to everyday life, where an entire nation recoils in horror at the mere thought of it, and where the depth of grief reveals the true goodness of its people. Today, as Poland mourns, @POTUS and America mourns with her. #Poland @NawrockiKn @PremierRP_en @prezydentplarch
RT @USNATO: Next week @USAmbNATO Matthew Whitaker will join more than 80 American defense industry leaders, for the Transatlantic Defense I…
250 years of innovation. 250 years of American excellence. And a bright future where America continues to lead.
Great to see the news from our 🇬🇧 British Allies on a strong commitment to defense spending in their new budget.
These investments are a core part of stepping up so together we can face and deter evolving threats to our freedoms.
It was a pleasure discussing the future of America’s security relationship with Europe with my fellow U.S. Ambassadors from across the continent at @US_EUCOM.
The factory reset at NATO – European Allies increasingly taking on primary responsibility for the defense of Europe – is working.
Allies are stepping up their defense spending, but it’s not just about words and numbers. It is also about increasing the capacity of our shared defense industrial base and turning investments into real capabilities.
DIPLOMACY MEETS DEFENSE. 🇺🇸 USEUCOM hosted a Chiefs of Mission conference at Clay Kaserne to align on regional threats, deterrence & partnership priorities with @StateDept leaders & U.S. Ambassadors, & chargés d'affaires in the European theater. MORE🔎: eucom.mil/pressrelease/44304…
Every day that the fighting in Ukraine continues means more lives lost and more devastation.
@POTUS's priority is to stop the killing and reach a peace deal.
Hungarians know freedom must be defended — and that demands strength, resolve, and investment.
Pápa Airbase is the home of the Strategic Airlift Capability program, which ensures that NATO can respond to threats in real time.
Thank you, Hungary, for working to preserve peace through strength.
Going into the fifth year of war, there's a real chance for peace in Ukraine. President Trump continues to focus on bringing both sides to an agreement that will stop the killing.