NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday that the Allies will agree to establish a new virtual network of national and commercial satellites this week.
“This will improve our intelligence and surveillance. And support NATO missions and operations. It will allow Allies to increase the sharing of space-based data with the NATO command structure,” Stoltenberg noted.
Stoltenberg indicated that the ministers will discuss ways to boost and anchor defence spending across the Alliance.
He underlined: “We are on the right track, with eight consecutive years of increases by European Allies and Canada. And an additional $350 billion extra spent so far.”
NATO announced on Sunday that Stoltenberg has no plans to extend his mandate for a fourth time and expects to be replaced in October.
"The mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been extended three times and he has served for a total of almost nine years," spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said.
She added: "The Secretary General's term comes to an end in October of this year and he has no intention to seek another extension of his mandate."
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