US, Germany Sign Agreement to Advance Defense Industrial Cooperation
Pentagon says deal aligns US acquisition strategy with Germany's Procurement Acceleration Act
The United States and Germany have agreed to strengthen defense industrial cooperation through a new bilateral agreement, according to a Pentagon statement reported by TASS.
The statement said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed the agreement, which aligns the Pentagon's "acquisition transformation strategy" with Germany's "Procurement Acceleration Act."
Details on the specific provisions of the agreement, its scope, or timeline for implementation were not included in the available statement. The Pentagon did not immediately provide further elaboration on how the two nations' procurement frameworks would be harmonized under the deal.
The agreement comes amid broader efforts by NATO allies to coordinate defense procurement and industrial policy. Neither the Pentagon nor German defense officials have released additional details beyond the joint signing announcement.
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