In the military field, having is very important. Facing the problems posed by fighting an enemy on the battlefield and seeking solutions to them is an exercise that can hardly be emulated through military training and exercises.
In exchange for the weapons it receives from NATO, Ukraine (who has been fighting against Russian forces for more than four years) can provide that valuable experience.
In that sense, the Admiral Pierre VandierSupreme Allied Commander of NATO Transformation, has highlighted, in statements to which The Atlantic Alliance should learn from the “DNA of adaptation” that Ukraine has demonstrated throughout these four years of armed conflict.
According to the expert, in the country presided over by Volodymyr Zelensky “They have been very good at solving problems at high speed”. In NATO, however, “we have not been used to doing that for decades,” according to Vandier.
The need for NATO to develop and acquire new weapons
The Supreme Allied Commander for NATO Transformation has expressed that he would like The Atlantic Alliance will increase the pace of development and acquisition of new weaponsjust as Ukraine has done.
As far as development is concerned, Admiral Pierre Vandier has proposed that NATO put into operation something similar to a “priority lane for vehicles with multiple occupants” to accelerate implementation in their armies new military technology.
At the moment, the Atlantic Alliance is taking several years to build warships, fighter aircraft and armored vehicles. That period is even longer for novel war designs.
However, Ukraine cannot afford to have such long waiting times. Therefore, the Ukrainian arms industry has developedFor example, multiple variants of and has taken them to the battlefield in just months. That is the speed with which, according to Vandier, NATO should begin to work.
