Trump Will Ask US Companies to Make Missiles in Europe (1)

June 17, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC

President Donald Trumpis planning on asking US defense companies to produce weapons under license in Europe and Ukraine, according to officials familiar with the discussions.

“They would like to be able to do it, we’ll take a look at it,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday when asked about the plans at the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France.

Ukraine needs air defense capabilities, in particular interceptor missiles to stop Russian ballistic missiles, which only the US can make. But with the US having burned through stocks in Iran and the time required to boost production, Trump told allies ...

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