Overview
- At the second annual plenary, members expanded the partnership to 16 countries by welcoming Thailand and the United Kingdom.
- Participants agreed to start a solid rocket motor production initiative chaired by Japan to boost capacity for key missile components.
- Members set steps to develop common standards and shared supply chains for small military drones and to pursue cooperative production.
- Officials will explore a 30mm load‑assemble‑pack ammunition line in the Philippines and study forward engine repair hubs in Japan and South Korea.
- The group will broaden the P‑8 radar sustainment hub in Australia and emphasized removing policy and regulatory barriers to accelerate allied production.