On Friday, the UK Ministry of Defense welcomed a delegation from the German Ministry of Defense for talks on implementing elements of the budding UK–Germany military alliance. “The talks build on the Trinity House Agreement and Kensington Treaty, reinforcing cooperation between the two nations across air, land, sea and space,” the UK MOD said in a statement. “Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard and German counterpart State Secretary Jens Plötner joined industry leaders to discuss industrial priorities for collaboration.”

“Germany is one of our closest and most valued defence partners, and today’s talks demonstrate our determination to turn that ambition into real capability for our armed forces and real opportunity for our defence industries,” the release quoted Pollard as saying. “As threats to our shared security evolve, the UK and Germany are standing together, strengthening our forces, our industrial bases and our resilience in lockstep.”