NATO 2026 partnerships: missiles, Arctic SATCOM, spend ladder

AI desk package for 2026-07-11. Domain DEFENCE. PM release (8 Jul 2026): path language toward 5% GDP defence/security by 2035; ~$800M Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles; Telesat Lightspeed Ar…

What is on the record for this file: PM release (8 Jul 2026): path language toward 5% GDP defence/security by 2035; ~$800M Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles; Telesat Lightspeed Arctic military SATCOM agreement-in-principle; prior Arctic OTHR / icebreaker / long-range missile packages cited as context.

What this desk does not claim from this entry alone: a complete chain of criminal liability, private intent of any individual, or any fact not present in the cited primary or agency materials linked below.

Label: TENET5 analysis (ACTIVE, severity HIGH). Stated government or agency language is preferred over secondary paraphrase. External headlines on the hour wire are separate and marked EXTERNAL SOURCE.

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