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Immediate Release

Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey

Pentagon Spokesman John Ullyot provided the following readout:

On January 31, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a call with his United Kingdom counterpart, Secretary of State for Defence John Healey. The two Secretaries committed to continuing the especially close coordination between the United Kingdom and the United States on defense issues, including our Warfighters deployed shoulder to shoulder to secure our shared interests. The two leaders discussed the need to increase Allied defense investment and industrial base capacity to strengthen NATO, as well as the situation in Ukraine and other pressing security issues.