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(full report here) The Global Context: The global defence sector is undergoing a structural transformation driven by geopolitical competition, rapid technological diffusion, and operational learning from the conflict in Ukraine. Traditional, long-cycle, platform-centric procurement...
Download here: Dynamic Evolution of Air Defense – The concept of air defense has undergone a profound transformation, moving from a static, domain-centric approach to a dynamic, interconnected network of capabilities. This evolution has...
Full article here – A unified European army, equipped with a centralized command and shared resources, would allow Europe to overcome the inefficiencies and fragmentations that currently limit its military capacity. Such an instrument...
The European Commission adopted the first European Defence Fund (EDF) annual work programme. EU Commission: “Cooperation to Become the Norm” During the first year, the EDF will co-finance large-scale and complex projects for a...
by Giorgio Scappaticci (AOS) – THE EVENT The European Defence Fund, the European Commissions’ €8 billion program to support European industrial corporation for defense from 2021 to 2027, was officially launched by the Commission...
A new cell focusing on the military implementation of SESAR – the European air traffic control modernisation programme – has been established within the EDA. The Single European Sky (SES) aims at realising the...
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the UAV Fulmar (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European...
Europe must have its own space-based ISR capabilities to ensure precision and limit civilian casualties when conducting military operations, said Claude-France Arnould, the head of the European Defence Agency (EDA). Space-based assets are of...
The U.K. has strongly rejected the idea of a European Union operations headquarters for planning and carrying out EU military and civil missions abroad. The proposal was put forward by Catherine Ashton, the EU’s...
Over the last five years, 15 Member States, led by Finland, and EDA have been working together to develop a Maritime Surveillance Network in support of CSDP operations and of homeland security based on...
EU foreign ministers meeting on May 23 identified research and technology, procurement, maintenance, logistics, education and training as potential areas for pooling and sharing initiatives. The EU’s Military Committee compiled the findings, which are...
The European Union is investigating a cyber attack on its headquarters’ computer network that targeted EU officials’ data before a leaders’ summit in Brussels that started today. Antonio Gravili, a spokesman for the European...
French diplomat Claude-France Arnould will be the new EDA Chief Executive. The « silent procedure » ended 14th days after the 21st of December. EDA’s previous Chief Executive, Alexander Weis, left the Agency end of September....
Ten European Defence Agency (EDA) countries signed an overarching document setting out the program arrangements for 14 projects on unmanned maritime systems (UMSs). UMSs operate both on the water and beneath the surface. EU...
Background In August 2009, the President directed a broad-based interagency review of the U.S. export control system, with the goal of strengthening national security and the competitiveness of key U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors...
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $480 million fixed-price incentive contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Shipbuilding sector for construction of a fourth National Security Cutter (WMSL 753). Construction and delivery will be performed...