European Defence Fund: Thales Alenia Space launches the EuroHAPS project
Thales Alenia Space has signed a EUR 43 million contract for the EuroHAPS (High-Altitude Platform Systems) demonstration project and announces its kickoff.
European Commission will participate with a stand at the DEFEA exhibition in Athens
The changed geopolitical circumstances in Europe since February of last year call for the European Union to be increasingly capable and autonomous in defence industry matters.
Continued military support to Ukraine in focus at informal meeting of EU defence ministers
Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson, together with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, hosted an informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Stockholm.
IRIS²: European Union adopts space-based connectivity programme
The Council of the European Union adopted a regulation on the EU’s secure connectivity programme for 2023-2027. This is the last step in the decision-making procedure.
GMV to increase Europe’s maritime surveillance capabilities
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has awarded GMV a contract to expand the capabilities of the MARSUR maritime surveillance network.
European defence partnerships. Stronger together
European defence is built on cooperation: between NATO and the EU; between the EU and its partners; and a myriad of multilateral and bilateral defence cooperation agreements among EU Member States and beyond, writes Jan Joel Andersson, Senior Analyst at the EUISS.
EU intends to procure one million artillery shells for Ukraine
EU leaders expect a landmark decision to jointly procure 1 million of 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine.
A key asset for European strategic autonomy
The MMF initiative comprises six European nations who share costs proportionally according to the national commitment of flight hours per year defined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
When the War in Ukraine Ends…
"We are paying the price of the European Union not having an internal market for armament products, no common technical standards, no common export policy for arms," writes Klaus Welle, a member of the Martens Centre’s Academic Council).
After one year of war, the EU must create a single market for defence
Never in the EU’s 65 years of existence has the urgency for a single market for defence equipment been more evident than in the last 12 months.
Developing a European UAV. Capabilities, ambitions, and role of the European defence industry
The Eurodrone project aims to create a cutting-edge UAV system that can support a wide range of military missions and contribute to the EU's strategic autonomy.
Ursula Von der Leyen announces EU’s joint procurement of artillery ammunition for Ukraine
“We will turn to joint procurement to deliver urgent military supplies for Ukraine, such as 155mm ammunition,” said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.