Pistorius: Germany should have the strongest armed forces in EU
“Germany is the largest economy in Europe, so it should also be our goal to have the strongest and best-equipped army in the EU," said Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius.
Determined efforts must be made to enhance European defence cooperation and capabilities
"Europe can bolster its defence to a new level by developing shared European capabilities with even greater determination," says Esa Rautalinko, President and CEO of Patria.
New German defence minister: I want to make the Bundeswehr strong
Germany has a new defence minister: SPD politician and former interior minister of Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius, will succeed the outgoing incumbent, Christine Lambrecht.
Military Mobility 2.0. How is EDA helping to develop potential military reinforcement routes across Europe?
European Defence Agency, the European Commission and Member States are working on the secon Military Mobility Action Plan.
EU and Japan to share data from observation satellites
Director-General Timo Pesonen has signed, on behalf of the European Commission, a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan.
Is European defence missing its moment?
European defence budgets are increasing in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. But if member-states don’t co-ordinate their spending better, fragmentation will persist and Europe’s defence industry could weaken.
Spaceport Esrange ready for satellite launches
“This spaceport offers an independent European gateway to space. It is exactly the infrastructure we need, not only to continue to innovate but also to further explore the final frontier,” said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
New EDA project seeks to enhance automatic targeting technology
The European Defence Agency launched a new project on to improve the technology behind automatic targeting, as well as in threat recognition and identification, as European militaries seek to make soldiers and weapons systems more effective in battle.
German Navy U-35 submarine: four months in support the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI mission
The U-35, one of the German Navy Type 212-class submarines, returned to a naval base in Eckernförde and completed its service on the Mediterranean Sea as part of the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI (EUNAVFOR Med Irini).
NATO and the EU set up taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure
NATO and the EU agreed to create a taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure protection.
Lynred launches HEROIC project under the European Defence Fund
Lynred announced the launch of HEROIC, a European Defence Fund project aimed at developing highly-advanced electronic components for next-generation infrared (IR) sensors.
Von der Leyen: we need to ramp up the production capacity of our defence industry
"We all know that we now need to ramp up the production capacity of our defence industry. And we need to coordinate the replenishment of military equipment," said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.