Ukraine and UK sign agreement on defence industry cooperation
The United Kingdom and Ukraine have bolstered their alliance with a new defence agreement, aiming to enhance cooperation in defence and industrial sectors.
The United Kingdom and Ukraine have bolstered their alliance with a new defence agreement, aiming to enhance cooperation in defence and industrial sectors.
The European Defence Industry Strategy (EDIS) is designed to increase European production capacity in the face of the long-term threat from Russia.
Changes in European defence industrial strategies since February 2022
Ukraine has announced a tripling of its weapons production in the past year, signaling a major boost in its defence capabilities against the ongoing invasion by Russian forces.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that its spending with UK industry has exceeded GBP 25 billion for the first time.
Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová visited Israel and met with her counterpart, Minister Yoav Galant, to discuss defence industrial cooperation, including acquisition projects.
The German government announced a record high in defence industry exports for 2023, totaling EUR 11.7 billion as of mid-December.
On December 13, senior representatives from across the Alliance gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to hold the first meeting of the Defence Industrial Production Board.
During his visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with executives of U.S. defence companies.
The aid to Ukraine positively affects U.S. national security by increasing the production capacity of the American defence industry.
With the return of war to European soil, the current environment of existential crisis within and beyond the European Union (EU) highlights the importance for greater defence cooperation.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 sent tremors through Berlin. Having long clung to obsolete beliefs about Russia’s peaceful trajectory and the longevity of the European security order, the war at last forced German decision makers to come to terms with the new security environment in Europe.