Hellenic Defence & Security Capabilities: Drones Over The Aegean Sea
Protecting Greece’s security and sovereignty is under the purview of the country’s defence and security industry.
Defence Industry
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.
Borrell: we have to increase the capacity of our defence industry much more
“The first and most urgent thing that a geopolitical Europe has to do, is to arm Ukraine,” Josep Borrell stressed at Munich Security Conference.
Von der Leyen: we have to speed up and scale up defence production
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen underlined that the EU has to speed up and scale up the production of standardized products like 155mm artillery ammunition.
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.
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.
Strategic raw materials for defence. Mapping European industry needs
Raw materials are essential for Europe’s energy and digital transitions, but their importance to the military domain is less often discussed.
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.
Turkish defence industry sets USD 6 billion export target for 2023
Turkish defence industry has exceeded its export target in 2022 and is looking forward to reaching USD 6 billion in 2023.
Swedish Presidency of Council of the EU will support European defence cooperation
The enhancement of European defence cooperation in a variety of aspects is one of the priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU
KMW starts production of RCH 155 howitzers for Ukraine
German defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has launched the production of RCH 155 howitzers for Ukraine.
Czech Republic, Sweden and BAE Systems sign MoU for new infantry fighting vehicles
The Czech Republic has signed a non-binding memorandum with Sweden for the delivery of more than 200 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles.