On March 10, European Union adopted an enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy to ensure a peaceful use of the seas and safeguard the maritime domain against new threats.
In the current geopolitical context of increasing power competition and intensification of threats, the EU is taking action to protect its space assets, defend its interests, deter hostile activities in space and strengthen its strategic posture and autonomy.
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.
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.
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.
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has awarded GMV a contract to expand the capabilities of the MARSUR maritime surveillance network.
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.
Patria is involved in a European Union funded project to develop new technologies for long-range air and sea detection.
EU leaders expect a landmark decision to jointly procure 1 million of 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine.
"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).
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.
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.
Categories:
