The Council of the European Union has approved a €60 million assistance measure to support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) through the European Peace Facility (EPF).
The European Union must forge closer ties within its defence industry and develop collaborative weapons systems, according to Kaja Kallas, the new Head of the European Defence Agency (EDA).
On December 16th, the European Commission signed the concession contract for constructing the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²)
A groundbreaking European initiative, the Small Arms Ammunition Technologies (SAAT) project, has been launched under the coordination of FN Herstal.
The Mistral project was part of the ‘Air Defence Systems’ section of the EDIRPA. The project will receive funding of EUR 60 million out of a total EDIRPA budget of EUR 300 million.
The Maritime Heron is equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance tools, including electro-optical and thermal infrared sensors, and a high-performance maritime patrol radar.
The IRIS2 constellation – which stands for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite – will comprise hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit and others in medium Earth orbit.
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has officially launched the second phase of its underwater surveillance technology project.
The European Commission has formalised the next phase of Europe's space connectivity vision by signing a concession contract for the IRIS² programme.
The HYDIS programme, focused on developing a European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor System, has successfully completed its first major milestone, the Solution Space Review (SSR).
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has published its annual Defence Data report for 2023, revealing that EU Member States collectively spent a record €279 billion on defence.
The EU Defence Industrial Investment Forum highlighted the importance of sustained collaboration between financial institutions and the defence sector.
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