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Last January, the mandate of Operation ATALANTA was renewed by the European Union. Driven by the commitment of the EU Member States during the last three years, EUNAVFOR ATALANTA has turned to a maritime security provider in the North Western Indian Ocean, broadening its area of operations, which now includes the Red Sea. ATALANTA's tasks now range from combating piracy and protecting the vulnerable shipping to countering drugs trafficking and participating to the weapons embargo on al‑Shabaab. The Operation also conducts monitoring and reporting activities, related to illegal fishing, implementation of arms embargo in Somalia and charcoal trafficking, as well as training and operational activities with coastal states of the North Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, with the overall objective to contribute to a sustainable regional maritime security architecture.

EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA: maritime security provider

EU, Important, Sea / By Defence Industry Europe

During the last three years, EUNAVFOR ATALANTA has turned to a maritime security provider in the North Western Indian Ocean.

The European security order is undergoing a fundamental transformation, where hybrid threats will likely increase. In this context, this study aims to respond to the evolving geopolitical landscape and provide the ministries of defence (MoDs) with a more comprehensive conceptual basis to facilitate the development of the necessary measures to counter hybrid threats. This will enhance the resilience of critical energy infrastructure (CEI) necessary for the functioning of the defence sector.

Fortifying Defence: Strengthening Critical Energy Infrastructure against Hybrid Threats

UE / By Defence Industry Europe

The European security order is undergoing a fundamental transformation, where hybrid threats will likely increase.

Australia wants Israel made air defence systems. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an MOU Australian company Daronmont Technologies, to deliver advanced air and missile defence capabilities within the framework of Australian MOD Tender (AIR-6502) for the purchase of defence systems and other ADF programs.

European countries turn to Israeli companies for advanced defence systems despite US pressure

Uncategorized / By Defence Industry Europe

Israeli defence companies anticipate that the US will try to persuade NATO members to purchase American-made defence systems instead of Israeli ones.

Ensuring access to critical space technologies is key to our economy, society and security. This is why bolstering space research activities in support of EU’s strategic autonomy is a key priority for the European Commission.

European Commission: powering strategic autonomy in space

Space/C4ISR, EU, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

The European Commission is enhancing technological sovereignty of the European Union through greater investment and cooperation.

With the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022 has marked not only the return of all-out war to European soil but also a paradigm shift for security and defence in Europe. Member States have reacted with determination and resolve, providing significant support to the Ukrainian armed forces. Given the urgency of the situation, the European Defence Agency (EDA) has stepped up its support to our EU governments as they debate the way forward for European defence.

European defence in a changed strategic environment [EDA Annual Report 2022]

EU / By Defence Industry Europe

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has stepped up its support to our EU governments as they debate the way forward for European defence.

On May 4, European Commissioner for Internal Market has German defence company Rheinmetall to discuss the company’s commitment to the plan to ramp up the production of artillery ammunition in Europe to support Ukraine and replenish the military stocks of the European Union members.

Breton: Germany has a pivotal role to play in boosting EU ammunition production

Important, Land / By Defence Industry Europe

German Rheinmetall is the biggest producer of artillery ammunition in Europe. Currently, the company is producing up to 450,000 artillery rounds per year.

Norway intends to spend up to NOK 210 million of the money that is being donated to the British-led «International Fund for Ukraine» in order to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine.

EU plans to allocate over €500 million to increase ammunition production

Land, EU / By Defence Industry Europe

The European Union’s executive wants to set aside more than €500 million to increase ammunition production to help Ukraine and replenish the stocks of EU member countries.

Europeans need to take urgent steps to ensure a larger and more certain supply of ammunition to Ukraine – and thereby alter the military balance on the ground.

A question of strategic credibility: How Europeans can fix the ammunition problem in Ukraine

Important, UE / By Defence Industry Europe

Europeans need to take urgent steps to ensure a larger and more certain supply of ammunition to Ukraine – and thereby alter the military balance on the ground.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has acted as a wake-up call for most EU member states. Indeed, the scale of the Russian deployment, the quantity of equipment consumed or destroyed, the long-term nature of the conflict and the volume of equipment transfers to Ukraine, raised awareness of insufficient equipment stockpiles and of an undersized European defence industry to cope with a sharp and sudden increase in demand.

EDIRPA/EDIP: risks and opportunities of future joint procurement initiatives for the European defence market

EU, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has acted as a wake-up call for most EU member states.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has laid out the challenges facing the Bundeswehr and how he plans to solve them. After less than three months on the job, he has already made waves.

Pistorius expects Bundeswehr shortages beyond 2030

Top / By Defence Industry Europe

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has laid out the challenges facing the Bundeswehr and how he plans to solve them.

On 23 March, EU Heads of State and Government held a meeting of the European Council in Brussels. Among others, they discussed an agreement reached earlier this week in the Foreign Affairs Council to urgently deliver ground-to-ground and artillery ammunition to Ukraine and, if requested, missiles, including through joint procurement and the mobilisation of appropriate funding, aiming at providing 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition in a joint effort within the next twelve months.

European defence industry needs to increase its capacity in medium and long-term

UE, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

The challenge is to not only ramp up production to satisfy an immediate peak of demand, but also to enhance industrial preparedness for possible future crises.

South Korean Hanwha will be soon setting up a local corporation in Poland and, in cooperation with the Polish armament industry, fulfilling multi-billion-dollar orders for K9 self-propelled howitzers and K239 Chunmoo missile systems. Poland was the first European country to conclude such big contracts with South Korean industry, but Hanwha is also looking at other markets in the region based on Poland, which the South Korean company sees as a hub base for the European/NATO markets.

Hanwha strengthens its presence in Europe and focuses on industrial partnerships

Land, Top / By Defence Industry Europe

Poland was the first European country to conclude such big contracts with South Korean industry, but Hanwha is also looking at other markets in the region based on Poland, which the South Korean company sees a hub base for the European/NATO markets.