Europe’s future capabilities in space and in the higher atmosphere
HYDEF hypersonic interceptors, satellite resilience, and space commands.
Combat cloud: EDA study shows benefits of cloud computing for EU militaries
Cloud computing can be applied to defence, both at the strategic level and in the field, to help European armed forces achieve information superiority against an adversary.
EDA: QuantaQuest project explores application of quantum technologies in defence
Led by Thales (France), the p roject brought together nine defence companies and research institutes from three Member States […]
EDA Command and Control projects aims to strengthen support to CSDP missions and operations
To support the EU’s ability to act rapidly and robustly whenever a crisis erupts, the development of a European Command and Control (C2) capability is essential for decision-making, planning, and conduct of missions and operations.
Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the EDA Annual Conference 2023: Powering up European Defence
Keynote speech by President von der Leyen at the EDA Annual Conference 2023: Powering up European Defence.
Ursula von der Leyen makes call for powering up European defence
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen made a call for Europe to assume what she called “strategic responsibility” in defence matters.
Ursula von der Leyen unveils plans for defence industrial strategy
The EU should strive towards a fully-fledged ‘European Defence Union’, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen told the European Defence Agency’s annual conference.
Record high European defence spending boosted by procurement of new equipment
At a record €240 billion, 2022 European defence spending again increased by 6% on the previous year, marking the eighth year of consecutive growth.
EDA’s largest ever counter-IED exercise concludes in Spain
Bison Counter 2023 (BC23), the largest European exercise to combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs), concludes in Spain after 12 intense days of joint training.
First EDA-managed EDF projects enter implementation phase
The European Defence Agency (EDA) began implementing two strategic defence research projects, ECOBALLIFE and ARTURO.
The 2023 EU Capability Development Priorities
It reflects the changes in the EU’s strategic environment, political guidance provided by the Strategic Compass as well as lessons observed from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
EU Defence Ministers agree to prioritise 22 military capabilities to bolster European armed forces
The 2023 EU CDP reaffirms the long-standing priorities and balance them with new ones arising from the profound shift in the EU’s strategic environment.