European Defence Fund: Dassault Aviation leads the EICACS project
Dassault Aviation is coordinating the work of a consortium of 37 industrial and research partners from 11 European countries.
EU to increase military support to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility
The Council of the European Union adopted assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) that provide further military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects
Airbus has launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund (EDF).
European Peace Facility: EU grants EUR 500 million more military aid to Ukraine
European Union military assistance to Ukraine will be topped up by a further 500 million euros ($543 million) through European Peace Facility.
Pistorius: Germany should have the strongest armed forces in EU
“Germany is the largest economy in Europe, so it should also be our goal to have the strongest and best-equipped army in the EU," said Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius.
EU and Japan to share data from observation satellites
Director-General Timo Pesonen has signed, on behalf of the European Commission, a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan.
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.
NATO and the EU set up taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure
NATO and the EU agreed to create a taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure protection.
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.
NATO and European Union leadership sign third joint declaration
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen signed the third Joint Declaration on NATO-European Union cooperation.
National Strategic Review: Macron’s next grand defence strategy for 2030
Macron aims to make France lead in European initiative so Europe can organise its tools to guarantee its security through a credible European defence, highly interoperable with NATO.
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