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Brussels - 3 May 2012
Ms. Arnould spoke on the 23 April at the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs. Ms. Arnould exchanged views with the Committee Members on pooling and sharing in the Defence Sector, specifically the role of the European Defence Agency.
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Brussels - 18 April 2012
On 22nd March 2012, European defence ministers met in Brussels, and offered renewed political momentum on defence cooperation. They endorsed the European Defence Agency’s work so far, and mandated it to continue work in new areas. Air-to-Air
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Brussels - 3 April 2012
The EDA Helicopter Tactics Course gained 16 new graduates at a ceremony held at Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse in the UK. The students from the Czech Republic and Hungary were awarded their badges and certificates by the concept originator and EDA
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Brussels - 7 March 2012
Due to the nature of modern warfare, the demand for precision has grown, both to increase the effect against the opponent and to avoid casualties amongst friendly forces and non-combatant third parties, reducing collateral damages and providing
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Brussels - 25 January 2012
In 2010 the governments of the 26 EDA pMS spent a total of €194 billion on defence. The US spent the equivalent of €520 billion (or $689 billion). Between 2006 and 2008 the aggregated defence expenditure of the 26 EDA pMS has been about half that of
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Brussels - 24 January 2012
Could the financial crisis be the final nail in the coffin for Europe retaining a widely-capable defence industry? Opinions vary on the damage likely to be inflicted by the latest round of defence cuts but it is clear it that they will make life even
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Brussels - 18 January 2012
A globally competitive European defence industry is vital to ensure that Europe is able to respond with autonomy to today’s and tomorrow’s security and defence challenges. At a time of increasingly constrained defence budgets in Europe and the US,
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Brussels - 11 January 2012
Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a well-established concept in the military domain where the radio is no longer the physical manufacturing of a single waveform but becomes a computer host onto which different waveforms can be loaded. The
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Brussels - 8 January 2012
The Defence Data exercise has been running for five years, based on agreed categories and definitions. It is a well-established and recognized exercise. Data are always from the previous year, because they are the most reliable. Analysis has been
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Brussels - 6 January 2012
Why pooling of demand? At the recent Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA) on 30 November 2011, European Ministers of Defence had an intense discussion on Pooling & Sharing, an EU flagship initiative aiming at increasing further
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