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Ms. Arnould at the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ms. Arnould at the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs 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. ... more »

Political resolution drives pooling & sharing

Political resolution drives pooling & sharing 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 ... more »

EDA Helicopter Tactics Course gains 16 new graduates

EDA Helicopter Tactics Course gains 16 new graduates 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 ... more »

Roadmap and Implementation Plan on Precision Guided Ammunition

Roadmap and Implementation Plan on Precision Guided Ammunition 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 ... more »

EU and US government Defence spending

EU and US government Defence spending 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 ... more »

Annual Conference: The European Defence Technological and Industrial Base – what is strategic for the future?

Annual Conference: The European Defence Technological and Industrial Base – what is strategic for the future? 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 ... more »

On the way to EDA’s Annual Conference: Defence Market: Going Global – an Opportunity and a Necessity?

On the way to EDA’s Annual Conference: Defence Market: Going Global – an Opportunity and a Necessity? 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, ... more »

Towards SDR standardisation for military applications

Towards SDR standardisation for military applications 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 ... more »

EDA releases Defence data 2010

EDA releases Defence data 2010 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 ... more »

Pooling of Demand and Effective Procurement Methods – Common Off-the-Shelf Procurement: a new EDA Pooling & Sharing Initiative

Pooling of Demand and Effective Procurement Methods – Common Off-the-Shelf Procurement: a new EDA Pooling & Sharing Initiative 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 ... more »
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