During the meeting of the EDA’s steering board on 19 November 2012, defence ministers tasked the European Defence Agency with the assessment of new Pooling & Sharing opportunities in the following areas: Pooling & Sharing of Cyber Defence capabilities for Operation/Force Headquarters, joint R&T activities, training and exercises. In the field of Route Clearance CIED significant savings and operational benefits are expected through the pooling of capability elements. NH90. Several Member States are interested in cooperating in the testing phase or the pooling of spare parts for the NH90. EDA will develop the maritime landscaping exercise by pooling for example spare parts, coordinating maintenance and submarine related support activities. EDA will establish a European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course (EATTC) in the framework of the European Air Transport Fleet programme. Picture credit: Eurocopter