Will the EU be ready?
From the latest EDA defence spending data for 2025 and forecasts for 2026 to initiatives strengthening cooperation across Member States, this edition includes Ireland's Minister for Defence, Helen McEntee, who reflects on balancing military neutrality with a renewed commitment to European security. Portugal's Tekever explains how it is building "computers with wings".
We also spotlight four EDA initiatives: maritime surveillance, military 3D printing, a new government-to-government platform for multilateral projects, and BraveTech EU. A special feature follows EDA's new drone training network, while Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann explains what the European Parliament's new Security and Defence Committee does. We also hear from the Istituto Affari Internazionali, and a warning that more defence spending does not necessarily mean more EU defence cooperation.
Stories inside include:
- Preparing for Defence Readiness 2030
- EDA defence spending data: 2025 and 2026
- Helen McEntee on Ireland's defence policy
- Tekever: building "computers with wings"
- Four EDA initiatives driving cooperation
- EDA's new drone training network
- Why more spending doesn't always mean more cooperation
- Inside the European Parliament's Security and Defence Committee