Spanish Firm Selected for Six Projects Under European Defence Fund
Spain-based defense firm GMV has announced its selection for six projects under the European Defence Fund.
EU Funds Next Round of European Unmanned Ground System Project
The European Defence Fund has approved funding for the follow-up of the iMUGS (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) project to develop next-generation multipurpose unmanned ground systems.
EU Allocates $1B Under European Defence Fund to Boost Industry
The EU allocated $1.02 billion under the 2024 European Defence Fund to bolster Europe’s defense industry and selected successful proposals.
EU Nations to ‘Revolutionize’ Main Battle Tanks for Hybrid Warfare
European countries have launched the Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks project to “revolutionize” main battle tanks.
Safran, MTU Partner for Europe’s Next-Gen Military Helicopter Engine
France’s Safran and Germany’s MTU Aero Engines have formed a joint venture to develop an engine to power Europe’s next-generation of military helicopters.
France, Belgium’s Future Armored Vehicle’s Pre-Design Phase Starts
OCCAR has launched the pre-design phase of France and Belgium’s future Armored Engagement Support Vehicle.
EDA Demonstrates AI-Enabled Aerial, Ground Drones to Detect Explosives
The European Defence Agency has conducted an explosives detection test using unmanned aerial and ground systems in Belgium.
EU Seeks Unmanned Ground Systems Teamed With Manned Land, Air Platforms
The EU has launched a capability development project to pair unmanned ground systems with manned military vehicles and air platforms.
Airbus Begins Collaborative Cloud, Tactical Helicopter Projects for EU Defense
The effort is among more than 60 2021 European Defence Fund investments in research and development projects totaling $1.3 billion.
EU Fund Makes First 1.2B Euro Defense Investments
The European Commission announced the first 1.2 billion euros in investments from the European Defence Fund to work on a variety of projects.
EU launches 13 new PESCO defense cooperation projects
The European Council formally adopted 13 new collaborative projects under PESCO, the Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security
France, Germany and Spain sign next-generation combat jet agreement
France, Germany and Spain unveiled the first concept models for the Future Combat Air System jet, an ambitious project aimed at bringing together EU military forces
US threatens EU with trade war over weapons
The US has all but threatened the EU with a trade war over plans to boost cooperation between member states on military spending
‘Means identified’ to create European Union defense directorate with Commissioner
Work is being undertaken within EU institutions to enable the creation of a dedicated defense directorate with a Commissioner, sources told AFP
EU allocates €525 million for defense projects including Eurodrone
The European Union will allocate €525 million to fund defense industrial and research projects in 2019 and 2020, including €100 million for the development of the Eurodrone
UK and US companies shut out of €13 billion European Defence Fund
The EU will present its new €13 billion defense fund, but conditions for taking part will shut out "third countries" including post-Brexit UK and the US
