European Defence Fund

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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