Opinions n°6: Enabling the European Defense Agency to play its role to the fullest

Since the creation of the European Union, progress in the European defence capability has mainly been evident in the realm of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), with operations such as Atalanta. The European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), on the other hand, has unfortunately made very little progress. In the field of weapons programmes in particular, there have been very few joint developments, indeed the lack of any major joint project for new weapon systems raises fears for the future of the European defence industry. A fresh impulse therefore seems indispensable if Europe is to possess effective defence systems in the future. A fresh impulse therefore seems indispensable if Europe is to possess effective defence systems in the future.

Such an impulse would require a reinforcement of the role of the European Defence Agency (EDA). This agency was created initially to play an important part in this area but its means and proposal capacities are limited due, among other factors, to the attitude of certain Member States.

The Defence commission of the Air and Space Academy (AAE), after the in-depth work it carried out on the future of European combat aircraft in 2012 and 2013, has now looked into measures capable of revitalising EDA, drawing for example on the very positive experience of the European Space Agency (ESA). Such is the object of this new Opinion paper of AAE, adopted at its general assembly of 11 June 2015.

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Weight 63 g
Dimensions 24 × 16 × 0,2 cm
Type

Livre (broché)

Year

2015

Pages

36

Language

Français & Anglais (Traduction intégrale)

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