The European Commission has disbursed 2,860 million euros to Ukraine under the defence component of the 90,000 million euro loan package to support Ukraine. The funding will be used for drones, air defence systems, missiles, radars, electronic warfare systems and ammunition. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said: “As Russia becomes bogged […]
The Commission approves €6.1 billion to support Ukraine’s air defence and missile defence
The European Commission has approveda further €6.1 billion to enable Ukraine to procure various defence equipment, including air defence and anti-missile systems, ammunition, drones and electronic war fare equipment. This vital funding will strengthen Ukraine’s ability to withstand the ongoing escalation of Russian attacks using ballistic missiles and drones. Ursula von der Leyen, President of […]
A stronger European defence industry: Council and European Parliament agree on new rules to boost common procurement
The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA). The regulation will incentivise EU member states to jointly procure weapons, thereby ensuring interoperability, economies of scale and – ultimately – a strong European defence industry. The Council and the EP agreed on an ambitious […]
Defence Industry: EU takes steps to invest almost €1.2 bn
The Commission announced plans to grant a total EU funding of almost €1.2 billion supporting 61 collaborative defence research and development projects selected following the first ever calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF). With the proposals selected for funding, the EDF will support high-end defence capability projects such as the next generation of fighter aircrafts, tanks […]