Read more about the article Enhancing European Military Potential Through Interoperability: Opportunities and Perspectives for the Franco-German Eurotank
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Enhancing European Military Potential Through Interoperability: Opportunities and Perspectives for the Franco-German Eurotank

In light of current poor cooperation, inadequate upgrade programmes and insufficient investments in European armament capacities, the development of a new generation Main Battle Tank (MBT) is particularly awaited, as it could heavily stimulate defence integration and military interoperability in Europe. Over the past decades and in the context of emerging hybrid threats, European land forces suffered from an increased deterioration of their equipment and capabilities. Priority was and is still given to advanced hybrid weapons technology. While these technologies are crucial in the new war theatres of cyber and space, conventional forms of military deterrence shouldn’t be overlooked as they remain one of the most effective and integrated military capabilities in Europe (Sabatino, 2020).

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Antarctica – Future Conflict Zone?

Antarctica, the largest desert in the world with a population varying between 1000 to 5000 depending on the season, could find itself in the centre of varying plans.

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Read more about the article Unpacking EU’s Integrated Sahel Strategy
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Unpacking EU’s Integrated Sahel Strategy

After much wait and debate, on 19 April, the Council of the European Union has approved a set of conclusions to establish its new Sahel strategy.

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Read more about the article Belgium and Sweden: The New Members to Join the PESCO Project “ESSOR” (European Secured Software Defined Radio)?
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Belgium and Sweden: The New Members to Join the PESCO Project “ESSOR” (European Secured Software Defined Radio)?

The European Secure Software Defined Radio (ESSOR) is a PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation) project. PESCO was established in 2017 to deepen defence cooperation among the Member States of the European Union. (Art. 46.2, Lisbon Treaty)Its aim is “to jointly arrive at a coherent full spectrum of defence capabilities available to Member States for national and multinational missions and operations”. Since its establishment, PESCO has been undertaking new projects, and on 6 March 2018, a list of 17 projects was adopted by the Council, then a second list of another 17 projects was adopted on 20 November 2018, and finally, a third batch was adopted on 12 November 2019.

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Read more about the article Eurodrone Arrives
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Eurodrone Arrives

After gaining approval of the Bundestag on 14 April 2021, the Eurodrone contract between Airbus, OCCAR, and the four Member States, Germany, Spain, France, and Italy will be signed in the coming weeks. The signing of the contract would be a great step forward for the German and European defence industry regarding remote operations and technical interoperability between Member States.

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