Read more about the article The First PESCO Strategic Review
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The First PESCO Strategic Review

On the 20th of November 2020, the European Council approved the first PESCO Strategic Review (PSR), an assessment of the first initial phase (2018-2020) of the Permanent Structured Cooperation, and guideline for its second initial phase starting in 2021 and lasting until 2025. The PSR started in December 2019 and continued throughout 2020 at the level of the PESCO Secretariat.

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Read more about the article Total Defence 2021-2025: Sweden Wants To Increase Military Spending By 40%
Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist. Photo: Mikael Kiesbye/Government Offices

Total Defence 2021-2025: Sweden Wants To Increase Military Spending By 40%

On 24 August, the Swedish Armed Forces issued a press release stating that they were stepping up military red lines because of Russian and Western military activity in the Baltic Sea region.

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Read more about the article Let’s Go Green: France is Ready to Make its Army more Sustainable
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Let’s Go Green: France is Ready to Make its Army more Sustainable

The military sector has a huge impact on the environment; of particular concern are the legacy issues associated with military installations, as well as the exemptions from environmental oversight that militaries often enjoy (Ministére des Armées, 2019).

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Read more about the article Beyond Traditional Interoperability: Satellite as a ‘Key Enabler’ to the EU Defence Strategy
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Beyond Traditional Interoperability: Satellite as a ‘Key Enabler’ to the EU Defence Strategy

In the light of an increasing involvement of EU Member States’ armies on the international stage, the necessity of interoperability has never been more important. Indeed, many critical missions are conducted BOTH in Europe and overseas. These missions rely on secure communication networks for the EU, which are currently fundamentally lacking in certain areas of intervention.

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Read more about the article The Encrypted World of Sectra Communication Services
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The Encrypted World of Sectra Communication Services

In an increasingly inter-connected world, where communication is key, the protection of such is fundamental. By focusing part of its work on cybersecurity, Sectra is one of the many companies which take on this mission. Today, the company, whose HQ is situated in Linköping, is the main contractor for encrypted communication services for many EU countries and NATO allies, paving the way for new possibilities in the defence sector.

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