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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Italian – French Cooperation for the Development of a New Air Defence System

Italy and France are committed to developing a new generation of air defence missile system. On 19 March 2021, the Director of the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), Admiral Matteo Bisceglia, signed the contract with the Italian French consortium Eurosam for the development of the next generation of surface-to-air medium-range defence system SAMP/T NG. The agreement involving the industries of these two countries was signed at the Paris office of the OCCAR on behalf of the Italian SEGREDIFESA/DNA and the French Direction Générale de l’Armement.

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Read more about the article France’s Land Forces: New Developments for the Lynx 2021 Mission in Estonia
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France’s Land Forces: New Developments for the Lynx 2021 Mission in Estonia

At the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Warsaw in 2016, NATO heads of state and government decided to strengthen NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) to further allow the allies to deploy limited military forces to the three Baltic countries and Poland.

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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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