The European Union is to increase its military research budget for the first time in six years after UK dropped its opposition to the plan. EU governments agreed to increase the 2017 funding of the European Defence Agency by 1.6%, in line with inflation. The rise will see the budget rise ...
Helicopter training programme Black Blade is now underway with over 400 personnel expected to take part in the exercise. Taking place between the 14th November and 2nd December, the programme will see a total of 14 air assets from four member states – 13 helicopter from Belgium, Slovenia, Austria and one ...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is to share a new C-IED tool with its participating Member States as part of its continued effects to improve Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) capabilities. Operating within the umbrella of the existing Framework Cooperation Agreement with the C-IED Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Spain, a new ...
The first grants in the EU Defence Pilot Project were signed at the end of October. Several grants have been awarded with the agreements signed at the EDA worth a total of €1.4M. Three selected research activities have been selected to be carried out under the EU’s first Pilot Project ...