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European Commission conditionally approves acquisition of Raytheon by UTC

March 20, 2020

The European Commission has conditionally approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Raytheon by United Technologies Corporation (UTC). The approval is conditional on the divestiture of a remedy package. The transaction combines UTC’s aerospace businesses and Raytheon’s defence business. Both companies are global suppliers of military systems and equipment ...

EDA to attend this year’s World ATM Congress to implement the Single European Sky

Air February 7, 2020

A team of EDA representatives will attend this year’s World ATM Congress in Spain to work towards implementing the Single European Sky. The Single European Sky (SES) will be a key point of interest in the Europe for Aviation stand at the event in Madrid in March. The stand will host ...

€5.5Bn per year to boost Europe’s defence capabilities

Homeland June 8, 2017

European Commission launches European Defence Fund to ensure money is spent more efficiently. Today ( 7 June 2017), the European Commission is launching a European Defence Fund to help Member States spend taxpayer money more efficiently, reduce duplications in spending, and get better value for money. The fund is designed to coordinate, ...

Circular Economy in Defence EDA project launched

January 16, 2017

A new European Defence Agency project tasked with outlining its plans to Implement the ‘Circular Economy’ model into the Defence industry has been launched. The launch held at the home of the EDA saw experts from the ‘Circular Economy Research Initiative’ of the Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS), which is the ...