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📥New Hot Blade Photos
Our final #helicopter exercise is well underway - 13 helicopters and 10 fixed wings, including training and transport aircrafts and fast jets are training in #Portugal
🇦🇹🇧🇪🇨🇿🇳🇱🇸🇰🇸🇮🇵🇹🇨🇭 involved +🇮🇹🇬🇷 observers
📸Portuguese Air Force
#EUdefence #aviation
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1668270462332272640
RT @stephen_quest: Security of EU citizens depends on a climate-resilient European defence sector
Together with @EUDefenceAgency, the @EU_ScienceHub prepared recommendations for 🇪🇺Ministries of Defence & critical energy infrastructure operators on how to face #ClimateChange
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/climate-change-and-eu-defence-released-new-report-analysing-links-between-climate-energy-and-defence-2023-06-08_en https://t.co/541IBuZVNe
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1666786090143952897
RT @EU_ScienceHub: #ClimateChange impacts on #EUdefence are expected to increase in the future
Possible consequences?
🔸Damaged or unfit for purpose military assets
🔸Health & safety risks for military personnel
🔸Higher costs for infrastructure maintenance/repair
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/climate-change-and-eu-defence-released-new-report-analysing-links-between-climate-energy-and-defence-2023-06-08_en https://t.co/ThFdyjBG3J
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1666752291888586752
🚁For the final time...we are back in the sky.
EDA's final Hot Blade exercise starts in #Portugal 🇵🇹
23 air assets and 750 military personnel from 8 countries 🇦🇹🇧🇪🇨🇿🇳🇱🇸🇰🇸🇮🇨🇭 (&🇬🇷🇮🇹 observers) will participate in the two week exercise
Hosted by Portuguese Air Force
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1666466288225378304
Today is Sweden's 500 anniversary!
Happy National Day to Swedish People!
Under 🇸🇪 presidency of 🇪🇺 EDA has strengthened its support for Ukraine & worked tirelessly to enhance #EUdefence cooperation
More 👉 https://bit.ly/3IUh72n
#CelebrateWithSweden #Sweden500 #GladNationaldag
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1666089322397978626
📢Call for EDA's Innovation Prize 2023
The contest will reward entities that develop #technologies & processes applicable to #defence.
🏆 each prize will receive €30 000
🗓️ application deadline is June 15, 2023
🔗 https://bit.ly/43ol9Iz
#EUdefence #Innovation #Research
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1665707490820890630
Happy #ConstitutionDay to our newest member #Denmark!
Tillykke med #Grundlovsdag!
🇩🇰 abolished its 30-year defence opt-out in 2022 and can contribute to EDA's missions since March.
More about our opportunities: https://bit.ly/43EOs9C
#UnitedinDiversity #EU #Europe #EUdefence
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1665693200844046344
RT @segredifesa: Nell'ambito di #EDID23, Dott.ssa #Riccardi ha incontrato #JiříŠedivý, AD @EUDefenceAgency, in visita allo stand @segredifesa e #AIAD. Nascono ulteriori #opportunità per #sviluppo tecnologico #industriaitaliana comparto #militare e #civile.
#ProgettiamoilFuturo
@MinisteroDifesa https://t.co/a7QXuPIl1Y
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664543684937805824
RT @Agence_ID: 🇪🇺L'Agence participe à la deuxième édition des Journées européennes de l'#innovation de défense #EDID23, organisée par @EUDefenceAgency sous les auspices de la présidence suédoise du Conseil de l'Union européenne. https://t.co/QfEJotkt16
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664531194694778880
#EU R&T Directors met at #EDA today, where they exchanged views with Prof. Deeph Chana, new managing director of @NATO's #DIANA.
A great opportunity for mutual awareness on defence innovation initiatives & for exploring synergies with #HEDI, the Hub for EU Defence Innovation.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664308639849496576
Looking ahead, EDA is excited about the future of the European Defence Innovation Hub (HEDI) and the role it will play in fostering innovation defence and building a collaborative ecosystem that leverages European excellence. #EDID23
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664285059682304003
EDA ChiefExec, Jiri Sedivy said - We will strive towards a proactive involvement of end-users in the innovation process to bring the best of #EU innovation in the hands of the armed forces
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664285055727050756
Third, we must ensure speed and flexibility by removing barriers and strive to shorten bureaucratic processes - #EDID23
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664285051851517952
We need to collaborate & share ideas, requirements, & information between those who understand military problems, & those who can provide technical solutions. Collaborative programs that include different& also new actors & arenas to discuss and share best practice are key
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664285045660712961
We wrapped #EDID23 with 2 exceptional closing speeches.
Major-General Mikael Frisell, Deputy NAD of Sweden🇸🇪 spoke on the several needs to develop systems and the material to meet the challenges on the future. 🧵
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664285041059590148
This Booklet showcases the results of the 2023 EDA Research, Technology, and Innovation Papers Award contest, which focused on innovative technologies, processes and applications for enhanced future defence capabilities. #EDID23
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664208265939505153
🎓🔬Today's panel on accelerating innovation stressed the importance of:
📌connecting the private & public sectors
📌cementing relations between academy & #industry
📌encouraging competition to foster innovation
#EDID23 #EUdefence
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664206475043000320
#EDID23 - We don't necessarily have a lack of technology, but an adaptation & adoption problem
Ukraine have integrated innovation to a level most armed forces have not done yet. But we'll have to do so very, very rapidly
Great insights on speeding up #innovation from our panel
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664200896966787072
How to stimulate the uptake of innovation?
#EDID23 is delighted to hear from Nynke Tychelaar @defis_eu , @davidvanweel @NATO and EDA's RTI Director Ripoche. Moderated by JJ Andersson @EU_ISS
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664183834605236224
🧵Essential reading from #EDID23.
"Greater cooperation between the civil sector and the defence sector will create better conditions for defence #innovation" - @PlJonson 🇸🇪
RT @PlJonson: Had the possibility to provide key note remarks at The EDA Defence Innovation Days:
We must and will continue to support Ukraine. To maintain our technological edge we must also learn from the heroic Ukrainian efforts to stop Russian attacks and take back their territory. (1/7)…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1664174333621592066
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ 🇪🇺 The European Defence Agency (EDA) is the hub for #EUDefence cooperation | An Agency of the #EuropeanUnion. | (Retweets and follows are not endorsements.)
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