#PESCO - 11 new projects focus on critical defence capabilities & interoperability.
@EUCouncil approved 5th wave of collaborative projects under PESCO w/ 15 🇪🇺 states participating.
🆕projects include critical capabilities like munitions, counter artillery & a helicopter.🧵
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1660960119130058754
@EUCouncil 11 new projects cover six military domains
💪Training (1)
🪖 Land (2)
⚓️Maritime (3)
✈️Air (2)
💻Cyber/C4ISR (2)
⚙️Joint, enabling (1)
Will be led by 7 different states as project coordinators
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1660961675694993408
Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection (CSIP)
Project aims at increasing the EU’s operational efficiency in the protection of critical maritime infrastructure by making best use of current, and the development of future, underwater assets.
6 states involved- 🇮🇹🇩🇪🇪🇸🇫🇷🇵🇹🇸🇪
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1660985914561032196
Next Generation Medium Helicopter (NGMH)
Project aims to create a dedicated forum that will address operational needs both on the upgrade of existing fleets, harmonising the needs and timelines of #EU countries on the future capabilities of rotorcrafts.
4 involved- 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇫🇮🇸🇪
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1660986588958978052
@AiretCosmos @AirCosmosIntl @Armee_de_lair Counter Battery Sensors (CoBaS)
Project aims at developing a common concept for a next generation counter-battery capability for EU armed forces and facilitating future common procurement of means for counter-artillery.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1660986781985062913
European Defence Airlift Training Academy
Project aims at creating a network of 3 schools to offer a European solution for the military air transport pilots transition training.
5 involved - 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹🇭🇺🇵🇹
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1661014080965185537
Future Short-Range Air to Air Missile
Project aims at developing concepts & operational requirements of a Short Range Air to Air Missile to counter modern 5th gen & future 6th gen combat aircraft & airborne threats within a six-pillar approach until 2030
5 involved 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇮🇹🇭🇺🇸🇪
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1661014088015835139
Integrated Multi-Layer Air & Missile Defence system
Project to provide innovative concept for future IAMD & mature new features of Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Intelligence (BMC4I) module, required for new IAMD architecture
4 involved 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇭🇺🇸🇪
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1661035388998131712
Arctic Command & Control Effector & Sensor System
Developing a convergence-based multi-functional system. Drafting a concept for a new gen of scalable & multifunctional size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) equipment able to operate in artic conditions
4 involved 🇫🇮🇪🇪🇫🇷🇸🇪
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1661035391003009026
Anti-Torpedo Torpedo
Project aims at bringing a developed anti-torpedo torpedo demonstrator to the production ready design, with a qualified effector and a proven functional chain.
2 involved - 🇩🇪🇳🇱
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1661014084287078400