Post Tagged with: "European Defense"
Challenges for European Defense Budgets after the Economic Crisis
In Europe, some of the most dangerous effects of the 2008 financial and economic crisis have not yet been fully understood. For almost three years, the focus has been on the financial sector, the job market, and the stability of the euro. These were the areas where the immediate effects of the crisis were most [...]
European Defense Ministers Discuss Military Effectiveness, Spending Cuts
European defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to examine how to remain militarily effective, including sharing resources, at a time of fiscal austerity. Less than a month ago, U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders agreed to revamp the NATO defense alliance to meet new and daunting challenges in the 21st century. Obama announced the [...]
First European Step Towards the Military Aerospace Beyond 2035
An initial roadmap for Future Air System (FAS) for the industrial and technological base of future European military aerospace is now underway. The objective of the study is to identify the key industrial capabilities together with a proposed implementation plan. Saab and the European Defence Agency (EDA) signed today, at Farnborough air show, a contract [...]


