We need not only material, institutional, political, but also intellectual #DefenceReadiness.
W assistance of Klaus Welle I invited a group of wise women & men to a high-level discussion on the future of European defence & main challenges to creating a true European Defence Union

How should European institutions develop in the area of defence? How to build a true European Defence Union? How to create a common defence market/production?

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@salondubourget visit today was a good opportunity to meet again with leading European defence & space companies

🇪🇺 Europe has the technologies, the talents, and the innovative capacity to deliver on what we need to protect our citizens and our freedom

#EUDefence #EUSpace


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From advanced satellite systems to cutting-edge defence platforms,🇪🇺industry shows what it means to be strategic & sovereign in critical technologies

Companies visited include: MBDA, Thales, Safran, Dassault Aviation, INDRA, Airbus, Exotrail, Unseenlabs, Latitude and others

🛡️ Today, the @EU_Commission allocates €910 million under the 2024 #EuropeanDefenceFund for 62 selected 🇪🇺 defence projects.

This is a major step to close critical defence capability gaps and reinforce Europe’s strategic autonomy.

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These investments target areas such as:

✅ Force mobility
✅ Drone & counter-drone systems
✅ Next-gen rotorcraft
✅ Autonomous mine sweeping
✅ Stealth tech
✅ AI-enabled systems

#EDF2024 #EUdefence