european union

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-buy-weapons-locally-2025-0 How far can you take the notion of self-righteousness and dictate such demands? I think it's very evident that many countries have evolved beyond the reliance on many U.S. weapons systems. Add to this...

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/04/02/france-calls-for-new-eu-ammo-plan-speeding-up-satellite-constellation/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8v6len093o

Project Musher Airbus Helicopters and its partners have conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named MUSHER. The demonstration took place in France and Italy from 30 September to 9...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/27/boris-johnson-diary-covid-vaccine-invade-netherlands/

https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/news/2024/patria-to-showcase-the-famous-concept-vehicle-at-eurosatory-2024

Oil tanker jam forms off Turkey after start of Russian oil cap (ft.com, subscription or registration may be required) https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-tanker-jam-forms-off-turkey-after-start-russian-oil-price-cap-ft-2022-12-05/...

The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on a regulation establishing the EU's secure connectivity programme for the period 2023-2027. Martin Kupka, Czech minister for transport Safe and reliable communication is a cornerstone of the EU's strategic autonomy...

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10/at-euronaval-defense-firms-dive-deep-into-seabed-warfare-platforms/

ORIGINAL CAPTION: "Outpost" uses artificial intelligence for geo-locating, classifying and tracking a wide-range of threats, according to manufacturer Lambda Automata. (Lambda Automata photo)...

Via Slashdot: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/exclusive-europe-braces-mobile-network-blackouts-sources-2022-09-29/ Things may be even worse than they think, there are a fair few computer systems that rely at least in part on mobile phone networks, not to mention reliance on...

https://www.reuters.com/world/afghanistan-pullout-spurs-eu-revive-rapid-reaction-force-2021-09-01/ A bit of background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_Battlegroup

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/07/navantia-participates-in-the-largest-project-of-the-european-defense-industrial-development-program-edidp/ The platforms will have 'light' armament, though to what extent isn't clear. https://ec.europa.eu/defence-industry-space/ussps_en I'll...

Looks like we don't have a thread for this...so me again! Estonian MILREM TheMIS Type-X UGCV capability demo in Estonia few days back.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/02/07/spain-seen-joining-greece-france-italy-on-european-patrol-corvette-program/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51308506

CAPTION: The complex nature of intercepting hypersonic weapons may predicate air-breathing propulsion technologies to provide additional range, speed and energy. Credit: MBDA https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/european-states-plan-hypersonic-defense

Not a naval project yet at such so placing this here. Angela Merkel has endorsed the idea of a joint European aircraft carrier. The idea was suggested by the new Christian Democratic Union party leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as part of possible future European cooperation. It is seen as...

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/37028/table-pesco-projects.pdf

Via Slashdot: http://www.techienews.co.uk/9719822/world-war-ii-tech-eloran-deployed-gps-backup-uk/