Work has started on the European Defence Agency’s Modular Lightweight Minesweeping Next Generation project’s third phase to further advance the technology readiness level of systems under development and demonstrate their use in an operational environment. The project seeks to develop and deploy smaller unmanned surface vehicles as lightweight minesweepers operating in a formation or as a...
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Nathalie Guichard Appointed to Lead Research, Technology, Innovation at European Defence Agency
The European Defence Agency, the integrator of the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy among member states, said it has appointed Nathalie Guichard as research, technology and innovation director. Guichard’s EDA role includes running the Hub for EU Defence Innovation tasked with advancing cooperation on defense modernization among union members. The HEDI directorate works...
European Defence Agency Teams Up With Netherlands, Austria on Military Satellite Project
The European Defence Agency said it has partnered with the Netherlands and Austria to launch within two years a constellation of two to four satellites maneuverable within the low-Earth orbit and very low-Earth orbit space domains. Dubbed LEO2VLEO: Military Crisis-Response Satellite Constellation, the $10.9 million project seeks to design, develop, launch and operate space capabilities...
Greece Joins Defense Initiatives as It Seeks to Increase Interoperability With European Nations
Greece has signed up to two European Defence Agency initiatives in a bid to increase cooperation with European neighbors. The Hellenic Republic has become the sixth member of the C-27J Spartan Cooperation. Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias signed the Statement of Accession, which formalizes the Balkan country’s inclusion in the C-27J program. Launched in 2020, the initiative encourages...