The challenges of the military integration in the EU: an approach to the heterogeneity of weapon system categories
The challenges of the military integration in the EU: an approach to the heterogeneity of weapon system categories

Author(s): Adrian Blazquez
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Keywords: European arms industry;
Summary/Abstract: The subject of EU's defence has been treated as a political challenge widely covered in the media in recent years. However, less attention has been paid to the troubles it presents at the military level. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on this issue, specifically, on the challenges that multiplicity of weapon systems in Europe entail, and the potential advantages and challenges pooled public procurement and harmonization of defence entails. To this end, it will briefly review the collaborative projects that have taken place in the last decades to focus later on two initiatives launched at EU level: the PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation) and the EDF (European Defence Fund). Hereinafter, it will touch upon the implications this phenomenon has for the defence market and armaments standardization.

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