European Defence Matters №15 (2018)

Год / месяц: 2018/6

Номер: 15

Страниц: 48

Язык: Английский

Формат: PDF - 6 MB

EDM is the only dedicated European defence journal designed specifically to address the issues of effective future defence procurement in Europe. It has a growing circulation of more than 10,000 copies, focused on senior decision makers within government and industry.

WELCOME 3
COVER STORY: PESCO
> Introduction: How PESCO could shape European Defence 4
> Academic view by Gustav Lindstrom (EUISS):
‘PESCO going forward: Building on a solid foundation’ 6
> PESCO Drivers – The Defence Policy Directors of eight
Member States share their views and expectations on PESCO 9
> France: ‘We need coherent projects leading to concrete results’ 10
> Germany: ‘From PESCO to a European Defence Union’ 11
> Italy: ‘From cooperation to real integration’ 12
> Spain: ‘PESCO: CSDP reaches the age of majority’ 13
> Belgium: ‘If well managed, PESCO can be a game changer’ 14
> Czech Republic: ‘PESCO’s success depends on respect
of commitments’ 15
> Finland: ‘Binding commitments are at the heart of an
inclusive PESCO’ 16
> Netherlands: ‘PESCO is here to stay’ 17
> ‘PESCO is more than just projects’: joint article by Pedro Serrano (EEAS), Lt General Esa Pulkkinen (EUMS) and Jorge Domecq (EDA) 18
> First agreed batch of 17 PESCO projects: overview and
description 22
> What matters is the operational outcome: The proof of PESCO
is in the field 26
> General Mikhail Kostarakos: ‘PESCO can change the
way Europeans handle their defence’ 27
> Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer on Military Mobility: ‘Not competition,
but planning and cooperation will secure availability of
transport capabilities’ 29
INDUSTRY TALK
> Interview with Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo:
‘The European industry should develop future fighter capabilities cooperatively’ 30
POLITICAL VIEW
> Interview with Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Karakachanov:
‘Links between CARD, PESCO and EDF must be clearly defined’ 34
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
> The EU’s Preparatory Action on Defence Research
(PADR): On course, full speed ahead 38
IN THE FIELD
> Retired Irish Lt Col Ray Lane on how European cooperation
on C-IED saves lives 40
SME CORNER
> Small but innovative: a Croatian SME leads the first
fully-fledged defence project co-funded by the EU (ESIF) 43
EMBEDDED
> Hot Blades, Cool Heads: EDA’s helicopter exercise HOT BLADE
2018 in action in Portugal 44
IN-HOUSE
> The Enablers: Meeting EDA’s Airworthiness,
Standardisation & Certification Unit