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Filling gaps in EU defences – EDA publishes its 2023 Annual Report

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Projects, partners, priorities and procurements – In 2023 EDA reinforced its contribution to European defence

In the Agency’s annual report for 2023, they provide an overview of EDA’s milestones reached and achievements over the year. Highlights include:

🔹Denmark joining as EDA’s 27th member 
🔹Deepening ties with the U.S. Department of Defense through an Administrative Arrangement 
🔹Agreeing the 2023 Capability Development Priorities  
🔹Stepping up in 2023 with EDA’s two-year fast-track procedure for the joint procurement of 155mm artillery rounds
🔹Transferring EDA’s long-running helicopter programme to a new centre in Portugal 
🔹Achieving Initial Operational Capability for the multinational fleet of Airbus A330 tanker and transport aircraft, a project established by EDA 

Overall, in 2023, the Agency managed around 94 cooperative ad-hoc projects and programmes in capability development, training, and joint procurement, as well as Research and Technology (R&T) and innovation, with a total estimated value in the range of €664 million.

Download the full 2023 Annual Report here

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