EDA Newsletter: April 2014

EART 14 : Air-to-Air Refuelling photo Luftwaffe

16.04.2014 European Defence Agency


European Air-to-Air Refuelling Training Delivers First Results
 

A Distinguished Visitors (DV) Day is held as part of the first European Air-to-Air Refuelling training (EART14) at Eindhoven Air Base on 10 April 2014. The day brings together high-level military figures to witness and learn about the ongoing training. EART14 runs from 31 March to 11 April, with German and Dutch aircraft and crews present for th...

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EDA Steering Board: Progress on the Implementation of Council Conclusions
 

At the EDA Steering Board of 15 April, the Agency updated Defence Ministers on the progress made in implementing the tasks set at December’s European Council. The main elements of the Agency’s report were on the four capability programmes, standardisation and certification, dual-use research, and the initial elements for a policy fra...

 

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Team Focused on Military Implementation of Single European Sky Launched in EDA
 

A new cell focusing on the military implementation of SESAR - the European air traffic control modernisation programme – has been established within the EDA. The Single European Sky (SES) aims at realising the optimisation of the airspace organisation and management in Europe through a combination of technological, economic, and regulator...

 

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Digital Forensics Pilot Course at EDA
 

From 31 March to 5 April 2014 EDA organised together with the SANS Institute a six days pilot course for digital forensics as part of the EDA Cyber Defence Programme to strengthen EU’s Cyber Defence capabilities for CSDP operations. Students from 14 EDA Member States and EDA took part in the course. On the details of the course and the cou...

 

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Debating European Cooperation on Defence Capabilities
 

The European Defence Agency (EDA) hosted its annual conference ‘European Defence Matters’ on 27 March 2014. The conference brings together more than 500 high level participants from government, military, and industry, making it the only comprehensive rendez-vous on European defence.  The event is opened by Claude-France Arnould...

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