THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE AGENCY AT A GLANCE

The European Defence Agency was created in 2004 to “support the Council and the Member States in their effort to improve the ’s defence capabilities for the Common Security and Defence Policy”

THREE MAIN MISSIONS 125 staff connected with »»Supporting the development of 2 500 experts in 27 Member European defence capabilities States*

»»Supporting defence technology and strenghtening European defence industry Circa €1 billion has been invested in defence research & programmes »»Acting as a military interface to EU policies through EDA since 2004

Four priority programmes were identified by the December 2013

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Air-to-Air Refuelling

»»Integration of military drones in »» Supporting the pooled acquisition of European skies through research & new tanker/transport aircraft for technology programmes European air forces »» Developing a European community of »» Synergies with FR & UK initiatives in military users terms of support »» Global market of €10 billion/year by 2020 »» Joint training »»€1 billion needed to develop the next »» Refuelling kits for European A400Ms generation of European drones »» Clearance of all European fighters to refuel from all European tankers

Governmental Satellite Cyber Defence Communications »» Developing the next generation of »»Research and training activities GovSatCom systems for 2025 »» Development of Cyber Ranges and »» Member States have already agreed Awareness Packages for headquarters on common requirements »»EDA spent €2 million on Cyber in the past 3 years

* all EU Member States except . Arrangements with , , and . THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE AGENCY AT A GLANCE

The Agency is also active in many other domains

Research & Technology Maritime Surveillance

»» Since 2004, the EDA has managed »» Member States and the EDA almost 150 research projects, for spent €2 million to develop an a total value of about €500 million information-sharing system enhancing cooperation between European navies

Exercises & Training Pooled Procurement

»» The Agency’s Helicopter Exercise »» More than €3 million worth of orders Programme has allowed more than have been passed through the 12 000 personnel to benefit from EU Satcom Market pooled multinational training procurement cell, bringing economies »» Each military air transport training of scale and VAT exemption exercise generates savings of more »»Five countries joined forces than €500 000 thanks to the through EDA for pooled procurement European Air Transport Fleet of ammunition for a total value of €50 million

Counter Improvised Explosive Military Airworthiness Devices (IED) »» EDA developed and procured a »» Developing common safety deployable Counter-IED lab regulations for European military which was successfully used in aircraft Afghanistan until 2014 »»Expected time savings of 50% »» A new deployable lab is being in the development of new aircraft developed for training and CSDP »»Cost savings of more than 10% operations on government and industry side

Advanced Components Interface with EU policies

»» Six Member States invested almost »» Helping defence-related SMEs access €100 million through EDA to achieve European Structural Funds non-dependence in Gallium Nitride »» First pilot project granted €700.000 technology and build a European value in 2014 chain »» EDA also acting as military interface »» Preparing the next generation of radar, for Single European Sky communication and electronic implementation »» Exploiting dual-use synergies with EU research and funding instruments