Good takeaways from my #MissileTour in Sweden 🇸🇪 🇪🇺

Impressed by the scale-up of #Saab missile production.

It’s a great example of what European defence industry can achieve.

#ProtectWhatMatters
#EUDefence

NATO's European allies and Canada boosted military spending by 20% in 2025 A NATO report on Thursday said military spending by European allies and Canada rose by 20 percent in 2025. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that NATO partners significantly boost defe...

#EUDefence: #NATO's #European allies and #Canada boosted military spending by 20% in 2025 | France 24
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

Europe’s security relies on moving fast.

We call for stronger EU #MilitaryMobility, including:
🛣️ investment in dual-use infrastructure;
🚛 simpler transport & customs rules;
⛑️ protection for transport workers;
🚧 better coordination at borders.

#EUDefence

Just to be sure: the #EU finances two competing anti-hypersonic missile projects (HYDIS & HYDEF), then will pick (eventually) one...

Competition = innovation AND fragmentation ✌️

#EUdefence ✔

The EU launches AGILE: a €115M fast‑track to move AI, quantum, drones and other disruptive defence tech from lab to battlefield in 1–3 years. Built for SMEs, start‑ups and scale‑ups driving Europe’s next‑gen capabilities.
#EUDefence #Innovation #DefenceTech

We need to be ready to win the wars of tomorrow: to adapt - very quickly, to ramp up production - immediately.

We need to be smarter & quicker than our adversaries.

SMEs & startups can help if we ‘boost’ them with speedy support - the proposed #AGILE programme is exactly that!

#EUDefence

📽️ Hear the main takeaways of the EESC opinion on the European Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap from its rapporteur, Maurizio Mensi , adopted at last weeks 604th EESC plenary session

Find out more link.europa.eu/fCpxcY ➡️

#Preparedness #EUDefence 🛡️

@eesc.bsky.social

Europe needs to change mindset to prepare for war, top Danish general warns Top military officers warn Russia could attack NATO territory by the end of the decade.

#EUDefence: #Europe needs to change mindset to prepare for war, top Danish general warns, by @laukaya.bsky.social | Politico
www.politico.eu/article/denm...

Increasing European defence budgets: towards a stronger defence community? - PubAffairs Bruxelles This paper examines the implications of rapidly increasing defence expenditures on the European defence community following recent geopolitical shifts. It finds that while higher military spending has...

#EUDefence: Increasing European defence budgets: towards a stronger defence community?, by Clémentine Nicolas | Finabel

www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

Today we propose a “booster” for innovative SMEs & scale-ups —#AGILE:

✅€115M to scale up innovation
✅Faster funding
✅Grants in just 4 months
✅High-risk, high-impact projects
✅Full integration of Ukraine 🇺🇦

Our militaries need more disruptive low-cost solutions!

#EUDefence

EU turns to Indo-Pacific with new Australia Security and Defence Partnership  | Euractiv Von der Leyen said the agreement aims to strengthen long-term security ties

#EUDefence: #EU turns to Indo-Pacific with new #Australia Security and Defence Partnership, by Charles Cohen | Euractiv
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-turn...

Europeans anxious over wars and push for more EU independence, study finds - PubAffairs Bruxelles Europeans anxious over wars and push for more EU independence, study finds As conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East intensify, Europeans are increasingly uneasy about global instability. How worrie...

[Video] #EUDefence: #Europeans anxious over wars and push for more #EU independence, study finds | Euronews
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/eu-in-the-me...

Very cool and revealing analysis from 2020: " #PESCO offers the opportunity to better understand the roles played by #EU nations regarding #Defence and the nations relationships"

Not yet #EUdefence 🙃

#SIGINT #COMINT #Krypto500 #Krypto1000 #EUDefence #informatiedominatie
#IndoPacific #drones #uavdrone #armada #ejercito #miltares #militar
#dron #PNT #IndustriadeDefesa @BreakingDefense @defensenews.bsky.social
@aaronia.bsky.social #cryptography #cryptology

Mapping the MilTech war: eight lessons from Ukraine’s battlefield - PubAffairs Bruxelles This report maps out the evolution of key technologies that have emerged or developed in the last 4 years of the war in Ukraine. Its goal is to derive the lessons the North Atlantic Treaty Organizatio...

#EUDefence & #UkraineWar - Mapping the MilTech War: Eight Lessons from Ukraine’s Battlefield, by @elietenenbaum.bsky.social, Bohdan Kostiuk, Daryna-Maryna Patiuk, and Anastasya Shapochkina | @ifri.bsky.social
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

Hvilket han har helt og aldeles ret i. Hvis ikke vi kan give Orban en olfert, så må vi finde på noget andet; det holder simpelthen ikke. #EUPol #EUDefence

L'Europe face au tournant de la DefTech. Repenser l'écosystème européen d'innovation de défense - PubAffairs Bruxelles « La façon dont je vois Iron Dome, c’est l’expression ultime de ce que sera le rôle des États-Unis dans les conflits futurs : non pas être les gendarmes du monde, mais en être l’armurerie », estimait ...

#EUDefence & #EUIndustry: L'#Europe face au tournant de la DefTech. Repenser l'écosystème européen d'innovation de défense, by Alexandre Papaemmanuel & @laurederoucy.bsky.social| @ifri.bsky.social
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

EU countries to bolster Red Sea maritime operation, draft conclusions show   | Euractiv The draft comes as the US-led war against Iran thrust maritime security into the spotlight

#EUDefence: #EU countries to bolster Red Sea maritime operation, draft conclusions show, by Charles Cohen | Euractiv
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun...

#SIGINT #COMINT #Krypto500 #Krypto1000 #EUDefence #informatiedominatie
#IndoPacific #drones #uavdrone #armada #ejercito #miltares #militar
#dron #PNT #IndustriadeDefesa @BreakingDefense @defensenews.bsky.social
@aaronia.bsky.social #cryptography #cryptology

Små grønne mænd i Baltikum. Lige nu hvor Trump er ved at grave USA’s forsvar ned i Iran. Tilfælde? Næppe. #EUDefence

#EuropeTogetherWeAreStronger 💪
❤️🇵🇱❤️🇪🇺+❤️ Europe's NATO+❤️🇺🇦
#BądźGotowaPolska
#NiechżyjePolska
#NATO'sEasternShield
#IStandWithUkraine
#HandsOffGreenland
#ReArmEurope
#EuDefence
#ProtectWhatMatters
#EuSecurity
#FBPE
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#DonaldTrumpIsAPedoRussianAsset
#UkraineBelongsInNATO&TheEu

#EuropeTogetherWeAreStronger 💪
❤️🇵🇱❤️🇪🇺+❤️ Europe's NATO+❤️🇺🇦
#BądźGotowaPolska
#NiechżyjePolska
#NATO'sEasternShield
#IStandWithUkraine
#HandsOffGreenland
#ReArmEurope
#EuDefence
#ProtectWhatMatters
#EuSecurity
#FBPE
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#DonaldTrumpIsAPedoRussianAsset
#UkraineBelongsInNATO&TheEu

#EuropeTogetherWeAreStronger 💪
❤️🇵🇱❤️🇪🇺+❤️ Europe's NATO+❤️🇺🇦
#BądźGotowaPolska
#NiechżyjePolska
#NATO'sEasternShield
#IStandWithUkraine
#HandsOffGreenland
#ReArmEurope
#EuDefence
#ProtectWhatMatters
#EuSecurity
#FBPE
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#DonaldTrumpIsAPedoRussianAsset
#UkraineBelongsInNATO&TheEu

#EuropeTogetherWeAreStronger 💪
❤️🇵🇱❤️🇪🇺+❤️ Europe's NATO+❤️🇺🇦
#BądźGotowaPolska
#NiechżyjePolska
#NATO'sEasternShield
#IStandWithUkraine
#HandsOffGreenland
#ReArmEurope
#EuDefence
#ProtectWhatMatters
#EuSecurity
#FBPE
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#DonaldTrumpIsAPedoRussianAsset
#UkraineBelongsInNATO&TheEu

#EuropeTogetherWeAreStronger 💪
❤️🇵🇱❤️🇪🇺+❤️ Europe's NATO+❤️🇺🇦
#BądźGotowaPolska
#NiechżyjePolska
#NATO'sEasternShield
#IStandWithUkraine
#HandsOffGreenland
#ReArmEurope
#EuDefence
#ProtectWhatMatters
#EuSecurity
#FBPE
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#DonaldTrumpIsAPedoRussianAsset
#UkraineBelongsInNATO&TheEu

Well done #DonaldTusk 👍

#EuropeTogetherWeAreStronger 💪
❤️🇵🇱❤️🇪🇺+❤️ Europe's NATO+❤️🇺🇦
#BądźGotowaPolska
#NiechżyjePolska
#NATO'sEasternShield
#IStandWithUkraine
#HandsOffGreenland
#ReArmEurope
#EuDefence
#ProtectWhatMatters
#EuSecurity
#FBPE
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#DonaldTrumpIsAPedoRussianAssset

[🧶🇬🇧 Key elements #EUdefence speech]

Il valide le discours (polémique 🤷‍♀️) de von der Leyen et rejoint les constats du rapport du Parlement #UE 🧵

Mais il pose encore beaucoup (trop) de questions. Et n'évoque le "European Security Council!" (🏛 permettant la coordination de la #défense 🇪🇺) qu'à la fin !

With European defence on everyone’s mind, we need to remember that security begins at home - PubAffairs Bruxelles Unless a young European chooses to enlist in the armed forces or works in a national security institution or industry, there might not be obvious ways to contribute personally to European defence. How...

[Commentary] #EUDefence: With #European defence on everyone’s mind, we need to remember that security begins at home, by Merili Arjakas | @ceps.eu
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

Closing the gap: Europe’s challenge to rebuild land forces - PubAffairs Bruxelles In short European land forces are rebuilding after decades of underinvestment, yet significant capability gaps are likely to persist until at least 2030. This report assesses three capability shortfal...

#EUDefence - Closing the Gap: #Europe’s challenge to rebuild land forces, by Bart van den Berg & Youri Verschoor | @clingendael.bsky.social
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

It's absolutely clear WHY we need to strengthen Europe.

What clarity we need today is HOW to make Europe stronger.

Keynote at #NewEconomyForum event “Ideas to Strengthen the Union” ↓

ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

#EUDefence
#DefenceReadiness