🇪🇺 EU selects first five joint major defence projects

The Council of the EU has approved the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest — EDPCI. They cover ⁠drones and countering them, maritime and underwater defence, space, integrated air and missile defence, and protection of the EU’s eastern flank.

The DECODER project will deal with drones and anti-drone systems; IMSD with the protection of the sea and seabed; SPACE with satellites for early warning, reconnaissance, communications and navigation; EU-FIAMD with a joint air and missile defence system; Eastern Flank Watch will bring together the protection of the eastern border on land, at sea, in the air and in cyberspace. All five projects will now be eligible for funding from the EDIP programme.


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