Defence research

EU officials confirm there is no ‘special access’ for the UK to the €7.9B European Defence Fund, despite claims to the contrary

The money will make the EU third biggest investor in defence research in Europe and give it firepower to reduce the longstanding reliance on US military technology

New head of the European Defence Agency, Jiří Šedivý, took up the post in the midst of crisis. In a Q&A with Science|Business, he says the pandemic makes cooperation in defence research even more important

With the EU’s revised budget proposal due on Wednesday, new European Defence Agency head Jiří Šedivý says the best response to shrinking national budgets for defence research is to engage in more cost-effective collaborations at EU level  

European Defence Agency says four countries continue to fund vast majority of research in military technology

A Science|Business analysis of all 26 mission letters sent to the nominees shows a number of commissioners will be working on innovation-related tasks

MEPs sign-off on most of the content of the proposed €13B EU defence fund, but the budget remains to be agreed

The head of Europe’s defence R&D agency says mindsets have to change. There are plans to launch a €13B EU common defence research programme in 2021 and academics and small companies need to overcome their reluctance to working in this field

The proposed €13B military technology fund 'will undermine democratic procedures in Europe and escalate the global arms race'. There should be more oversight and control over how the money is spent, activists say

The EU is extending its reach in defence with its first co-funded industry projects and €25 million for research. These are pathfinders for the larger ambition of launching a €13B seven-year defence programme in 2021