24

OCT

Tactical Air Transport Symposium

Start Date:
24 October 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Dimitrios Moutsiakis
Address:
Prague , Prague Czech republic

The European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) partnership, signed by 19 participating Member States (pMS) and Norway, aims at developing concrete solutions to increase the efficiency of all (existing and future) air transport assets, made available by the

18

SEP

Multinational Helicopter Exercise GREEN BLADE 12

Start Date:
18 September 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Andrew Gray
Address:
Leopoldsburg Leopoldsburg, Leopoldsburg Belgium

The “GREEN BLADE 12” exercise is a joint and combined exercise which will be organised by the Belgian Department of Defence, supported by Luxembourg, from 18 September till 5 October 2012 under the auspices of the EDA Helicopter Training Programme.

09

JUL

Multinational Helicopter Exercise HOT BLADE 2012

Start Date:
9 July 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Andrew Gray
Address:
R. Florestal , Ovar Portugal

Portugal will host HOT BLADE 2012, a multinational helicopter exercise, from 4 to 18 July 2012, based at Ovar Military Airfield, near Porto, Portugal. Delivered by the Portuguese Air Force and supported by Luxembourg, HOT BLADE 2012 is part of

19

JUN

Military Green Conference, Exhibition & Demonstration

Start Date:
19 June 2012 10:02
Registration Starts:
7 May 2012
Registration Ends:
18 June 2012
Address:
Royal Military Academy Renaissancelaan 30, Brussels Belgium

EDA Military Green 2012 will bring together key stakeholders for a high level conference on the 19th, and a technical conference on the 20th, as well as an exhibition and technology demonstration.

12

JUN

Eurosatory Land Sector Seminar

Start Date:
12 June 2012 09:00
Address:
Parc des expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte, Paris France

A seminar at Eurosatory on the future of the land sector.

11

JUN

Exercise European Guardian

Start Date:
11 June 2012 12:02
Registration Starts:
25 January 2012
Registration Ends:
1 June 2012
Contact Person:
Jim Blackburn
Address:
Logistic School n.a., Baden/Wien Austria

EDA will organize a Manual Neutralisation Techniques (MNT) exercise, “EUROPEAN GUARDIAN”, a field training exercise which will be held in Austria, in June 2012, under Austrian leadership and with the support of Luxembourg. Improvised Explosive

04

JUN

European Air transport Training (EATT) 2012

Start Date:
4 June 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Dimitrios Moutsiakis
Address:
Zaragoza AB , Zaragoza Spain

While the fighter community has been trained extensively for years to operate together (e.g. Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), Flag exercises, large NATO exercises in European airspace, etc.), the same cannot be said for air transport. In Europe

23

MAY

EDA-FMV Workshop on Indirect Fire-155mm ammunition

Start Date:
23 May 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Vassilis Tsiamis
Address:
Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) , Stockholm Sweden

Background Under the umbrella of the Ammunition project, EDA has initiated several activities aiming at meeting Member States future requirements effectively with a competitive and innovative industrial base. Harmonizing Member States' requirements

18

APR

Workshop on "Exploring Safe design and operations for the European Unmanned Maritime Systems”

Start Date:
18 April 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
12 January 2012
Registration Ends:
15 April 2012
Contact Person:
Solon Mias
Address:
Rue Drapiers, 17 , Brussels Belgium

National or international rules, regulations and legislation governing safe operations at sea which are applicable to unmanned maritime vehicles are virtually non-existent. A common understanding of minimum safety procedures and a joint view on rules

09

APR

CIED Ground Sign Awareness Course - Ireland - 9 - 22 April 2012

Start Date:
9 April 2012 12:26
Contact Person:
Jim Blackburn
Address:
n.a. , n.a. Ireland

  Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are causing significant fatalities/casualties on operations globally and countering them is a high priority for all member states and C-IED will remain a priority into the future in view of the potential

22

MAR

Workshop on Energy & Environment and 5th Progress Meeting of Energy Supply for Camps - 22-23 March 2012

Start Date:
22 March 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
6 February 2012
Registration Ends:
16 March 2012
Contact Person:
Mrs Miriam Clancy
Address:
EDA Rue Drapiers,17, Brussels Belgium

Energy & Environment is playing an increasingly important role in crisis management. Not only does this result in saving lives and increasing operational effectiveness, addressing these issues also reduces costs and overall environmental impact.

21

MAR

Helicopter Operators Workshop HFI

Start Date:
21 March 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Capabilities Directorate
Address:
Justus-Lipsius Building , Brussels Belgium

Force Protection of the EDA Member States forces in non-permissive, multinational operations, is a high priority within EDA’s work. Specifically in the area of Counter Man Portable Air Defence Systems (C-MANPADs), the Hostile Fire Indicator (HFI)

08

MAR

ESA / EDA 3rd User/Stakeholder Workshop on Unmanned Aircraft System

Start Date:
8 March 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
6 February 2012
Registration Ends:
17 February 2012
Contact Person:
Beatrice Barresi
Address:
ESA Redu Centre Rue de Daverdisse, 1, REDU Belgium

EDA and ESA have joined forces to demonstrate that technological challenges in Command and Control/Air Traffic Control can be overcome through the use of satellite services. This initiative resulted in two parallel feasibility studies on “Satellite

08

MAR

Workshop on Operational Requirements and Scenarios for Soldier Health Monitoring Systems

Start Date:
8 March 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
6 February 2012
Registration Ends:
5 March 2012
Contact Person:
Miriam Clancy
Address:
EDA Rue Drapiers, 17 , Brussels Belgium

The first workshop of EDA-funded study Bio Sensor Information Demonstrator will take place on 8 March 2012, at the EDA. This workshop is to define Operational Requirements and Scenarios for Health Monitoring Systems for soldiers. The aim of the study

06

MAR

D-FUSE dissemination workshop

Start Date:
6 March 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Antoine Vincent
Address:
Delftechpark 24 , Delft Netherlands

The consortium in charge of D-FUSE (Data Fusion in Urban Sensor Networks) is organizing a dissemination workshop on 6-7 March 2012, at Delft, in the Netherlands. This event will be based on demonstrations to illustrate the innovations achieved during

28

FEB

EMAR Implementation Workshop

Start Date:
28 February 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
David Harding
Address:
Woensdrecht Air Force Base Kooiweg 40, Hoogerheide Netherlands

The aim of the EMAR Implementation workshop is to: “Establish a deeper understanding of the challenges facing pMS when implementing the European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMARs) together with the development of an ‘implementation-toolset’

23

FEB

3rd MIDCAS stakeholder workshop WS3

Start Date:
23 February 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
25 January 2012
Registration Ends:
27 January 2012
Contact Person:
Jens FEHLER
Address:
Eurocontrol , Brussels Belgium

MIDCAS project is a major European initiative to progress towards integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in non-segregated airspace. It addresses the key issue of the UAS Traffic Encounter and Midair Collision Avoidance Function. The two

23

FEB

Workshop on «Non-EU Dependencies on Ammunition» Study

Start Date:
23 February 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
8 February 2012
Registration Ends:
21 February 2012
Contact Person:
Vassilis Tsiamis
Address:
EDA Rue Drapiers, 17, Brussels Belgium

A Stakeholders’ Workshop in the framework of the EDA Study “Non-EU Dependencies on Ammunition” will be held on 23rd February 2012, at EDA premises, in Brussels. The study team is composed of major European defence companies NEXTER (France), MBDA

09

FEB

3rd Collaborative Database Workshop on Cooperative Opportunities

Start Date:
9 February 2012 12:00
Registration Starts:
23 January 2012
Registration Ends:
8 February 2012
Contact Person:
Daniel Klein
Address:
EDA Rue Drapiers, 17, Ixelles Belgium

The 3rd Collaborative Database Workshop on Cooperative Opportunities will be held on 9th February 2012. The aim of the Workshop is to enhance cooperation between the EDA participating Member States (pMS) and to encourage the pMS to more actively

09

FEB

End-user workshop of the HDR-HF Programme - 9 February

Start Date:
9 February 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
20 January 2012
Registration Ends:
2 February 2012
Contact Person:
Michael Sieber
Address:
Thales Communications and Security premises 146, Boulevard de Valmy, Colombes France

High Frequency (HF) communication links often represent a bottleneck in military networks, with a great impact on the user Quality of Service (QoS). The aim of the EDA project “High Data Rate Technology for High Frequency Communication (HDR-HF)” is

09

FEB

5th Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) EU Workshop – Research and Development for UAS

Start Date:
9 February 2012 09:00
Registration Starts:
15 December 2011
Registration Ends:
3 February 2012
Contact Person:
R&T Directorate
Address:
Royal Military Academy Renaissancelaan 30, Brussels Belgium

A workshop on UAS will be co-organised by the European Commission and the European Defence Agency. This workshop is the fifth and last in a series of five workshops run by the European Commission (DG Enterprise and DG MOVE) of the Unmanned Aerial

31

JAN

EDA's Annual Conference: Refocusing Defence: a European perspective on Defence cooperation in a time of financial challenge

Start Date:
31 January 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Industry & Market Directorate
Address:
Brussels , Brussels Belgium

Can European defence cooperation survive the austerity challenge? To fulfil their future security and defence ambitions Europeans must maximise the purchasing power of limited defence budgets while at the same time foster the more competitive and

26

JAN

13th MAWA Forum

Start Date:
26 January 2012 09:00
Contact Person:
Jan Plevka
Address:
EDA Rue Drapiers, 17, Ixelles Belgium

The aim of the MAWA Forum is to achieve an EU-wide harmonization and unification strategy on military airworthiness. To achieve this, its goal is to recommend the following for adoption by pMS military Airworthiness Authorities: Common Regulatory

29

NOV

2nd EDA Helicopter Tactics Symposium

Start Date:
29 November 2011 09:00
Contact Person:
Michael Becker
Address:
Centre de Communications du Gouvernement Château de Senningen, Niederanven Luxembourg

As part of the EDA Helicopter Training Programme, Luxembourg hosts the second EDA Helicopter Tactics Symposium. The two-day symposium will take place at the Château de Senningen. This symposium forms an integral part of the Helicopter Training

17

NOV

Workshop on Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio standardization

Start Date:
17 November 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
16 November 2011
Registration Ends:
17 November 2011
Contact Person:
Armaments Directorate
Address:
Via Enrico Fermi, 2749 , Ispra Italy

EDA will co-chair a Workshop on Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio standardization, an event lead by the European Commission at the Joint Research Centre-EC, Ispra, Italy, on 17-18 November.  scx.hu Software Defined Radio (SDR) and

26

OCT

2nd EDA/OCCAR Through Life Management Conference: Integrating Industry for TLM Success

Start Date:
26 October 2011 10:00
Registration Starts:
18 August 2011
Registration Ends:
12 October 2011
Contact Person:
OCCAR - http://www.occar-ea.org
Address:
Gustav-Stresemann-Institute Langer Grabenweg 68, Bonn Germany

NOTE: due to some adverse circumstances EDA and OCCAR are forced to cancel the 2nd EDA / OCCAR TLM Conference which had previously been scheduled to take place in Bonn, 26/10/2011. A decision about a new date will made later. EDA and OCCAR-EA are

20

OCT

European Defence Conference 2011

Start Date:
20 October 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
2 February 2011
Registration Ends:
15 October 2011
Contact Person:
Conference Office
Address:
ul Marszalkowska 94/98 , Warsaw Poland

The European Defence Conference 2011 is an interactive two day conference with many options for discussion, debate and Europe wide networking, organised in consultation with EDA and ASD. The EDC2011 will be held in Warsaw 20 and 21 October 2011.

18

OCT

European Air Transport Symposium 2011

Start Date:
18 October 2011 09:00
Contact Person:
Laurent Donnet
Address:
Anthony Fokkerweg 101 , EJ EINDHOVEN Netherlands

The next European Air Transport Symposium will take place in Eindhoven (Netherlands) on 18-19 October 2011, hosted by the European Air Transport Command (EATC). This symposium will be dedicated in the first place to aircrews to exchange lessons

27

SEP

Industry Day on Route Clearance

Start Date:
27 September 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
14 July 2011
Registration Ends:
1 September 2011
Contact Person:
Jim Blackburn
Address:
tbc , tbc Italy

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) continue to cause significant casualties on operations and are amongst the most significant operational challenges. It is important to address all aspects of countering IEDs and part of this is ensuring mobility in

15

SEP

Effective Procurement Methods

Start Date:
15 September 2011 10:00
Registration Starts:
22 July 2011
Registration Ends:
8 September 2011
Address:
EDA Rue des Drapiers 17-23, Bruxelles Belgium

EDA will hold a workshop on Effective Procurement Methods to explore together new opportunities for improving the effectiveness of defence expenditure. The workshop focus on the identification of common demand and on how to translate common demand

15

SEP

European Framework Cooperation (EFC) Workshop

Start Date:
15 September 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
16 August 2011
Registration Ends:
8 September 2011
Contact Person:
R&T Directorate
Address:
Avenue Emmanuel Mounier, 51 , Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belgium

The European Framework Cooperation (EFC) Workshop on the Joint Investment Programme Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (JIP CBRN) will take place 15 September 2011 at the Université Catolique de Louvain's Auditorium C, Brussels. The goal

08

SEP

European Non-Dependence Process: Mapping Meeting

Start Date:
8 September 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
25 May 2011
Registration Ends:
1 September 2011
Contact Person:
R&T Directorate
Address:
Keplerlaan 1 , Noordwijk Netherlands

At the workshop on Critical Space Technologies for European Strategic Non-Dependence, held in Brussels on 9 September 2008, the European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) agreed work together on

07

JUL

Open Day & industrial exhibition - Basic Search Course

Start Date:
7 July 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
16 May 2011
Registration Ends:
1 July 2011
Contact Person:
Lt. Col. Marco CIANFANELLI
Address:
Italian National CIED - Centre of Excellence - Engineer Command / “Ettore Rosso” barracks Viale dell’Esercito 121 – 123, Rome Italy

EDA is running a Basic Search course in Rome from 27 June 2011 to 8 July 2011. Military Search provides a key offensive capability for battle group and formation commanders. On 7 July 2011, the students will graduate from the course and there will be

30

JUN

MARSUR Demonstration Day

Start Date:
30 June 2011 14:00
Contact Person:
Capabilities Directorate
Address:
Diamand Conference Center - Einstein Room Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80, Brussels Belgium

Over the last five years, 15 Member States and EDA have been working together to develop a Maritime Surveillance Network in support of CSDP operations and of homeland security based on existing national systems. This network is now ready for

27

JUN

Countering Improvised Explosives Devices (CIED) Basic Search Course

Start Date:
27 June 2011 12:26
Registration Starts:
30 March 2011
Registration Ends:
20 May 2011
Contact Person:
Jim Blackburn
Address:
Italian National CIED - Centre of Excellence at the Engineer Command / “Ettore Rosso” barracks Viale dell’Esercito 121 – 123, Rome Italy

EDA organises a Countering Improvised Explosives Devices (CIED) Basic Search Course in early summer 2011 in Rome. This two week course will be hosted by Italy at the National C-IED Centre of Excellence, in Cecchignola. Improvised Explosive Devices

06

JUN

Press Day - ITALIAN CALL 11

Start Date:
6 June 2011 10:00
Registration Starts:
12 May 2011
Registration Ends:
5 June 2011
Contact Person:
Raquel Patrício Gomes
Address:
Aeroporto di Viterbo , Viterbo Italy

The third exercise in the EDA’s Helicopter Training Programme will be hosted by Italy and will be held at Viterbo, north of Rome between 24 May and 9 June 2011. Known as ITALIAN CALL 11, the exercise will practice the missions and procedures that

31

MAY

Press briefing (Brussels) - IT CALL 2011

Start Date:
31 May 2011 10:00
Registration Starts:
23 May 2011
Registration Ends:
30 May 2011
Contact Person:
Sandra Kasaby
Address:
EDA Rue des Drapiers 17-23, Bruxelles Belgium

Italy is hosting the next Helicopter Training Programme exercise, IT CALL 2011, under EDA’s auspices. IT CALL 11 is a live exercise (LIVEX) helicopter training exercise scheduled by the Italian Defence General Staff and the European Defence

24

MAY

Exercise Italian Call 2011

Start Date:
24 May 2011 12:14
Registration Starts:
6 May 2011
Registration Ends:
5 June 2011
Contact Person:
Andrew Gray
Address:
Aeroporto di Viterbo Viterbe, Viterbo Italy

The third exercise in the EDA’s Helicopter Training Programme will be hosted by Italy and will be held at Viterbo, north of Rome between 24 May and 9 June 2011. Known as ITALIAN CALL 11, the exercise will practice the missions and procedures that

23

MAY

EDA Steering Board in Ministers of Defence formation

Start Date:
23 May 2011 19:00
Address:
Rue de la Loi 175 , Brussels Belgium , Brussels Belgium

The EDA Steering Board in Ministers of Defence formation meeting will be held on Monday 23 May 2011. Please note that EDA will not organise the usual press conference at the Justus Lipsius Press Centre. Instead, the press release will be

05

MAY

Energy Supply for EU Crisis Management – Lessons Learned and Opportunities Identified

Start Date:
5 May 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
29 March 2011
Registration Ends:
29 April 2011
Contact Person:
Dinesh CHANDRAMOULI REMPLING
Address:
Augsburg Trade Fair Center Am Messezentrum 5, Augsburg Hungary

EU Crisis Management Operations (CMOs) are ever growing in complexity. They cover a wide range from supporting the delivery of humanitarian aid to crisis interventions and post-conflict stabilisation over a longer period of time. While CMOs rely

28

APR

Consultation with Industry on Pooling & Sharing

Start Date:
28 April 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
15 April 2011
Registration Ends:
26 April 2011
Contact Person:
Industry & Market Directorate
Address:
Rue Drapiers, 17 , Brussels Belgium

EDA will host a consultation meeting with Industry on the industrial implications of Pooling & Sharing on 28 April, ahead of the 24 May Steering Board in Defence Ministers formation. The Agency will brief industry on its activities in the

27

APR

Workshop - Technological Review and Assessment in the field of Naval Systems

Start Date:
27 April 2011 09:00
Registration Starts:
24 March 2011
Registration Ends:
22 April 2011
Contact Person:
Solon Mias
Address:
Rue Drapiers, 17 , Brussels Belgium

The European Defence Agency has launched a study to develop the European Naval Strategic Research Agenda setting the research priorities for the next 10 to 15 years. The Strategic Research Agenda will serve to provide a shared vision between

13

APR

European Technology non-Dependence Conference

Start Date:
13 April 2011 11:45
Registration Starts:
10 December 2010
Registration Ends:
1 April 2011
Contact Person:
R&T Directorate
Address:
Budapest, Kerepesi út 29/B. , Budapest Hungary

Main Objective The main objective of the conference is to raise awareness on critical dependencies of the European Technological and Industrial Base and recommend policy measures on how to manage dependencies at EU level. This event provides a first

16

DEC

Tactical Air Transport symposium

Start Date:
16 December 2010 09:00
Registration Starts:
31 October 2010
Registration Ends:
31 October 2010
Contact Person:
Dimitrios Moutsiakis
Address:
Rue Drapiers, 17 , Brussels Belgium

The European Air Transport Fleet (EATF) initiative aims at developing concrete solutions to increase the efficiency of all existing and future air transport assets made available by the participating Member States for military needs and optimisation

15

DEC

1st EDA Helicopters Tactics Symposium

Start Date:
15 December 2010 09:00
Registration Starts:
16 November 2010
Registration Ends:
15 December 2010
Contact Person:
Andrew Gray
Address:
Rue Drapiers 17 , Brussels Belgium

As part of the European Defence Agency's Helicopter Training Programme (HTP), Luxembourg will host the 1st EDA Helicopters Tactic Symposium, which will be held from 15 to 16 December 2010. This initiative will gather helicopter crews from

09

DEC

Steering Board in Ministers of Defence formation

Start Date:
9 December 2010 10:00
Address:
Rue de la Loi 175 , Brussels Belgium

The EDA Steering Board in Ministers of Defence formation meeting will be held on on Thursday 09 December 2010.

16

NOV

Conference on Through-Life Management

Start Date:
16 November 2010 10:30
Registration Starts:
16 September 2010
Registration Ends:
10 November 2010
Contact Person:
Christian Schleippmann
Address:
Rue des Drapiers 17-23 , Brussels Belgium

Through-Life Management - the key to effective co-operation

01

JUL

European High Level Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Conference

Start Date:
1 July 2010 09:15
Contact Person:
Rquel Patrício Gomes
Address:
Charlemagne Building - Rue de la Loi 170 , Brussels Belgium

European High Level Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Conference New Opportunities for Europe’s civil society, mobility, security and industry

09

JUN

UPDATE - Second EDA Multinational Helicopter Exercise “AZOR 2010”

Start Date:
9 June 2010 00:00
Contact Person:
Raquel Patrício Gomes
Address:
Spanish Army aviation base , Agoncillo Spain

Ex Azor 2010