2007
Brussels - 14 December 2007
The European Defence Agency today signed the first three contracts under its R&T Joint Investment Programme on Force Protection (JIP-FP)
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Brussels - 5 December 2007
The European Defence Agency welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to further
support the development of a true European Defence Equipment Market (EDEM). The Defence
Package published today is complementary to the Agency’s own agenda for creating a more
effective EDEM and a stronger European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB).
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Brussels - 19 November 2007
European Union governments today adopted the framework for a joint Strategy on Defence Research & Technology describing why and how they intend to invest collectively on technologies that are crucial for future military capabilities and industrial capacities in Europe
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Brussels - 13 November 2007
Appointment of Rainer Schuwirth, a former Chief of Staff at NATO, as a "Wise Pen" to produce the first draft of a concept for EU Network Enabled Capability. The EDA Steering Board considers NEC technology to be of fundamental importance for future ESDP operations
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Brussels - 5 November 2007
Javier Solana, Head of the European Defence Agency, today announced the appointments of Jonathan Mullin as EDA Capabilities Director and Jukka Juusti as Armaments Director.
Mullin, currently Assistant Director, Force Protection, in the UK Ministry of Defence, and Juusti, Chief, Armaments Division J10, Defence Command, Finland, will take up their duties in January
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Evora, Portugal - 29 September 2007
Javier Solana, Head of the European Defence Agency (EDA), today paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of outgoing EDA Chief Executive Nick Witney, who was the driving force of the agency during the first three years of its existence
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Brussels - 25 September 2007
Following are the main points of the report to the EDA Steering Board on the first year of working of the Code of Conduct (CoC) on defence procurement and the Code of Best Practice in the Supply Chain (CoBPSC) and the associated Electronic Bulletin Boards (EBB), for Government contract opportunities and Industry contract opportunities
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Brussels - 25 September 2007
European Union governments today agreed a series of specific steps and timetables for implementing a strategy to strengthen the Defence Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) by strengthening competition and cooperation in Europe and focussing more deliberately on the needs of the future
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Brussels - 28 June 2007
The EDA Steering Board today agreed a roadmap and a timetable to produce a comprehensive Capability Development Plan (CDP), which will help EU governments identify the key capability areas that they must work together to develop to meet the security threats of the future, and to target possible areas for collaboration to deliver the necessary capabilities
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Bruxeels - 21 June 2007
The European Defence Agency warmly welcomes the announcement of a Franco-German joint effort for a common project on a Future Transport Helicopter capability in the 2020 timeframe
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