The PSII Directorate supports Member States by conducting collaborative procurement of off-the-shelf defence equipment and services for their benefit. It will be the home of the Collaborative Defence Procurement Centre (CDPC).
The Directorate also supports Member States in addressing the implications of EU legislation and policies for the defence sector, including REACH, Single European Sky (SES), funding instruments, and procurement legislation and policy. It also analyses developments influencing the European defence industry and security of supply.
The Directorate is responsible for activities supporting defence cooperation and interoperability, including airworthiness, standardisation, certification, test and evaluation, and education and training. It also supports CSDP operations, missions and EU Battlegroups.
The PSII Directorate comprises four Units:
- PSII Coordination and Management Office supports EU Member States in the adoption of new legislation and policies and supports internal coordination within and between the Directorate and the Agency’s other directorates.
- Collaborative Defence Procurement Centre manages the collaborative procurement of off-the shelf defence equipment and services for the benefit of Member States and EU operations and missions, and provides procurement management and regulatory expertise to the Agency and Member States.
- Wider EU Policies Support Unit engages industry in the Agency's activities, performs strategic analyses of the defence industry and supply chains, and monitors the impact of EU policies on the defence sector, ranging from legislation (REACH, Single European Sky) to funding instruments.
- Interoperability Support Unit supports defence cooperation and enhances interoperability through the development of harmonised safety and certification requirements, identification of best practice standards, networking of test and evaluation capabilities, and facilitation of common training initiatives.