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During the opening session of this year’s 15th European Space Conference, High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, presented the priorities for the 2023 European Space agenda and the challenges ahead
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Today, Director-General Timo Pesonen has signed, on behalf of the European Commission, a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. The Arrangement was signed in the margin of the EU-Japan Space Dialogue taking place in Brussels this week.
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The integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) project consortium showcased the usage of autonomous unmanned ground systems for various defence missions, including intelligence gathering, casualty evacuation and last mile re-supply at the project’s penultimate demonstration in France.
Today, the European Commission signed Contribution Agreements with the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) to delegate the implementation, under indirect management, of four strategic defence projects under the European Defence Fund.
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PANDORA is an industrial collaborative development project co-funded under the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP). This week it was successfully concluded by holding a technical demonstration and final assessment-demonstration event in Athens.
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The European defence industry submitted by 24 November 134 proposals for joint defence R&D projects in response to the 2022 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund, reflecting all the thematic priorities identified by the Member States with the support of the Commission.
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the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) released the key findings and data gathered across the aeronautics, defence and space sectors.
ENDR: The European Conference on Dual-Use Technologies gathers 170 cyber defence and cyber security experts and sees over 130 matchmaking sessions for SMEs
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The European Parliament and the European Council, under the Czech Presidency, gave the green light to the Secure Connectivity programme during yesterday’s last trilogue meeting.
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Aviation: First General Assembly of the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation mobilises entire aeronautic ecosystem for hydrogen and electric aviation