Lessons Learned From European Defence Equipment Programmes
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Lessons Learned From European Defence Equipment Programmes
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Author : Jean-Pierre Maulny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Lessons Learned From European Defence Equipment Programmes written by Jean-Pierre Maulny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Defense industries categories.
Explores the issue of European armaments cooperation. Such cooperation between countries has often been difficult. Even so, European governments continue to collaborate on multinational equipment programmes for a number of reasons, and successful multinational programmes have manifold benefits. These benefits include, for instance, the possibility of meeting a capability requirement at an affordable price. Collaborative programmes allow greater economies of scale because of the larger order books. These savings also allow European governments to contemplate acquiring more advanced equipment (and share development costs), despite static defence budgets. Another advantage is the fact that common equipment can help countries work together on international missions: such interoperability is vital for the success of military coalitions. Also, governments gain political benefits from cooperation, and are perceived to be constructive EU partners. Moreover, multinational procurement encourages greater convergence of thinking about international security among EU governments, and this helps foster a common European strategic culture. Other positive side effects include technology sharing, technology development, common standards, integrated logistics and successful exports. This paper also discusses the challenges facing European arms cooperation , especially in the fields of juste retour, industrial consolidation and static defence budgets, research, technology and redundant industrial skills. Different national defence industrial policies make it difficult to develop common approaches to armaments cooperation. In particular, government protection of national defence industries has been one of the main problems in past cooperative programmes. Work-share arrangements, known as juste retour, guarantee that a national defence industry must receive work worth the full amount of its government's financial contribution to a programme. Experience shows that the more governments and industrial interests are involved, the more difficult the cooperation. Governments also have vastly different types and sizes of defence industries. Six countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK) account for more than 90 percent of defence equipment production in the EU. Most governments, therefore, are primarily consumers rather than producers - although many smaller countries are major sub-contractors and component suppliers. Some parts of Europe's defence industry have consolidated across borders (aerospace, IT). But the industry must consolidate further if Europe wants to play a significant role in the global defence industry. EU governments collectively spend roughly 190 billion euros on defence each year, but national defence budgets are either static or falling. Plus the governments only spend roughly 40 billion euros each year on procurement, research and development. Static defence budgets and low equipment spending means that a competitive defence industry is not sustainable on a national basis anymore. Slow progress in cross-border industrial consolidation also means that there are numerous redundant industrial skills across Europe. Some governments waste scarce procurement and development money on sustaining certain defence technologies nationally, which are usually too small or unsophisticated to be internationally competitive - thereby aggravating the problem of over-capacity. In sum, EU governments have little choice but to collaborate more on equipments programmes, and to manage those programmes more efficiently.
Education And Training For European Defence Equipment Programmes
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Author : Daniel Keohane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Education And Training For European Defence Equipment Programmes written by Daniel Keohane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Cooperation categories.
Cooperative programmes are problematic for some EU Member States because they have often implied delays, unanticipated costs, and long rounds of negotiations between partnering nations. Problems concerning armaments cooperation in Europe stem from a lack of mutual understanding between different stakeholders (officials from Member States and EU institutions, industrialists, journalists, academics). The recommendations in this report are primarily oriented towards developing networks of programme managers and strategic decision-makers across Europe, to help develop mutual understanding in the European armaments community.
The Law Of Collaborative Defence Procurement In The European Union
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Author : Baudouin Heuninckx
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017
The Law Of Collaborative Defence Procurement In The European Union written by Baudouin Heuninckx and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Law categories.
The book examines and makes proposals for improving the law and management of collaborative defence procurement programmes and provides practical examples to enhance efficiency of cooperation between states. Covering a broad scope of legal issues, it contains invaluable information for practitioners, policy-makers and academics aiming to analyse or improve these projects.
Buying Defence And Security In Europe
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Author : Martin Trybus
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-13
Buying Defence And Security In Europe written by Martin Trybus and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-13 with Law categories.
A critical evaluation of the EU Defence and Security Procurement Directive 2009/81/EC in its legal, economic, military, and political context.
The European Defence Agency
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Author : Nikolaos Karampekios
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-04-10
The European Defence Agency written by Nikolaos Karampekios and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-10 with Political Science categories.
This volume provides a comprehensive understanding of the European Defence Agency (EDA), the leading EU armaments policy institution. Despite its critical role in European strategic and military affairs as the key hub of European policy-making in the field of armaments, the Agency has hitherto received very little attention by the academic and research community around Europe. To fill this gap in the literature, the book covers a multitude of inter-related themes and topics. Not only does it provide a detailed analysis and assessment of the Agency’s record as the first institution dealing solely with EU armaments policy, but it also links these findings to international relations and European integration theory. Thematically, the contributions go beyond the mere description of achievements, gaps and risks, elaborating on novel themes such as space, offsets, pooling and sharing, and transatlantic armaments relations. The book combines an interdisciplinary approach to the study of European defence with theoretical and ontological pluralism, and seeks to unveil the strategic, industrial, institutional and ideational sources of armaments collaboration and capability development under the aegis of the EDA. The multi-faceted orientation of the book will be of much interest to students of European security, EU institutions, defence studies, arms control and international relations in general.
Defence Industrial Cooperation In The European Union
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Author : Daniel Fiott
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-28
Defence Industrial Cooperation In The European Union written by Daniel Fiott and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-28 with History categories.
This book provides an empirical understanding of how EU-level defence industrial cooperation functions in practice. Using the Liberal Intergovernmental theoretical model, the book argues that while national economic preferences are an essential factor of government interests they only explain part of the dynamic that leads to the development of defence industrial policy at EU level. Moving beyond a simple adumbration of economic preferences, it shows how the EU’s institutional framework and corpus of law are used by governments to reaffirm their position as the ultimate arbiter and promoter of national economic preferences in the defence industrial sector. To this end, the work asks why and how EU member state governments, European defence firms, and EU institutions developed EU-level defence industrial policy between 2003 and 2009. The book also analyses significant policy developments, including the establishment of a European Defence Agency and two EU Directives on equipment transfers and defence procurement. This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy, defence studies, security studies and International Relations in general.
Nato S Post Cold War Trajectory
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Author : M. Webber
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-08-20
Nato S Post Cold War Trajectory written by M. Webber and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-20 with Political Science categories.
Two decades since the watershed of the Cold War, this book investigates NATO's staying power. This book investigates how the Alliance has adapted and managed to attend to new roles and purposes through the lens of International Relations theory. The Alliance will continue, but will remain subject to ongoing crises and challenges of change.
Research And Technology
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Author : Goddard Space Flight Center
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Research And Technology written by Goddard Space Flight Center and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Outer space categories.
Emerging Strategies In Defense Acquisitions And Military Procurement
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Author : Burgess, Kevin
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2016-07-22
Emerging Strategies In Defense Acquisitions And Military Procurement written by Burgess, Kevin and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-22 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Military and defense organizations are a vital component to any nation. In order to maintain the standards of these sectors, new procedures and practices must be implemented. Emerging Strategies in Defense Acquisitions and Military Procurement is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the present state of defense organizations, examining reforms and solutions necessary to overcome current limitations and make vast improvements to their infrastructure. Highlighting methodologies and theoretical foundations that promote more effective practices in defense acquisition, this book is ideally designed for academicians, practitioners, researchers, upper-level students, and professionals engaged in defense industries.
Europe In 12 Lessons
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Author : Pascal Fontaine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Europe In 12 Lessons written by Pascal Fontaine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
What purpose does the EU serve? Why and how was it set up? How does it work? What has it already achieved for its citizens, and what new challenges does it face today? In a globalised world, can the EU compete successfully with other major economies while maintaining its social standards? How can immigration be managed? What will Europe’s role be on the world stage in the years ahead? Where will the EU’s boundaries be drawn? And what future is there for the euro? These are just some of the questions explored by EU expert Pascal Fontaine in this 2017 edition of his popular booklet Europe in 12 lessons. Pascal Fontaine is a former assistant to Jean Monnet and former professor at the Institut d’Études Politiques, Paris.