The White Paper, released on Wednesday, broadly rehashes the Commission’s ReArm Europe proposal unveiled two weeks ago that could see member states mobilise up to €800 billion for defence over the next four years by notably, pooling orders and procuring equipment together.
Capabilities the Commission has identified as priority areas include air and missile defence, artillery systems, ammunition and missiles, drones and counter-drone systems, AI, Quantum, cyber and electronic warfare and strategic enablers.
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Source: Euronews
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