November 12, 2019 / 8:42 AM / 2 days ago
Europe agrees to develop more weapons independently of U.S.
Robin Emmott
Under plans agreed by EU defence ministers in Brussels, work will begin on a new patrol vessel, an electronic jamming weapon for aircraft and technology to track ballistic missiles.
The projects took months to negotiate but French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the desire for deeper EU defence collaboration last week when he said the U.S.-led NATO defence alliance was dying.
Some 47 joint EU defence projects are now in the works following the signing of a pact by France, Germany and 23 other EU governments in late 2017 to fund, develop and deploy armed forces following Britain’s decision to quit the bloc.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-defence/europe-agrees-to-develop-more-weapons-independently-of-u-s-idUSKBN1XM1RO?il=0
