European multilateral defence procurement
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European multilateral defence procurement refers to the collective armaments purchasing policies of European nations.[citation needed]
European countries hope to establish a profitable export competing the American one.[1]
Industry
[edit]In 2015, the German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and French Nexter merged under a joint holding company KMW+Nexter Defense Systems. Both companies are major producers of military land systems.[2]
Other major European defence contractors include:
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Airbus Helicopters
- Dassault Aviation
- Damen Group
- Diehl Defence
- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
- Leonardo S.p.A., including the former AgustaWestland
- Naval Group
- Navantia
- Rheinmetall
- Rolls-Royce
- Saab Group
- Safran
- Thales Group
- ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Products
[edit]Then British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under pressure from President Bill Clinton to select Raytheon's future missile to arm the Eurofighter,[3] however the UK government selected the European Meteor air-to-air missile.
Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders has called the difficulties in coordinating European investment in the A400M program a "horror", and said "I am determined, at least for my company, not to ever again walk into such a program".[4]
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have signalled their countries intention to co-operate on the development of a future combat aircraft to be produced as a replacement for Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon.[5][6]
Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement
[edit]The European Union has adopted a code of conduct[7] with the objective to inject transparency and competition into the military procurement. It is administered by the EDA and under its scope are contracts under Article 346 of TFEU, of at least €1 million and with the exclusions of weapons of mass destruction, cryptographic equipment and other procurements.
As of 2009 the code is adopted by Norway and all EDA members except Romania, who may join later.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hawranek, Dietmar; Dettmer, Markus; Beste, Ralf (11 July 2011). "A New Arms Race: Exports Booming for German Weapons Manufacturers". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Nexter Systems and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann have completed their association" (PDF) (Press release). Amsterdam: KMW, Nexter. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Baumgardner, Neil (16 September 1999). "Raytheon Offers Joint Development of New Missile with UK". Defense Daily. Phillips Business Information, Inc.
- ^ Bruno, Michael (2 May 2014). "A400M: The Horror, The Horror". aviationweek.com. Penton. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Hoyle, Craig (20 July 2017). "Franco-German fighter proposal gains momentum". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Tran, Pierre (14 July 2017). "France and Germany agree to jointly build new generation fighter jet". Defense News. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ The Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement
- ^ Key Facts About the Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement
External links
[edit]- The British Library - finding information on the defence industry (PDF file) Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine