Since the creation of the European Defence Agency in 2004, support to the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and to EU operations has been one of EDA's core missions. Several activities are now ongoing to develop the support of CSDP military and civilian operations or missions as well as EU Battlegroups at the request of Member States.
Typically, CSDP operations and missions are deployed on short notice to manage crisis in remote areas. In some cases, shortfalls on assets and equipment arising from the force generation have led to outsourcing some key services. This has been the case for Role 1and Role 2 services for several CSDP missions and operations.
In order to inform decisions of various stakeholders, EDA is conducting the present market survey to better understand the range of commercially available solutions, which could fulfil possible future requirements for Role 1 and/or 2 services and associated risks or limitations.
It has to be highlighted that the objective of this survey is to identify service providers of ‘turnkey’ solutions and not manufacturers of assets or supply providers.
Operators are kindly invited to participate in the survey by submitting their answer by 30 September 2016.
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Elements of the Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory (JDEAL), which was developed by 13 participating countries under the auspices of the European Defence Agency (EDA), have been deployed away from its headquarters in Soesterberg (The Netherlands) for the first time.
The Laboratory’s light deployable capabilities were used during Exercise Interdict from 6 to 14 June 2016 at the National Training Centre of “San Gregorio” (Zaragoza), Spain.
12 experts from Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Canada deployed to Zaragoza with the Laboratory. During the exercise many technical functionalities were tested including forensic analysis, triage of improvised explosive devices, command & control, and media, documentary and cell exploitation. In one instance, during a live exercise (LIVEX), JDEAL processed materiel artifacts and traces extracted from 20 different simulated IED events.
The JDEAL’s Spanish Deputy Commander, Major Victor Mariño, stressed the challenge represented by the first deployment of both multinational personnel and laboratory equipment and concluded that the facility had passed its first test.
Since 2014 the JDEAL programme has been developed within the framework of the EDA with The Netherlands as Lead Nation. JDEAL has 13 contributing Member States: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Sweden as well as Norway. The Laboratory will be deployed for a second time this upcoming autumn in Exercise Bison Counter in Sweden.
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