Defence`s Feeds

EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq today (7 March) visited the World ATM Congress in Madrid where he had a range of bilateral meetings with aviation leaders. He also participated in a panel discussion organised at the joint SESAR stand.

On the first day of the World ATM Congress,  EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq spoke about the importance of recognising the military as a credible and reliable partner for excellence in global aviation. During the opening panel discussion at the joint SESAR stand, Mr. Domecq underscored the significance of the current global context and its relationship with global aviation. Mr. Domecq said  “given the evolving security challenges facing Europe, it is crucial for security and defence that any development in air traffic modernisation takes military requirements fully into account, in order to avoid any adverse impact on national and collective defence capabilities.”

EDA Chief Executive was joined in the panel debate, titled “Setting the scene: partnering for excellence in global aviation”, by representatives from SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU), SESAR Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) EUROCAE, EUROCONTROL and EASA. In his panel intervention, Mr Domecq pointed to the concrete work that the EDA carries out in the aviation field. “On Single European Sky we are proud to support our Member States, acting as interface with EU institutions and facilitating the coordination of military views. Some concrete examples: we supported the military input into the European Master Plan Campaign Edition 2015 and the update of the SESAR Deployment Programme 2016. We are also actively engaged in the process for the 2017 Programme which has started in the meantime.”

Mr. Domecq closed his remarks by underlining the importance of the Military Aviation Strategy, which EDA has facilitated and reflects the shared view on military aviation as an integral part of air traffic in Europe for the coming decades. “The implementation of the Military Aviation Strategy, closely coordinated with NATO, will contribute to ensure that the military are recognised as credible and reliable partners for excellence in global aviation.”

EDA @ World ATM Congress 2017

During the World ATM Congress 2017 the SESAR stand and theatre will feature a wide variety of sessions, which will illustrate how SESAR works with ATM partners. “Partnering for excellence in global aviation” is the theme of the activities taking place at the stand over the three day event. 

EDA experts will be taking part in many of the sessions organised at the SESAR stand, as well as presenting the work of EDA in SESAR and engaging with stakeholders.

EDA is collaborating with the project hosts SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) and the SESAR Deployment Manager (SESAR DM). Other European representatives from the European Commission, European Aviation Safety Agency Network Manager, and EUROCAE, make up the joint SESAR representation at the World ATM Congress. 

The full schedule of activities at the SESAR stand is available on the SESAR Joint Undertaking website. More on EDA’s activities at World ATM Congress can be found on EDA’s Twitter account or by using #SESAR.

 

More information:

• Meet the EDA team! Partnering for excellence in global aviation at the World ATM Congress (SESAR Stand 889)
• Jorge Domecq outlines the importance of the military in SES/SESAR ahead of World ATM Congress 2017
• EDA SESAR Project Page
• The Military in SES/SESAR (Brochure)
• EDA and SESAR JU sign Memorandum of Cooperation (EDA news 19 December 2016)
• EUROCONTROL and the European Defence Agency consolidate their cooperation (EDA news 17 November 2016)
• Partners step up efforts to address the integration of drones into European airspace (EDA news 8 November 2016)

SENER main projects will be showcased at the forthcoming edition of the Middle East Rail trade fair, which SENER will be attending for the fourth time.

The committee will welcome Annick Hiensch, Deputy Head of the UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security and Clara Ganslandt, Head of Division for Common Security and Defence Policy – partnerships and agreements, EEAS for a discussion on the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping. The debate on 9 March will aim to review the implementation of the Council’s 2015 decision on “Strengthening the UN-EU Strategic Partnership” and explore the new commitments made under the EU’s Global Strategy.
Further information
Draft agenda and meeting documents
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On 9 March, the subcommittee will discuss the topic "CSDP missions and operations: Learning the lessons!?" with Giovanni Cremonini, Chair of the EEAS inter-service CSDP Lessons Working Group. With the EU having established, over recent years, a coherent mechanism for identifying best practices in CSDP missions, primarily through its Annual CSDP Lessons report and the associated processes, the committee will use this opportunity to take stock of the progress achieved and explore the way forward.
Further information
draft agenda and meeting documents
Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP

Swedish defence and security company Saab has secured a contract for the delivery of the advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) AUV62-AT training system.

Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne has announced a $213m upgrade to the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Garden Island facility in Sydney.

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker called for a common EU defence headquarters in September after the Brexit vote, resurrecting an idea that had circulated in the EU for years. Today, the European Union has approved plans for a military headquarters to coordinate overseas security operation, foreign and defence ministers of the 28 member states (Britain having long opposed it) "unanimously" backed the project.

The new MPCC (Military Planning Conduct and Capability facility) will command the EU's non-executive military missions. The facility will initially run three operations - civil-military training missions in Mali, the Central African Republic and Somalia - which do not involve the use of force, other than in self-defence. The MPCC will initially have a small staff of around 30 and come under the EU's existing military structures.

But top EU officials, including Ms Mogherini, have had to repeatedly issue reassurances that the bloc is not going to undercut NATO as the primary defence for Europe. Besides Britain, many of the former Communist states of eastern Europe such as Poland and Hungary have argued consistently that NATO must come first, given the need for US support in facing a more assertive Russia.

The EU has also mounted Operation Sophia in the central Mediterranean, which can use force to stop migrant smugglers, and Operation Atalanta, part of international antipiracy forces off the Horn of Africa, these executive operations have their own command centres which will remain separate.

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