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Officials from the French external intelligence service, the DGSE, and the defence ministry's international and strategic relations directorate, the DGRIS,

Still under investigation in the US for attempted corruption in connection with Indian mining licenses, Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash is

The Societe Industrielle d'Etudes et Protections Electroniques (Siepel), which specialises in electromagnetic spectrum management, is according to our information preparing

Following the European Commission's decision in mid-April not to help the Montenegrin government to reimburse a loan contracted by its

Christophe Gomart, the former head of the DRM, the French military intelligence service, is to head a new university module

Officials from the French external intelligence service, the DGSE, and the defence ministry's international and strategic relations directorate, the DGRIS,

Still under investigation in the US for attempted corruption in connection with Indian mining licenses, Ukrainian oligarch Dmitri Firtash is

The Societe Industrielle d'Etudes et Protections Electroniques (Siepel), which specialises in electromagnetic spectrum management, is according to our information preparing

Following the European Commission's decision in mid-April not to help the Montenegrin government to reimburse a loan contracted by its

Christophe Gomart, the former head of the DRM, the French military intelligence service, is to head a new university module

Officials from the French external intelligence service, the DGSE, and the defence ministry's international and strategic relations directorate, the DGRIS,

Still under investigation in the US for attempted corruption in connection with Indian mining licenses, Ukrainian oligarch Dmitri Firtash is

In line with its new budgetary priorities, Frontex, the European border protection agency headed by Fabrice Leggeri, launched a tender on 16 April for a consulting framework deal worth €3m, for geographical information systems, geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, and imagery

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The RDAF (Royal Danish Air Force) F-16 Fighting Falcons are being painted in dark grey. In October 2020, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Flyvevåbnet (Royal Danish Air Force), the F-16AM serial E-005 was [...]

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USMC F-35Bs have arrived at RAF Lakenheath to deploy aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. Split into two sections, each including 5 jets, a total of 10 USMC F-35Bs aircraft have arrived at RAF Lakenheath, UK. The [...]

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In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

The meetings will be with remote participation for Members (being able to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and intervene in the meeting). Other participants are invited to follow the meeting through webstreaming.

Following these decisions, the next meeting of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) will take place on 25 and 31 May 2021 (online).
The meeting agenda and documents will be published here.

SEDE meetings' calendar 2021
EP calendar 2021
Press release: Sahel: Security situation from the African perspective - 12 April 2021
Press release: MEPs quizzed the head of the IAEA about nuclear non-proliferation - 16 March 2021
Press release: Exchange of views with the NATO Secretary General - 15 March 2021
Press release: Instability in the Central African Republic - 24 February 2021
Press release: Chair of the Security and Defence Subcommittee welcomes extension of the New START Treaty - 5 February 2021
Press release: MEPs to discuss security and defence priorities with Minister Gomes Cravinho - 28 January 2021
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The implementation of PILUM, a project selected under the 2019 call for proposals for the EU Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) managed by EDA, was officially launched at an online kick-off meeting on 23 April 2021. 

PILUM stands for ‘Projectiles for Increased Long-range effects Using electroMagnetic railgun’. The project, with a budget of approximately €1.5 million, was selected following an EU-wide PADR call for proposals on the topic of ‘Future Disruptive Defence Technologies - Emerging Game-changers’, sub-topic ‘Long-range effects’. 

The main objective of PILUM is to investigate, both theoretically and experimentally, the feasibility of the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) and its hypervelocity projectiles. The project will address critical scientific and technological gaps and will provide a first proof-of-concept of the electromagnetic railgun as a long-range artillery system.

The PILUM consortium is led by the French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) and encompasses renown RTOs, system integrators, global players in defence systems and SMEs from France, Germany, Poland and Belgium. The project has a duration of 24 months. More information on the consortium can be found on the PILUM project page.

Being part of the PADR programme, PILUM outcomes shall support the European Commission, EDA and Member States for the preparation of the Research Dimension of the European Defence Fund. The project is also closely linked to the activities conducted under EDA’s Capability Technology Groups (CapTech Missiles and Munitions and CapTech Components)

About the PADR

The PILUM project is part of the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) launched by the European Commission in 2017 to assess and demonstrate the added-value of EU supported defence research and technology (R&T). It paved the way for a proper European Defence Programme to come as part of the European Defence Fund (EDF), under the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027).

The PADR implementation is run by EDA following the mandate via a Delegation Agreement between the European Commission and EDA signed on 31 May 2017. By this agreement the Commission entrusts EDA with the management and implementation of the research projects launched within the PADR.  

 

The hunt for the assets of former Saudi master spy Saad Al Jabri, which is being conducted by firms working for crown prince Mohamed bin Salman, has moved since the end of March to the courts in the US state

Cybersecurity company Positive Technologies, a sort of Russian equivalent of Crowdstrike, was added to the list of companies sanctioned by