Reduce critical dependencies

Political, military and technological dependencies are closely intertwined. Europe needs an appropriate level of strategic autonomy in order to fulfil its responsibilities as a reliable and credible international security partner. In this context, the European defence and security industries have a crucial role to play, since they develop key technologies that underpin Europe’s freedom to decide and to act.

It is therefore an essential European security interest to sustain and nurture an industrial and technological base in Europe that underpins key strategic security and military capabilities. In today’s geopolitical environment, this must imply technological sovereignty in critical areas, resilience of strategic supply chains and security of supply of critical components and raw materials.