NOW: Join EDA at #EUOpenDay ! 🇪🇺

Step into the European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 building and find us around the main courtyard, fill in a quiz and get your #EDA stamp 🌍

See you! 🙌
#EUdefence

TOMORROW: Come visit EDA at #EUOpenDay 🇪🇺

🤔 Curious about #EUdefence cooperation & want to meet the people putting it in practice at #EDA ?

Stop by our stand no. 7 around the European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 building's courtyard, across the main entrance & together with EU SatCen.

See you there! 👋

🆕 EDA welcomes Nathalie Guichard as new Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) Director

Ms Guichard is a Brigadier General with a strong background in #engineering .

As RTI Director, she leads EDA efforts that support #research on #EUdefence .

🔗 eda.europa.eu/news-and-event…

🇲🇹 #Malta MoD officials welcomed EDA/EUMS #CARD delegation, concluding a series of bilateral dialogues on #defence capability development.

Next phase focuses on aggregated analysis & publication of the final report at the end of 2024.

CARD 👉 bit.ly/49qrV3t

#EUdefence

🛰️ Innovative military #space applications for #European armed forces

Yesterday, EDA’s Hub for #EU Defence Innovation ( #HEDI ) paved the way for innovative #satellite constellation project in Very Low Earth Orbit ( #VLEO ), specifically designed for military use.

#EU defence

Fijne Koningsdag 2024! 🇳🇱🇪🇺

Today, we celebrate our Member #TheNetherlands on their King’s Day!

ℹ️ Visit our website to learn more about the Netherlands' contributions to EDA projects and programmes.

#NationalDay #KingsDay
Kustwacht Nederland

📸: Beeld bij Defensie

📢 EDA is looking for 17 trainees 🧐

🇪🇺 Interested to work in #EUdefence cooperation & gain first-hand experience in #European affairs?

✍️ Apply for our 1-year paid #traineeship starting in Sep 2024 in Brussels!

⏰ 21 May 2024 👉 bit.ly/EDAtraineeship

#EUjobs EPSO

Feliz 25 de Abril! 🇵🇹🇪🇺

Today, we celebrate our Member #Portugal on their Freedom Day!

ℹ️ Visit our website to learn more about Portugal’s contributions to EDA projects and programmes.

#NationalDay #FreedomDay

📸: Força Aérea Portuguesa

🛰️ At EDA’s ‘Space for Defence Industry Workshop’, experts from Member States & #European industry discussed 2023 #EU Capability Development Priorities ( #CDP ) in #space & alignment with #defence industry priorities.

CDP 👉 eda.europa.eu/news-and-event…

#EU defence #ToBeReady #EU space

🤝 EDA supports Member States in harmonising standards in #defence

Its #European Defence Standards Reference System ( #EDSTAR ) provides a central database containing references to “Best-practice” standards ( #BPS ).

Factsheet 👉 eda.europa.eu/publications-a…

#EUdefence #standardisation

As part of the ongoing review cycle, EDA’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence ( #CARD ) delegation met with officials at the Ministries of Defence of #Sweden 🇸🇪 & #Romania 🇷🇴, discussing #defence capability development.

More on CARD: bit.ly/49qrV3t

#EUdefence

#PESCO |⚓ Two critical projects in the maritime domain have plotted a clear way ahead on the future development of their projects.

Learn how the Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection & Essential Elements of European Escorts #4E projects are moving forward. 👇

#EUdefence

🎉 #EDAturns20 - Marking 20 years of promoting European defence cooperation with #MARSUR

One of EDA's longest projects, since 2006, an on-going effort enhancing European maritime surveillance through technical solutions and expert collaboration.

Learn how it works🔽🚢