Programme

Is there a European Defence Industrial base? An assessment of whether the term is applicable in a global market place
Consolidation: Will it be the panacea for Europe’s defence sector, or do current lessons suggest otherwise?
From Eurofighter to A400m: Lessons to be learnt from cross-border procurement programmes
Future strategies: What lessons can be learnt from current teamings and joint ventures
Can Europe support its defence industries? Current procurement expenditure and plans in the new fiscal reality, and the outlook for the coming years
Defence spending: budget forecasts for the European Union member states.
Beyond Europe’s borders: Export opportunities in the wider world, and strategies for European organisations in the global defence market, and the prognosis for a Western exodus.
Without frontiers? Current barriers to intra-community defence trade, the prognosis for reforms and the liklihood of overcoming “economic patriotism”, and why Article 296 may remain the trump card.