European Sky Shield Initiative
Coverage of European Sky Shield Initiative in the Nexus archive.
- Germany and France seek to ‘bounce back’ from fighter jet failure
France and Germany aim to advance joint defense projects after the collapse of their Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet initiative. The two nations will focus on bolstering European rearmament and addressing tensions over competing defense strategies, including France's refusal to join Germany's European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI).
- Germany touts pan-German space command amid European push to supplant US tech
Germany is leading a European initiative to develop military space capabilities independent of US technology, including a European Space Component Command and multilateral training academy. German-speaking defense ministers from Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg met in Vienna to collaborate on satellite constellations, military-grade launch capacity, and space infrastructure projects totaling €35 billion in investment.