BEAK UAV drone made by Origin Robotics - Photo by Gints Ivuskans © European Union 2025

The European Commission has presented a plan to counter the increasing security threats posed by drones across the EU, focusing on civilian internal security and developing a competitive European drone market.

Military helicopter - Photo by Dominik Gryzbon on Pexels

The EU Commission is proposing to boost defence-related spending within the EU budget to support faster, more flexible and coordinated investment in Europe’s defence technological and industrial base.

Military aircvraft - Photo by Yasin GUNDOGDU on Pexels

The fifth annual Work Programme under the European Defence Fund, adopted Thursday by the EU Commission, has allocated over €1 billion to defence collaborative research and development projects.