An analysis of why Europe’s rapidly growing defence industry remains fragmented and how new EU instruments are pushing it toward greater integration.

An analysis of why technical performance alone is not enough and what defence SMEs need to demonstrate to become credible partners, suppliers and programme participants.

A framework for understanding three models of international cooperation with Ukraine’s defence industry: build in Ukraine, build with Ukraine and buy from Ukraine.

An overview of how Defence Readiness 2030 is shaping European capability priorities, procurement, industrial capacity and investment through the end of the decade.

An analysis of how EU support to Ukraine is evolving from financial assistance into defence procurement, production financing and long-term industrial integration.

An overview of how the proposed 2028–2034 EU budget could reshape defence funding, industrial policy and investment opportunities across Europe.

A data-based analysis of past EDF winners showing where SMEs and specialist companies can realistically enter defence consortia.

An explainer on the new European Defence Projects of Common Interest and how they could concentrate multinational investment around strategic defence capabilities.

An explainer on how the Ukraine Support Instrument under EDIP can finance production capacity and connect Ukrainian defence companies with the European industrial base.

A practical guide to where defence relationships are built in Europe and how companies can turn events, programmes and introductions into durable partnerships.