EU defence ministers have given the green light to create a common defence research and technology (R&T) fund, aimed at narrowing the gap between the US and Europe in high-tech military equipment.
"R&T is the seed-corn for our future equipment capabilities, and pursuing new technologies will give us the capabilities we need in the future and strengthen our industries and research institutions," EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said in a statement on Tuesday (7 March).
"But ...
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