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It is no longer just a question of pooling armed forces between member states but one of <strong>rebuilding a proficient military production capacity from beginning to end, adapted to the needs of the battlefield and supported by innovative public and private financing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, <strong>European strategic autonomy has been weakened<\/strong> by a persistent dependence on critical components from outside of Europe, particularly in the five domains of modern warfare: <strong>land, sea, air, space, and information and cyberspace<\/strong>. Ambitious programmes have been launched to remedy this, such as <strong>EDIRPA<\/strong> (European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act) for weaponry, <strong>FCAS<\/strong> (Future Combat Air System) for the air force and <strong>IRIS2<\/strong> (Europe\u2019s satellite constellation for secure communications) for space. <strong>But the timeframes are long and the cooperative efforts fragile<\/strong>. The need to consolidate industrial sectors, support European innovation and develop strategic alliances is growing urgent.<\/p>\n<p>F<strong>eedback from the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza is clear<\/strong>: the armies do not lack technology so much as reserves and simple, robust, mass-produced equipment. <strong>The era of \u2018all technology\u2019 is reaching its limits; the time has come for intelligent simplicity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One last point: public finances are tight. To cope with the sheer scale of the various needs (munitions, cybersecurity, space, etc.), <strong>it is essential to mobilise private financing<\/strong>, such as infrastructure funds, family offices, dual-use capital investment (civilian and military). This movement also <strong>assumes the evolution of ESG<\/strong> (environmental, social and governance) criteria to integrate the imperatives of strategic sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Efforts have begun; they must now accelerate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuracy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Accuracy-Talks-Straight_13_UK.pdf\">Download PDF &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Duponchel, President, Accuracy<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Accuracy Talks Straight #13 &#8211; One partner, one view<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faced with geopolitical fragmentation and the proliferation of high-intensity conflicts, Europe must switch from its logic of cooperation to a strategy of industrial resurgence. 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