European Defence Agency RUSI Conference London , 26 June 2006

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European Defence AgencyRUSI Conference
London , 26 June 2006
Pierre Hougardy, EDA Capabilities Director
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Overall aim of the Agency

• To support the Council and the Member States in
  their effort to improve European defence
  capabilities in the field of crisis management
  and to sustain the ESDP as it stands now and will
  evolve in the future

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Main Functions

• 1. Developing defence capabilities
• 2. Promoting collaborative defence research
• 3. Promoting armaments co-operation
• 4. Improving the defence industrial and
  technological base, and supporting the creation
  of a competitive European defence market

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Agency Concept

• To provide coherence across all efforts to
  improve Europes defence performance - a systems
  integrator
• To provide analyses and inject proposals - a
  conscience and catalyst
• To provide a channel and instrument for political
  will

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The Capability effort

• What is the Agency doing to improve the military
  capabilities available to the European
  governments ?
• How is the Agency going about co-ordinating the
  work of the national capability planners ?
• Does it need more power to deal effectively with
  the capitals ?

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How to achieve our key objectives ?

• Work with the pMS to address all identified
  military capabilities needs
• Encourage pMS to conduct capability driven
  development in all future defence and capability
  planning
• Pursue solutions that co-ordinate pMS efforts and
  exploit collaborative opportunities
• Develop proposals to expand and reinforce
  interoperability of EU forces at all appropriate
  levels

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The Capability Development Process
WHAT IS EUROPES ROLE
IN THE WORLD?
WHAT DOES EUROPE WANT TO
BE ABLE TO DO, MILITARILY?
WHICH MILITARY CAPABILITIES
WILL THAT REQUIRE?
WHAT DOES EUROPE HAVE / PLAN TO HAVE?
WHAT IS LACKING / WILL BE LACKING?
EDA EUMC
WHAT IS THE RANGE OF
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS?
WHAT IS REQUIRED
TO DELIVER A SOLUTION ?
WHICH LOOKS
MOST PROMISING?
WHO WILL TAKE IT UP
AND COMMIT RESOURCES?
PROJECT INTO NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Individual Member States
DELIVERY
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Agencys way of working
Agency Management Board Corporate Support

Projects Initiatives
ESDP Requiremts
Capabilities Directorate
Policies, Strategies other PIs
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CCDP Management Tools
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Capability Manager (Knowledge)
Rainer Cramer
Capability Manager (Engagement)
Maurice de Langlois
Capability Manager (Manoeuvre)
Ricardo Vallespin
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Project Teams
SDR Security Crypto Info Requirements CIS SatCom

SAL SSL
CBRN x 2 Maritime Surveillance
CSAR AFVs C21st Warrior
AAR Medical Log Tracking
Op Intel UAV
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Hampton Court Priorities

• Command, Control Communications
• Surveillance Reconnaissance
• Strategic Air Sea lift
• All aspects of casualty minimisation
• Other enabling capabilities such as
• air-to-air refuelling

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Long Term Vision Method
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Headline Goal 2010
ESS
Shorter-term
Longer-term
ECAP Roadmap
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Limitations of short-term development
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Headline Goal 2010
ESS
Shorter-term
Longer-term
RC 05
FC
PC
ECAP Roadmap
EU Capability Development Plan
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Managing Future Risk
By implementing an EU Capability Development Plan
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EU Capability Development Plan

• Why a need
• Provides a short-to-long term view of
  Capability development
• Provides a picture cross-cutting all
  capabilities
• Derives from evidence-based analysis
  priorities
• Provides focus for plans/programmes
  convergence
• Offers tool from which to harmonise defence
  planning investment

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Scrutiny, Assessment Evaluation
Evaluating specific capability areas to identify
possible risks implications of shortfalls
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Assessment
Scrutinising individual Member States' military
contributions
Assessing the totality of all MScontributions to
identify shortfalls
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Conditions for success

• Common understanding of a capability-driven
  approach and of an effect based approach to
  operations
• Work at the convergence of pMS plans in order
  to seek collaborative solutions
• Effective commitment of pMS staffs national
  leadership and of the EUMC
• pMS will to deliver capabilities

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Overall aim of the Agency

• To support the Council and the Member States in
  their effort to improve European defence
  capabilities in the field of crisis management
  and to sustain the ESDP as it stands now and will
  evolve in the future

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