EUROPE NEEDS TO INVEST MORE IN DEFENCE PRODUCTION

Europe must work more closely on defence projects and raise investment in production capacity. The European Union was buying five times less armaments than the United States and that up to three quarters of those were not produced in Europe but mostly in America.

"There is too little investment in production capacities here and in the end quickly available armaments are procured in the United States," he said. "Politicians should not only look at how they can cover their needs in the short term." Faury also called for closer defence cooperation with Britain, which is developing the GCAP jet fighter project with Italy and Japan, while France, Germany and Spain are pursuing the so-called FCAS jet project.

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