The European Commission recently announced the winning projects of its inaugural competition for co-financing joint weapons procurement from the EU budget. However, notably absent from the list was Poland’s proposed Man-Portable Air Defence System (MANPADS), the Piorun. This setback has attracted considerable attention, given the program’s historical and strategic importance to European defense initiatives. At … Leggi tutto The European Defence Industry’s Joint Procurement Drive: Evaluating EDIRPA’s Initial Impact and Broader Implications for EU Defence Integration