20/02/2025
🚀 Europe's Defense Future: The Imperative of Strategic Autonomy, Space & Cybersecurity 🌍🔐
As global threats evolve, Europe must take control of its defense future. Strengthening strategic autonomy is no longer a choice—it’s a necessity. We must:
✅ Develop a unified European defense strategy to reduce reliance on external powers.
✅ Expand the European Intervention Initiative (EI2) to act decisively in crisis zones.
✅ Invest in military infrastructure to ensure rapid mobilization.
But defense isn’t just about traditional forces—it’s about technology, space, and cybersecurity. 💻
🔹 A European Space Defense Strategy will secure satellite intelligence & military communications.
🔹 Increased cybersecurity investment will protect Europe from cyberattacks & hybrid warfare.
🔹 Integrating cyber & space operations will create a robust, future-proof defense system.
As I always say, "The future of defense lies in technology, innovation, and collaboration." Defense leads—does not follow.
Dr Vassilia Orfanou, PhD, Post Doc COO, LUDCI.eu Europe’s defense sector is at a crucial moment in history. The rapid pace of technological advancements, coupled with rising global threats and the shifting geopolitical landscape, demands that Europe rethinks and retools its military capabilities. ...
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