General Preziosa on Partner Cooperation and Threat Management

COMDEF 2010Sustaining Programs for Defense Cooperation: doing more with less

Lt. Gen. (IT AF) Pasquale PREZIOSA

Commander, Italian Air Force Training Command

PROGRAMS FOR A SECURE EUROPE

Washington, D.C. – 8 September 2010

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Lt. Gen. (IT AF) Pasquale PREZIOSA – COMDEF 2010

OUTLINE

EUROPE: EVER STRONGER WITH EVOLVING SECURITY NEEDS

ARMAMENTS IN EUROPE – DEVELOPMENTS & TRENDS

EUROPE & THE UNITED STATES: A WINNING COOPERATION

CONCLUSION

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Lt. Gen. (IT AF) Pasquale PREZIOSA – COMDEF 2010 3

EUROPE

19576 Nations 1973

9 Nations 198612 Nations 1995

15 Nations 201027 Nations

EUROPE


EUROPE

19576 Nations 1973

9 Nations 198612 Nations 1995

15 Nations 201027 Nations

EUROPE

DEFENSE IN EUROPE

BUDGET CUTS vs INCREASED OPERATIONS

SECURITY= IDENTIFICATION OF STRENGTHS, DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPENSES

LESS REDUNDANCY, MORE INTEGRATION

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ARMAMENTS IN EUROPE - DEVELOPMENTS & TRENDS

27 Member States and more than 450 millions citizens

25 % world’s GDP

160 Billion Euro in Defense spending

17% of UN Forces presently deployed

65% of EUFOR/KFOR forces

IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS AND ASSIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES IS A MUST

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KEY THREATS

Terrorism: Europe is both a target and a base

Proliferation of WMD

Regional Conflicts

State Failures

Organized Crime

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EU Policy Implications

More active in pursuing objectives (foster early, rapid, and, when necessary, robust intervention)

More capable (diplomatic, military, intelligence sharing, flexible forces)

More coherent (bring together all EU forces and capabilities)

Work with partners (US, Russia, M.E., Africa, Asia, Latin America, Japan, Canada, China, India)


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MBDA

STN ATLAS

DASSAULT

75 %

100 %

33 %21 %

20 %

37,5 %

46 %

50 %

46 %

100 %

50 %

100 %

25 %

ELETTRONICA(azioni private 36%) 31 %33 %

FINMECCANICA

THALES

BAe Systems

EADS(DASA, ASM, CASA)

THALES ALENIA SPACE

100 %

32 %

33 %

SAAB

SUKHOI CIVIL

AIRCRAFT COMPANY25 %SUKHOI

TELESPAZIO67 %33 %

67 %

37,5 %

100 %

ORIZZONTI SISTEMI NAVALI

49 %FINCANTIERI

51 %

AGUSTA WESTLAND

EUROFIGHTERATRAIRBUS

ASTRIUM

EUROCOPTER

NH

50 %

100 %

62,5 %

EUROCOPTER

NHSTORK FOKKER 5,5 %

DRS100 %

Selex SI


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Development of European military capabilities

- Capability development plan (2008)

- Associated Integrated Technology Plans

Defense R&D expenditures improved efficiency

- 450 Billion EURO of global R&D projects (Force protection, ICEP, …)

Identification and promotion of areas of potential cooperation

- Preparation phases for programs

- EDA-OCCAR connection for follow-on programs

Reinforcement of EuropeanTechnology

- The European market

- International competitiveness


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• Counter Man Portable Air Defense Systems

• Computer Network Operations • Mine Countermeasures in Littoral sea

areas • Comprehensive Approach - military

implications • Military Human Intelligence and

Cultural / Language Training • Intelligence, Surveillance, Target

Acquisition and Reconnaissance Architecture

• Medical Support • Chemical, Biological, Radiological

and Nuclear Defense• Third-Party Logistic Support • Counter-Improvised Explosive

Devices (C-IED) • Increased availability of helicopters • Network Enabled Capability

Information Management Fuel & Power Deployable Air Power for ESDP

Operations Rapid Land Maneuvering in the 21st

Century Sea-basing Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) –

militarydefense? implications Space ISR Sensors and Collectors Electromagnetic Spectrum

Management Wide-Range Maritime Surveillance Reception Staging and Onward

Movement Non-lethal Capabilities

EDA 24 Areas/ActionsEDA 24 Areas/Actions

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TrafficInsertionof UAVs

EDATraffic Insertion

ROAD MAP

EU COMMISSIONDG ENTR – DG R – DG TREN –

…

FP7 FUNDINGpMS

„UAV R&T activities“ Contributions

EUROCONTROL

EUROCAE – EASA – ...

Airspace integration Barriers:

Political Economical

SocialTechnological Legal barriersEnvironmental

INDUSTRY:ASD – PRIMEs – SMEs – …

Company Investment

ACTORS

NATO

OPERATING IN NON-SEGREGATED?

AIRSPACE

MIDCAS – Sense & avoid

UAS ConferenceEDA – Commission

April 21st 2010 (Bruxelles)

UAV’s and traffic insertion in EU airspace:a multidimensional approach


EU DEFENSE PACKAGE

APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION- DECEMBER 2007

TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

TO PROMOTE COOPERATION ANDINTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURES

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OBJ

EASE PROTECTIVE BARRIERS WITHIN EU NATIONSENCOURAGE MERGING OF INDUSTRIAL SECTORS


ITALY

DEVELOP PRODUCTIVE DEFENSE COMPLEXES OF EXCELLENCE

DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS

ACTIVE AND EFFICIENT PARTICIPATION IN ALL EUROPEAN FORA

SUSTAIN NATIONAL INDUSTRY

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JOINT ROLEON A DIFFERENT SCALE

COOPERATION = COMMON GROWTH, STANDARDIZATION, DEVELOPMENT , MUTUAL SATISFACTION

TWO-WAY FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY AND FUNDS

AVAILABILITY WITHIN EUROPE OF FUNDS FOR R&DLESS THAN IN THE U.S. BUT STILL A CONSIDERABLE RESOURCE

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EUROPE & UNITED STATES: A WINNING COOPERATION


EU - USA COOPERATIONNECESSITY & OPPORTUNITY

A SECURE EUROPE MUST COOPERATE WITH THE USANO EUROPEAN FORTRESS

STRENGTHEN TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION- COMMON STRATEGIC INTERESTS- THE MAIN CONCENTRATION OF RESOURCES AND

TECHNOLOGY LIES IN THE U.S.

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EUROPEAN CONTRIBUTION TO JOINT VENTURES

1950s-60s-70s: Direct sales and production under license

1980s-90s: Coproduction and sales activities

CURRENT MAJOR PROGRAMS

- Joint Strike Fighter and MEADS

- C27J for the USAF

AMBITIONS: US-101 + Littoral Combat Ship (…)

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SAFEGUARDING THE STRATEGIC CHARACTER

OF THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE

BALANCING THE RATIO OF RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

BETWEEN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE U.S.

CONFIRMING COOPERATION FOR

SECURITY IN THE FUTURE EUROPE

TWO-WAY FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY AND FUNDING

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CONCLUSIONS – KEY POINTS

COMDEF 2010Sustaining Programs for Defense Cooperation: doing more with less

PROGRAMS FOR A SECURE EUROPE

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

Washington, D.C. – 8 September 2010

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