European Defence Agency

🤔 Why apply to an EDA traineeship? Hear it from our current trainees & don’t miss the deadlines in April. ➡️ Apply on our website: eda.europa.eu/careers/curren… #StrongerTogether #EUcareers

✈️ Join us at Airspace World 2026 to discover the future of air traffic management 9 EU authorities, implementing the #SingleEuropeanSky, will be present at the Europe for Aviation stand. 📆 26 May – 28 May 📍 Lisbon, Portugal Full info: eda.europa.eu/news-and-event…

Engineers, soldiers, industry and researchers have convened for one of the world’s largest workshops on 3D printing organised by EDA. 🇪🇸 King Felipe VI visited the #AMVillage2026 and met EDA’s Chief Executive André Denk. ➡️eda.europa.eu/news-and-event… #EUdefence

🍀 Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! 🇮🇪🇪🇺 On St Patrick’s Day, we celebrate our Member #Ireland! ➡️ Visit our website to learn more about Ireland’s contributions to EDA projects and programmes. #StrongerTogether #EUdefence 📸: @defenceforces

#AMvillage 2026 starts today in Albacete 🇪🇸, bringing together 800+ participants. Additive manufacturing is no longer abstract in #defence. From #3D-printing spare parts in the field to prototyping and producing metal engine components, AM is becoming a strategic #capability.

EDA signs contract for military #satellite research project EDA signed a €15.65 million #research contract with an industry consortium to explore the Very Low Earth Orbit (#VLEO) region in #space. The project is funded by 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇱🇺 🇵🇹 🇸🇮 eda.europa.eu/news-and-event…

📅 Dates for EU #OPEX 2026 confirmed: 28 Sep – 14 Oct in #Portugal Central features will be the prize contest “Sentinel Strike challenge”. It will test #loitering munitions - drones capable of searching for and striking targets, side by side under realistic conditions.

All eyes on #BEDEX! 📍 We are in Hall 11, Stand 334. Stop by to discover more about our projects and our work supporting #EUdefence.

⚛️ Quantum meets defence: building EU's next innovation hub EDA’s CapTech network will pilot 2–3 R&T projects on quantum-powered #military training, sensing, digital twinning & #wargaming, following insights from Quantum Computing for Defence Simulations Workshop in February.

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📢🧐 EDA is looking for 20 trainees in #EUdefence 1-year paid Traineeship at #EDA starting in September 2026. ⏰ Submit your application by April 2026 ➡️ More here: eda.europa.eu/careers/curren… #EUJobs #EUCareers 1/5 ⬇️

🤝 CARD at work in Slovenia and Croatia As part of the fourth cycle of the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (#CARD), we held bilateral meetings with officials in #Croatia and hashag#Slovenia, together with colleagues from the EU Military Staff (#EUMS).

🏭 There is no true defence and security without a strong defence industry. Europe needs a #DefenceIndustry that can develop, produce and deliver everything we need. Do you agree with André Denk? Comment & watch the full speech: youtu.be/NB1WSk5W5fs #StrongerTogether

The Political & Security Committee visited @eudefenceagency today. We exchanged with the PSC Ambassadors on current priorities in #EUdefence and security. We presented our flagship initiatives and discussed how we can better serve EU Member States. #StrongerTogether

🪖 We hosted this year’s #SERA37 During 2 days participants heard Member State perspectives on EU cooperation in the field of armament, and a clear plan on how EU #defence readiness can be achieved through strong cooperation between institutional and industrial stakeholders.

Yesterday we welcomed @HennaVirkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission. Talks with EDA Chief Executive André Denk focused on military #innovation and stronger #cooperation among Member States. eda.europa.eu/news-and-event… #EUdefence

⛽ On 27 Feb, representatives from EDA and the European Commission’s DG MOVE visited the European Air Transport Command in Eindhoven. A live demo showed an #A330 MRTT #refuelling Belgian F-16s mid-air—highlighting the power of multinational air #mobility.✈️ #EUdefence