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Home» News»EU Launches Two New PESCO Projects in the field of Naval Defense

EU Launches Two New PESCO Projects in the field of Naval Defense

The European Council launched 13 new collaborative projects under the Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence and Security (PESCO) scheme on November 12 2019. Two of these new projects focus on the maritime domain: A European Patrol Corvette (EPC) and a Maritime Unmanned Anti-Submarine System (MUSAS). There is now a total of 6 PESCO projects in the naval defense field.

Xavier Vavasseur 13 Nov 2019

On 11 December 2017, the European Council adopted a decision establishing Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). PESCO enables EU member states to work more closely together in the area of security and defence. This permanent framework for defence cooperation allows willing and able member states to develop jointly defence capabilities, invest in shared projects, and enhance the operational readiness and contribution of their armed forces.

Following yesterday’s announcement, there are now 47 PESCO projects in place, including 6 maritime ones. The two new projects that were added November 12 are:

European Patrol Corvette – EPC

Amateur/non-official sketch of the EPC

The objective is to design and develop a prototype for a new class of military ship, named “European Patrol Corvette” (EPC), which allows to host several systems and payloads, in order to accomplish, with a modular and flexible approach, a large number of tasks and missions. The participating countries are Italy and France.

Fincantieri and Naval Group are the main contractors in this project, and the EPC is likely to be the first vessel designed by the newly formed joint venture NAVIRIS. The Italian-French company is set to have its headquarters in Genoa, Italy and its R&D center near Toulon, France.

The EPC is set to be displacing between 3,000 and 4,000 tons and is expected to replace the Comandanti-class patrol vessels of the Italian Navy (4 ships in the class) and the Floreal-class frigates of the French Navy (6 ships in the class).

Maritime Unmanned Anti-Submarine System – MUSAS

The Maritime Unmanned Anti-Submarine System (MUSAS) aims to develop and deliver an advanced command, control and communications (C3) service architecture, for anti-submarine warfare, taking advantage of cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence, in order to counter area denial methods of adversaries. Moreover, it will enhancethe protection of underwater high-valueinfrastructures as well as sea-based energy systems, providing quick response with appropriate levels of force to intrusion or threat to sea lines of communication.

The participating countries are Portugal, France, Spain, Sweden.

The full list of PESCO projects can be seen at this link

European Defence Agency European Patrol Corvette European Union 2019-11-13
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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