Eurosatory 2026 – “Towards a More Efficient Defence Market”

A proposal to revise EU Directive 2009-81 on the defence and security market is currently being prepared. What are the ongoing debates on the future of the EU defence procurement regime? Simplification of procurement rules, European preference, incentives to develop joint procurement, establishment of a single defence market are the topics that were discussed during a round table that ARES Group organised during the Eurosatory exhibition, with a panel dedicated to the defence internal market. Find enclosed the main exchange of this debate between European commission and representatives of the defence industry.