Vilnius is positioning energy company EPSO-G as the backbone of Lithuania’s future defense industry, involving it in partnerships with foreign vendors.
Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters completed their first operational mission Jan. 8, escorting a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile convoy.
The language represents Brussels’ most explicit attempt yet in leveraging aid to bolster Europe’s defense industrial base, though not all members agree.
The project’s continuation, while low-key and under pressure before 2020 from China to end it or move it to a Chinese location, strengthens Taiwan’s image.