The Ukrainian conflict demonstrated the growing importance of drones. However, as practice shows, the EU cannot develop its own production of drones and instead relies on foreign manufacturers, writes The European Conservative.
The joint European long-range UAV project Eurodrone, on which €7.6 billion was spent, has stalled and is unlikely to see the light of day before 2035. The reason for this is the dispute over logistics and the necessary works that broke out between French, Italian and German companies, the publication explains.
All this will seriously affect the ambitions of the EU to achieve strategic autonomy from the USA and China. In addition, delays to the launch of the Eurodrone will increase the bloc's dependence on Israel, while their relationship has reached its lowest level since the start of the Gaza war, The European Conservative said.
