EU MILITARY STAFF BG Pascal ROUXBG Pascal ROUX

Concepts & Capabilities DirectorConcepts & Capabilities Director

EU Capability Development,Pooling and Sharing

Defence Attachés, 29 March 2012

EuropeanEuropean

ExternalExternal

ActionAction

ServiceService

(EEAS)(EEAS)

CSDP structuresMil Capability Development

Foreign Affairs CouncilForeign Affairs Council(FAC in MoD Format)(FAC in MoD Format)

EUMCEUMC

COREPERCOREPER

Political and SecurityPolitical and SecurityCommittee (PSC)Committee (PSC)

Crisis Crisis Management Management

Planning Planning DirectorateDirectorate

EUEUMilitary StaffMilitary Staff

CivComCivCom PMGPMG

EUMC: EU Military CommitteeEUMC: EU Military CommitteePMG: Pol-Mil GroupPMG: Pol-Mil GroupCivCom: Committee for civ aspectsCivCom: Committee for civ aspects

EDAEDASteering BoardSteering Boardin MoD Formatin MoD Format

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DefenceDefence

AgencyAgency

IndustryIndustry Requirements, Concepts, Multilateral Solutions,…Requirements, Concepts, Multilateral Solutions,…

Lessons from OperationsLessons from Operations

Current Issues

Large Scope

• Single European Sky• Consequences of Budget Cuts• Development of Concepts• Multi-Layer Exercise 2012• Climate Change• Just to name a few …

Pooling and Sharing

Pooling and Sharing is …

• not new• to be effective and efficient• to develop capabilities

• To maintain capabilities

P&S Initiative

Multinational Multinational Cooperation Cooperation

MoD Meeting in GhentMoD Meeting in GhentSeptember 2010September 2010

Cuts in Defence Budgets

PoolingPoolingandand

SharingSharing(P&S)(P&S) DE SE FFTDE SE FFT

October 2010October 2010

Smart Defence

EU bodies as facilitators

• EUMS– Identification of possible projects– Doctrinal and conceptual aspects

• EDA – Identification of possible projects– Overall framework (inter alia administrative, legal

and financial aspects)

Proposals

Ghent Initiative

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EU bodiesAnalysis

(EDA)(EUMS)

Possible projects

MS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisionsMS decisions

Projects

EU

Bodies

Facilitators

Apr 2011

Sept 2011

Oct 2011

• EUMS Analysis (15)

– Air to Air refuelling – Maritime logistic– Fixed wing aircraft pilot training– Helicopter pilot training– Pooling CBRN capabilities– Tactical Air Transport Capability– Supply and basics logistics for operations– CIED training– Live Firing Areas– JTAC/FAC training– Future Anti-ship missile– CIED systems– Strategic Air Lift– Tactical UAV for ship– UAV Surveillance

Education and Training

• Training and Education (16)

– Live firing areas for Artillery– JTAC/FAC/CCA– Arctic operations– Mountain operations– SOF/PR– Airborne - Troops– Airborne Loading Operators– Military Police – Disaster relief– Logistics– CBRN– Medical: Tactical Combat Casualty Care– Staff courses Operational Planning– Air Simulators– Urban Operations– Joint Staff College

EDA 11 proposals• Helicopter Training Programme• Maritime Surveillance Networking• European Satellite Communication Procurement Cell• Medical Field Hospitals• Air to Air Refuelling• Future Military Satellite Communications• Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance• Pilot Training• European Transport Hubs• Smart Munitions• Naval Logistics and Training

Milestones

• 18 APR 2012 EU MoD Informal• 24 APR 2012 EUMC CHODs• 21 MAI 2012 NATO Chicago Summit

Capabilities

EUEUMilitary StaffMilitary Staff