La Comisi\u00f3n Europea ha destinado 168,2 M de Euros a ocho proyectos estrat\u00e9gicos, orientados a expandir la capacidad de producci\u00f3n de materiales energ\u00e9ticos, misiles, sistemas de propulsi\u00f3n y municiones en los 14 Estados miembros + Noruega. Se trata de una Iniciativa enmarcada en el Programa de la Industria de Defensa Europea, que busca reducir los tiempos de fabricaci\u00f3n hasta en un 90%, as\u00ed como disminuir la dependencia de proveedores externos, aumentando dr\u00e1sticamente la capacidad de producci\u00f3n de explosivos, municiones merodeadoras y millones de proyectiles de artiller\u00eda. En paralelo, la Comisi\u00f3n Europea aprob\u00f3 el paquete normativo Omnibus V, destinado a eliminar barreras regulatorias, agilizando as\u00ed la transferencia de equipos militares entre los pa\u00edses miembros. En conjunto, tanto las subvenciones financieras como estas reformas legislativas, buscan fortalecer de manera integral la base industrial de defensa de esa alianza Europea, acelerando la disponibilidad y entrega de equipamiento militar estrat\u00e9gico.<\/p>\n
The European Commission has allocated<\/a> 168.2 million euros ($195 million) to expand Europe\u2019s production capacity for energetic materials, propulsion systems, warheads, and ammunition used in missiles, drones, and artillery.<\/p>\n Under the Industrial Reinforcement Action pillar of the 1.5-billion-euro ($1.68-billion) European Defence Industry Programme<\/a>, the funding supports eight projects aimed at strengthening key defense supply chains and reducing reliance on non-European suppliers.<\/p>\n The projects include efforts<\/a> in Norway and the Czech Republic to boost missile and drone propulsion, initiatives in France, Poland, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, and Spain to expand warhead production, and projects in Finland and Germany to increase explosives manufacturing. Sweden\u2019s project will boost small-caliber ammunition production.<\/p>\n The initiative aims to cut manufacturing times by up to 90 percent and enable annual production of more than 20,000 tonnes of energetic materials<\/a>, 3,500 propulsion systems, 200,000 loitering-munition warheads, and 60 million rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n Production will be supported at 17 sites across 14 EU member states and Norway, with measures to protect facilities against physical and cyber threats.<\/p>\n EU Eases Defense Procurement Rules\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Alongside funding to expand industrial capacity, the EU is also seeking to remove regulatory barriers to defense production and procurement.<\/p>\n