Germany Leads European Air Defense Initiative

Patriot missile launch

Credit: Raytheon
A group of 15 nations led by Germany have signed an initiative to strengthen European ground-based air defense capabilities. The European Sky Shield Initiative aims to develop a common European global air defense system using off-the-shelf, ground-based air defense systems such as Raytheon’s Patriot...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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