European Defence Integration in Focus: The 2025 EDF Calls and Flagship PESCO Projects
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About this report
European security has entered a new era of urgency. Russia’s war against Ukraine shattered post-Cold War assumptions and spurred a historic increase in defence efforts across the EU. Member states are drastically hiking budgets and reversing long-standing policies – Germany, for example, reached 2% of GDP on defence in 2024, making it Europe’s largest spender.
According to NATO and EU data, EU members’ combined defence expenditure rose to about €326 billion in 2024 (≈1.9% of GDP) – a 79% real increase since 2014 . This “Zeitenwende” has extended beyond budgets: Europe has sent unprecedented military aid to Ukraine and is urgently replenishing depleted stockpiles.
Key questions this report answers
- What strategic background of EU rearmament and the Zeitenwende drives historic budget increases (about EUR 326 billion in 2024, a 79% real rise since 2014)?
- What capability and technological trends do the 2025 EDF calls and flagship PESCO projects prioritise?
- What are the industrial and procurement implications of European defence integration?
- What financial and economic dimensions, outlook and scenarios follow?
Inside this report
- Strategic Background
- Capability and Technological Trends
- Industrial and Procurement Implications
- Financial and Economic Dimensions
- Outlook and Scenarios
Who it's for
Strategy, corporate-development and investment teams that need an ecosystem-level view — budgets, industrial capacity and technology landscapes — before committing capital or capacity.
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