Parlamento Europeo Subcomisión de Seguridad y Defensa creator Fiott, Daniel text technical report be European Parliament 2018 monographic eng 56 p. The standardisation of armaments has been a long-standing focus of EU efforts to enhance the Union’s military effectiveness, to improve capability development and to support the competitiveness of the European defence industry. Armaments standardisation is a process that can lead to cost savings for defence spending by injecting added-value in defence production processes and the avoidance of capability and equipment duplication. Standardisation is a method of improving interoperability within and between European armed forces and a process that can enhance the operational effectiveness of Europe’s militaries. Both the EU and NATO have taken measures over many years and decades to enhance armaments standardisation in Europe. Yet the nature of the contemporary global defence market is that many more technologies and components integrated into military systems are sourced and/or produced in the civilian sector. The line drawn between defence equipment and capabilities on the one hand, and civilian products and technologies on the other, is increasingly blurred. In this context, and in relation to recent developments on EU defence cooperation, this study analyses the standardisation approaches taken by the EU in relation to maritime information sharing and remotely piloted aircraft systems. It makes recommendations on how EU approaches to armaments standardisation can be expanded and enhanced. specialized Policy Department for External Relations. Directorate General for External Policies of the Union En portada: "Requested by the SEDE Subcommittee" Ciberseguridad y confianza Tecnologías habilitadoras digitales armaments standardisation arms industry common security and defence policy defence dual-use technology estandares European security military research NATO standars 9789284639335 http://doi.org/10.2861/305765 http://doi.org/10.2861/305765 181108 20240117092115.0 00004796