{"id":56554,"date":"2019-11-12T19:23:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T19:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/12\/eu-unveils-new-cooperation-projects-in-training-cyber-operations-naval-warfare\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:16:17","slug":"eu-unveils-new-cooperation-projects-in-training-cyber-operations-naval-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2019\/11\/12\/eu-unveils-new-cooperation-projects-in-training-cyber-operations-naval-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"EU unveils new cooperation projects in training, cyber operations, naval warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BRUSSELS \u2014 The European Union has unveiled the latest batch of projects under its flagship defense-cooperation scheme, boosting the areas of training, cyber operations and naval warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision, announced on Tuesday, brings to 47 the number of projects that are currently in place under the Permanent Structured Cooperation, or PESCO, initiative. The first two batches were adopted in the spring and fall of 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipil\u00e4, whose country is the current holder of the EU\u2019s rotating presidency, welcomed the bloc’s progress in security and defense cooperation, saying the PESCO schemes are \u201csteps in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe should now concentrate on implementation and reaching results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eventual aim of PESCO is to develop and deploy forces together, backed by a multibillion-euro fund for defense research and development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of the 13 new projects relate to efforts to counter cyber threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An envisioned EU Cyber Academia and Innovation Hub (EU CAIH), for example, could enhance the creation of an innovative web of knowledge for cyber defense and cybersecurity education and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of another scheme, the Cyber and Information Domain Coordination Center (CIDCC), is to create a \u201cstanding multinational military element\u201d where the participating member states \u201ccontinuously contribute with national staff but decide sovereignly on case-by-case basis,\u201d reads an EU announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Integrated European Joint Training and simulation Centre (EUROSIM) will integrate tactical training and simulation sites in Europe into a \u201creal-time, networked, connected system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another of the new PESCO projects, the European Union Network of Diving Centres (EUNDC), will coordinate and enhance the operation of EU diving centres in order to better support defense missions, while the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) will design and develop a prototype for a new class of military ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\t