{"id":75951,"date":"2023-06-19T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/19\/euro-leaders-debate-how-to-better-defend-the-continents-airspace\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:04:39","slug":"euro-leaders-debate-how-to-better-defend-the-continents-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/06\/19\/euro-leaders-debate-how-to-better-defend-the-continents-airspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron urges Europe to develop its own air defense and not rely on US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This story has been updated as of 5:30pm EDT.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS (AP) \u2014 French President Emmanuel Macron called on European nations Monday to seek more independence on airspace defense and advocated against relying too much on the U.S., a long-divisive issue that takes on new urgency because of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron made his case for Europeans building their own airspace protection strategy in the closing speech of a conference in Paris gathering defense ministers and other representatives of 20 European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The talks included anti-drone combat and ballistic missile defense, French organizers said, noting that Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has shown the importance and effectiveness of such equipment. Nuclear weapons deterrence was also on the agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to know what the threat situation is \u2026 And then, what are we, Europeans, able to produce? And what do we then need to buy?\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He warned against purchasing immediately \u201cwhat\u2019s on the shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among nations who took part in the meeting were Germany, the U.K. and Sweden as well as Ukraine\u2019s neighbors Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Representatives of NATO and the European Union also attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron pushed for European defense equipment manufacturers to build independent military systems and relocate production on the continent. He also called for enhanced European standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy do we still need to buy American too often? 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(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French government believes the project doesn\u2019t adequately preserve European sovereignty, because it\u2019s expected to be largely based on U.S. and Israeli industry. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attended the Paris meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the European Sky Shield Initiative, we are bringing together European states to jointly increase protection against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones,\u201d German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a news conference earlier Monday in Berlin with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German-led plan is expected to feature the Israeli Arrow 3 system and build on existing U.S. Patriot missile capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scholz made no reference to Paris\u2019 objections to the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense has been a recurrent bone of contention between the two countries, with France complaining that Germany wasn\u2019t doing enough in the area for years \u2014 until the war in Ukraine led Berlin to announce a major boost to military 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