The United Kingdom and five European allies have formally marked the transition of the European Long-Range Strike Approach from a requirements-setting framework to active implementation, with distinct ELSA Implementation Groups now taking forward development and procurement projects across the full spectrum of long-range strike capability. Launched two years ago by the Defence Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, ELSA was designed to accelerate convergence on common requirements and interoperable solutions across European long-range strike, driven by recognition that conventional strike capability had become critical to contemporary warfare. The framework organised work into distinct clusters covering…
