The European Union’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) framework is advancing 74 active defence projects towards operational deployment, with an increasing number now entering procurement phases. The 2026 PESCO Projects Progress report shows particular momentum in military mobility, cyber defence, artificial intelligence, electronic warfare, and maritime security. The annual progress report, published by the European Defence Agency and European External Action Service, tracks the status and maturity of PESCO projects across the EU’s defence cooperation framework. According to the report, the pipeline is shifting from development and demonstration towards live procurement—a shift that signals both the viability of collaborative European defence…
