The EU began to develop the defense industry after the US suspended assistance to the Armed Forces

After the United States announced the suspension of military aid to Ukraine, European countries are restarting their own defense industry. Probably, the emphasis will be on international programs and the production of equipment under licenses. For example, AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles are produced in Europe under American licenses.

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The Finnish company Patria has launched a licensed production of Rosomak armored personnel carriers in Poland and most likely considers Ukraine as one of the potential buyers, and in the future, a manufacturer. In addition to Rosomak, the Finns have also developed their own analogue of the Soviet MT-LB transporter.

The new machine was shown at the Patria Arctic Event 2025, and it was created as part of the European future highly mobile augmented armored systems (FAMOUS) program. So far, the new armored personnel carrier (APC) is called FAMOUS. It was created by international efforts and is designed to occupy a niche between the American M113 armored personnel carrier and other heavier vehicles. Ukraine, as well as Scandinavian and other European NATO countries, will potentially be consumers of the new APC.

Aviation and missile technologies, which are not so strong in the EU countries, remain a problem. Today, Europe has neither its own modern light combat fighter, nor a massive replacement for American ATACMS-type missiles.

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