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Monday, February 04, 2013

Nato chief: Mali shows holes in EU defence

RQ-4 Global Hawk |Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said French action in Mali points to holes in European defence capabilities.

Speaking to press on Saturday (2 February) at an annual conference on trans-Atlantic security in Munich, Germany, he noted that, as in the Libya conflict in 2011, France could not have carried out its bombing raids without US help.

"European allies still need strong support from the United States in their endeavours to carry out such an operation ... The Mali operation once again points to the need for increased European efforts to fill the gaps when it comes to essential military capabilities such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance," he said.

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1 comment:

  1. lyder sagen4/2/13 14:20

    That means big investments in european drones in coming years.

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