Originally Posted by
SaulGoodman
just to clarify: an EU Army as a single entity is decades away, if it ever happens. But at the moment there are 27 different islands all going at it alone varying from medium level (France) to piss poor (Malta) all with different equipment and different procedures. Where is the problem of aligning the 27 militaries.
Why negotiate the procurement of equipment separately to end up with a mixed bag of equipment? The MRTT fleet is a small example of how it could work.
At the moment the EU is a “superpower” and single entity when it comes to trading and regulations, but military wise it can’t act together at the moment. I also don’t see why NATO and an “EU Military Alliance” can’t exist in paralel.
This pretty much sums it all up.