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European Strategic Autonomy

Who May Maintain Europe’s Defence Software
Licences, maintenance rights and exit clauses across PX4, Auterion, EU law and French ICT contracts
Controlling the Chart: France’s Hydrographic Lesson for Europe
Why authority over official data matters more than the nationality of drones and software
Europe’s Qualified Oscillator Base and the Parts-List Reform
One ESCC qualification, two lists, and what changes when the rules are rewritten
Between the Data and the Aircraft
Who controls the model lifecycle when a sonar classifier can be retrained in five minutes
Nordic Supply Reciprocity and the Limits of Industrial Access
When a factory across the border becomes capacity a government can plan on
National Responsibilities and the Conversion of Cross-Border Capacity
European territorial defence creates a civilian movement problem before it creates a transport problem.
Autonomous Minehunting and the Boundary of Accepted Capability
Two of four British systems delivered, one in service, and the sustainment question still open
Europe’s Cryocooler Qualification Bottleneck
From Proven Designs to Repeatable Supply for Cooled Infrared and Space Payloads
Software Release Authority on Europe's Seahawk Fleets
Thirty European MH-60Rs, four national programmes, and the rights that decide who may retrain the model.
Europe’s Tactical Communications Layer: Control Without Ownership
ESSOR waveform authority, national radio ports and the F‑EMIDS transition beneath Link 16
Europe’s Rearmament Race Against U.S. Force Constraints
On 3 June 2026 U.S.
The Sovereign Compute SPV
Who will control Europe’s €30 billion AI Gigafactories when public access depends on private chips, power and capital?
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