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Government-to-Government (G2G) agreements on the international arms market
Recherches & Documents n°05/2025
Government-to-Government (G2G) agreements on the international arms market
Hélène Masson, Kévin Martin, April 2025
European Defence Fund - Assessment after three calls for proposals
DEFENSE&Industries n°19
European Defence Fund - Assessment after three calls for proposals
Hélène Masson,

DEFENSE&Industries n°19

, September 2024
European Defence Fund: beneficiary profile after two calls for proposals (2021-2022)
Report
European Defence Fund: beneficiary profile after two calls for proposals (2021-2022)
Hélène Masson,

Technical report

, January 2024
« A Winding Road Before Scaling-Up? Defense AI in France »
Article
« A Winding Road Before Scaling-Up? Defense AI in France »
Kévin Martin, Lucie Liversain,

Defense AI Observatory, 23/17

, September 2023
Video
Colloquium : Naval and Maritime Defence with the interventions of the CESM and the DGA
Philippe Gros (among the speakers), November 2022
EURONAVAL 2022 - International Conference NAVAL & MARITIME DEFENCE
Conference
EURONAVAL 2022 - International Conference NAVAL & MARITIME DEFENCE
Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel, FR, October 17, 2022
Defence companies and digital technologies
Recherches & Documents n°02/2022
Defence companies and digital technologies
Kévin Martin, February 2022
Precursor Programmes of the European Defence Fund
Analysis
Precursor Programmes of the European Defence Fund
Hélène Masson,

Presentation

, July 8, 2021
European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP). Results of the EDIDP 2019 and EDIDP 2020 calls. Data and insights.
Analysis
European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP). Results of the EDIDP 2019 and EDIDP 2020 calls. Data and insights.
Hélène Masson,

Presentation

, July 6, 2021
Decentralisation of command and control (C2) of air operations
Recherches & Documents n°16/2020
Decentralisation of command and control (C2) of air operations
Philippe Gros, October 2020
Export Markets and Strategic Partnerships - Euronaval Web conference
Web conference
Export Markets and Strategic Partnerships - Euronaval Web conference
October 20, 2020
Europe, Germany and defense: priorities and challenges of the German EU presidency and the way ahead for European Defense
Note de la FRS n°63/2020
Europe, Germany and defense: priorities and challenges of the German EU presidency and the way ahead for European Defense
Claudia Major, Christian Mölling, October 2020
Technological Innovations and Capacity Shortfalls - Euronaval Web conference
Web conference
Technological Innovations and Capacity Shortfalls - Euronaval Web conference
October 13, 2020
China / USA / Japan: Power Relations in the Indo-Pacific - Euronaval Web conference
Web conference
China / USA / Japan: Power Relations in the Indo-Pacific - Euronaval Web conference
September 29, 2020
The French Defence Industry
Book chapter
The French Defence Industry
Hélène Masson, Jean Belin, Julien Malizard,

in  Keith Hartley, Jean Belin (eds), The Economics of the Global Defence Industry,​ Routledge

, December 11, 2019
The “tactical cloud”, a key element of the future combat air system
Note de la FRS n°19/2019
The “tactical cloud”, a key element of the future combat air system
Philippe Gros, October 2019
The Gripen Fighter: Present and Future Flight
DEFENSE&Industries n°13
The Gripen Fighter: Present and Future Flight
Martin Lundmark, June 2019
Shareholder nationality among the major European and American defense contractors: an exploratory data analysis
Article
Shareholder nationality among the major European and American defense contractors: an exploratory data analysis
Hélène Masson, Jean Belin, Mahdi Fawaz,

Finance Bulletin

, June 14, 2019
Scalp EG / Storm Shadow: Lessons from a successful cooperation
Recherches & Documents n°10/2018
Scalp EG / Storm Shadow: Lessons from a successful cooperation
Jean-Pierre Devaux, Richard Ford, September 2018
The Patriot act, Sweden choice of medium range air defence
DEFENSE&Industries n°10
The Patriot act, Sweden choice of medium range air defence
Martin Lundmark, December 2017

In the medias

Germany Set for Trillion-Euro Defense and Infrastructure Splurge
François Heisbourg (quoted), The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2025
« Amid high hopes, can the European Patrol Corvette deliver? »
Jean-Pierre Darnis (quoted), Defense News, November 3, 2021
« French defense industry plays catch-up as lockdown partially lifts »
Hélène Masson (quoted), Defense News, May 21, 2020
France and Italy edge closer to shipbuilding alliance
Hélène Masson (interview), Financial Time, October 25, 2018
Why have French arms exports dropped 50 percent from 2016 to 2017?
Hélène Masson (interview), Defense News, July 5, 2018
Équipe de recherche Hélène Masson Alexandre Taithe Kévin Martin Gilles Boquérat Martin Lundmark