Keith Hayward

European union policy and the European aerospace industry

Abstract Aerospace is archetypal ‘government‐oriented’ industry with a symbiotic relationship between the state and national companies in terms of research and development funding, procurement and support for civil products. It also entails state involvement in the organization and operation of firms, whether publicly or privately owned. From the 1960s, commercial, industrial and political pressures forced European aerospace firms to collaborate in the development and production of most aerospace products. This ‘internationalized’ the aerospace policy community, but it did not directly involve the institutions of the European Union (EU). Over the last decade, however, the European Commission began to intervene in more aspects of aerospace — mainly in trade and competition issues. More recently, it has expanded its R&D sponsorship functions to aerospace. These developments led European firms to increase their lobbying activity at the European level, and to a broader corporate and political interest in crea...

Smart procurement: The European dimension

The concept of Smart Procurement encapsulates the need to adopt the best commercial practice to deter mine relations between customer and supplier of military hardware while maintaining democratic accountability At a time when the defence budgets in Europe’ are shrinking, as the European Union members are focusing their minds on public spending in order to meet the EMU convergence critena, it is of increased importance to insure value for money in the defence sector Collaboration on the production and procurement of weapons, within Europe has increased, but more can be done to better organise joint procurement procedures within the European framework Professor Keith Hay ward here discusses the pros and cons of further European cooperation in the field of military procurement Opposing the argument that this process of cooperation can only go as far and as fast as its slowest member, he argues that the interests and requirements of the inner core of defence industrial states cannot be blocked or even substa...

EUROPE IN SPACE

Abstract Access to space-based systems and services has been acknowledged by the EU as crucial for strategic capabilities and autonomous decision-making. With shrinking defence budgets across the continent, there is much to be gained from deeper European co-operation on military uses of space. Sharing resources with European neighbours, the UK is well placed to take the lead in a partnership developing the next generation of military satellites.

The challenge to the aerospace industry

The Aerospace Industry is facing a difficult and challenging time ahead. In a rapidly changing world, and changing world markets, a number of factors, including the slump in civil sales and the end of the Cold War, have all contributed to a need to reassess objectives and priorities and adapt accordingly. Keith Hayward discusses the post‐Cold War environment and the effect that a sharply reduced demand for military products has now had on the Industry. These challenges apart, Hayward notes the increasing need for European collaboration in the face of inter‐national competition. Without much reform and restructuring, he asserts, Europe is in danger of losing their market position and of falling even further behind the US.

The World Aerospace Industry in Transition

Abstract With the world aerospace industry gathering at Farnborough, it is appropriate to take stock of how it is responding to the ‘New World Order’.