The EU plans to allocate €13bn for the new European Defence Fund in an effort to increase the EU's strategic autonomy, bolster the EU's ability to protect its citizens and make the EU a stronger global actor.
For the next long-term EU budget (2021-2027), the European Commission is proposing to devote €16bn to EU space activities, primarily the Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus programmes.
Deux chasseurs belges F-16 ont décollé le 15 janvier 2018 pour intercepter des bombardiers Tupolev Tu-160 russes. Ils ont ensuite été relayés par des Typhoon britanniques.