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U.K., France, Plan Closer Defense Ties

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 31st, 2014

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U.K., France, Plan Closer Defense Ties

French President U.K. Prime Minister Francois Hollande and David Cameron at RAF Brize Norton Photo: U.K. Government

New agreements to jointly invest in defense equipment, joint training and development of an Anglo-French Combined Joint Expeditionary Force were signed Jan.31 by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande. Building on the Lancaster House treaty signed in 2010, the leaders signed various agreements, such as a statement of intent for a future combat air system, which would launch a two-year, $197 million joint feasibility phase that will see British and French industries working together, the Prime…

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