UK Talks On Access To EU SAFE Defense Funding Break Down | Aviation Week Network

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Tony Osborne
November 28, 2025

UK-EU Summit

A UK-EU summit in May laid the groundwork for British entry to SAFE but talks have since broken down. 

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LONDON—The United Kingdom and European Union have failed to reach an agreement on British participation in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative for funding defense procurement. British entry into SAFE was one of the flagship elements of a new security and defense partnership announced in…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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