The impact of Brexit on European defence industry

This contribution to the discussion forum considers the impact of Brexit on European defence industry. It argues that while in the short term there is unlikely to be an institutionalised defence relationship between the UK and the EU, that the size of the UK defence budget and technological strength, coupled with NATO membership make it hard to cut the UK out of European armaments cooperation. The contribution suggests however that the uncertainty surrounding both the success of PESCO and the EDF and the outcome of the UK's Integrated Review makes the future difficult to predict.