Guerini: “An important part of Italy’s sovereignty and its belonging to the circle of technologically and economically advanced countries resides in the defense industry”
“The aerospace, defense and security industry is one of the most competitive Italian industrial realities. A wealth of knowledge and qualified employment in which an important part of Italy’s sovereignty resides, as well as its belonging to the circle of technologically and economically advanced countries. Both are indispensable conditions to ensure freedom and security for future generations of Italians ”, said the Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini who this morning issued the Directive for the industrial defense policy.
The first objective is to ensure the effectiveness of the military instrument in order to meet the operational needs of the Armed Forces, giving impetus, at the same time, to the consolidation of the technological advantage and, therefore, of the competitiveness of the national industry in the sector. To continue to guarantee the Country and its industrial excellence a prominent position in the main and most innovative European and international cooperation programs, and increase the technological relevance of Italian know-how in the world.
“The growing competition between states – says Minister Guerini – is expressed more and more also through the capacity and the industrial and technological dimension. This aspect is even more sensitive in the field of defense policy ”.
The Directive intends to promote a targeted industrial defense policy, directing it to this particularly complex phase, aggravated by the health emergency, where it is very important to contribute to the economic revitalization of the country, enhancing the entire potential that can be expressed by the Defense Industry. Starting from what has already been done for the development of an industrial and technological defense strategy, but with the renewed intention of adapting it to the complexity of the current scenario in which the Italian industry of the sector is called to take up the challenge of globalization, of innovation digital and ecological transition. At a time when the process of integrating European defense has picked up speed.
“The industrial dimension is, therefore, a decisive aspect also in the integration process of the European Defense – finally launched in a scenario of global competitiveness and growing affirmation of national identities – and assumes geopolitical importance, acting, also in agreements between governments, as a catalyzing cooperation with other countries and strengthening Italy’s international role “.