16/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 15 January, Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Florian Guillermet and Executive Administrative Director of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) Joachim Sucker co-signed the first formal agreement between the two organisations aimed at increasing the European aviation system’s safety by enabling the exchange of classified information on military programmes. “In the current geopolitical environment of conflict and rising tensions, civil-military cooperation is vital to help accelerate technological development in aviation and to efficiently manage the safety of specific military products throughout their life cycle”, EASA explained in a press release. In particular, the agency believes it is important that when military programmes are derived from civilian aircraft, airworthiness information can be exchanged to guarantee the safety of civil and military products. (CG)