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UK and France sign Lancaster House 2.0 defence cooperation declaration

UK and France signed the Lancaster House 2.0 declaration, agreeing a Combined Joint Force, upgraded Storm Shadow/SCALP missile production lines and an OCCAR Complex Weapons Portfolio Office. It also covers space ISR and directed energy cooperation.

Verified AI-drafted UK Government (Prime Minister's Office) press release, 10 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that funding has been allocated or that the new missile line or weapons office is yet operating.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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