http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/european-union-worried-about-rising-tensions-plans-boost-military-research

Tubes from an RM-70 multiple launch rocket system, seen at a defense industry exhibition in Poland last year

After decades of keeping a low profile in the military arena, the European Union is flexing its muscles. On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a new, €13 billion fund for military R&D. Its main beneficiaries are expected to be major European companies, such as Airbus, Leonardo, and the Thales Group, but universities and research institutes will be able to apply as well.