# EU defence chief: ‘If we want to compete, we should not be afraid of size’

https://mins.news/en/video/80243

- euronews, 2026-09-30 12:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-NqR1wAXE

> EU defence chief Andrius Kubilius says Europe should not shy away from scale if it wants to compete, warning that fragmentation across the European defence industry is a problem.

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