Europe must 'hurry' defence investment and Portugal can export more, says Thales Netherlands leader

“We need to hurry to defend ourselves and be able to ensure there is sufficient capacity to guarantee that there will be no attack on European territory,” states the CEO of Thales Netherlands. Gerben Edelijn considers the SMART-L long-range radar a good surveillance solution for the Azores and argues that greater cooperation with the Portuguese Navy would benefit Portuguese operations.