Pillar II
Coverage of Pillar II in the Nexus archive.
- Ukrainian Defense Company SkyFall Secures Path to EU Funding
Ukrainian tech-defense company SkyFall signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland’s state-owned bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk to explore EU-funded projects under the European Commission’s Ukraine Facility Pillar II, supporting dual-use and unmanned systems developments.
- US Navy stands up naval support activity in Western Australia
The U.S. Navy established NSA Stirling in Western Australia, part of the AUKUS pact's Pillar I, to support Submarine Rotational Force–West (SRF-West) with maintenance and sustainment infrastructure for U.S. and British nuclear submarines. The facility, expected to be operational by 2027, aims to enhance regional readiness, while a Singapore meeting confirmed progress on AUKUS milestones and announced a 2027 Pillar II project for uncrewed undersea vehicles.