Critical Care | Sustaining Europe’s frontline from Heidelberg

About this episode

This episode discusses Europe's defence investment and the importance of sustainment hubs like the one in Heidelberg in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

This episode is shared from Critical Care, a podcast produced by Shephard Studio in partnership with Collins Aerospace. As Europe ramps up defence investment in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, the spotlight is turning to how nations sustain their growing fleets. In this episode of Critical Care, produced by Shephard Studio in partnership with Collins Aerospace, we travel to Heidelberg, Germany — home to a regional sustainment hub that’s proving crucial for fast, local support across Europe an...

Topics covered

• defence investment
• sustainment
• military support
• Europe
• regional hubs

Keywords

• defence
• sustainment
• Heidelberg
• Collins Aerospace
• Ukraine crisis

Sponsors

Collins Aerospace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shephard Studio

Places: Europe, Heidelberg

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