The Trinity House Agreement (

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: ''Trinity-House-Vereinbarung'') was signed by the German Defense Minister,

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, and the British

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, in

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on October 23, 2024, to strengthen bilateral security cooperation and to "deepen defence cooperation across all domains". It is named after

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, the place of the signing. It sets the course for closer cooperation in the defense and

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of both countries and is intended to be an expression of the UK's realignment with Europe.

Projects

The agreement contains specific points for closer cooperation in all dimensions (air, land, sea, space and cyber defense): * Strengthening the defense industry in both countries * Strengthening the eastern flank of

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* Development of new long-range strike weapons * Protection of critical underwater infrastructure * Surveillance flights by the

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from Scotland (

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* New discussion formats for collaboration

External links

Trinity House Vereinbarung
(bmvg.de)
Trinity House Agreement On-Defence
(gov.uk)

Einzelnachweise

Germany–United Kingdom relations Treaties concluded in 2024 Treaties of Germany Treaties of the United Kingdom Military alliances involving the United Kingdom