MEDIA LIBRARY GLOSSARY CONTACT ABOUT US CUSTOMERS SOLUTIONS NEWSROOM Home > History EUROSAM HISTORY A STRONG HISTORY OF EUROPEAN COOPERATION THE EUROPEAN LONG-RANGE SURFACE-BASED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS A French-Italian JV to implement France and Italy decision to cooperate. POLITICAL MILESTONES On October 26th of 1988, the French and Italian defense ministers signed a bilateral cooperation agreement for the development of the future Surface-to-Air Family (FSAF) Program. Cooperation has been enlarged to UK Government in 1996 for Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) Family and to UK industries. In 2001, FSAF and PAAMS programs have been integrated in the international organization OCCAR. Cooperation has been renewed in 2015 for the Sustainement and Enhancement of the programs FSAF and PAAMS. See OCCAR: A EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM France and Italy agreed to develop a Missile systems Family, whose costs they shared on a 50-50 basis: Discover The European Joint Venture MILESTONES 1988 Italy and France collaborate for the Future Surface-to-Air Family Program. 1989 Eurosam Joint Venture is created by Franco-Italian main defense industries. 1996 The cooperation is enlarged to the UK for the Principal Anti-Air Missile System Family (PAAMS). 2015 Cooperation renewed for the Sustainment and enhancement of FSAF and PAAMS programs. @EUROSAM 2021 The only European solution to protect sovereignty. FURTHER INFORMATION CORPORATE ABOUT US LEGAL INFORMATION GDPR COOKIES POLICY CONTACT MEDIA NEWSROOM MEDIA LIBRARY GLOSSARY SITE MAP SOLUTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS NAVAL SYSTEMS ASTER MISSILES FAMILY IN SERVICE SUPPORT Cookie consent This website uses cookies that help the website to function and also to track how you interact with our website. But for us to provide the best user experience, enable the specific cookies from Settings, and click on Accept.Read More Preferences Reject All Accept All