After agreeing on common defence capability priorities at Union-level, particularly through the Capability Development Plan, also taking into account the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, and with a view to fulfilling the EU's Level of Ambition as agreed by the Council in its conclusions of 14 November 2016 and endorsed by the European Council on 15 December 2016, Member States identify and consolidate military requirements and set the technical specifications of the project.
Tar éis tosaíochtaí maidir le cumas cosanta comhchoiteann a chomhaontú ar leibhéal an Aontais go háirithe tríd an bPlean Forbraíochta um Chumas, agus an tAthbhreithniú Bliantúil Comhordaithe ar Chosaint á chur san áireamh freisin, agus d'fhonn Leibhéal Uaillmhéine an Aontais a bhaint amach, a chomhaontaigh an Chomhairle ina gconclúidí an 14 Samhain 2016 agus a d'fhormhuinigh an Chomhairle Eorpach ar an 15 Nollaig 2016, déanfaidh na Ballstáit riachtanais mhíleata a shainaithint agus a chomhdhlúthú agus socróidh siad sonraíochtaí teicniúla an tionscadail.