Examines defense industrial cooperation in the area of European military production & attempts to account for select legal problems that are related to the ongoing restructuring of the European defense industry. Topics covered include: select forms for defence industrial cooperation & national points of departure for increased integration; the legal environment in Sweden; regulation of acquisitions & secrecy provisions in other countries; applicability of regulations on competition in other countries; EC control of business concentrations within the defence industry; & regulations on compensation agreements.