European NATO countries are shifting their defense priorities and discussing three key areas: replenishing stocks and supplies quickly, improving equipment availability and mission readiness, and developing new capabilities to maintain technological excellence—sparked by innovation.
“Innovation will be a key enabler for the European defense industrial base,” write Hugues Lavandier and coauthors, “as it seeks ways to better collaborate, drive more productivity, build scale, and ensure its industrial competitiveness.” Download the Shaping resilience compendium to explore the role that innovation and technology can play in delivering impact from defense investment.
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