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Defence firms must adopt a ‘flexible secrecy’ to innovate for European rearmament

In the face of US President Donald Trump’s wavering commitments and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inscrutable ambitions, the talk in European capitals is all about rearmament. To that end, the European Commission has put forward an €800 billion spending scheme designed to “quickly and significantly increase expenditures in defence capabilities”, in the words of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. But funding is only the first of many challenges involved when pursuing military innovation. Ramping up capabilities “quickly and significantly” will … Continue reading “Defence firms must adopt a ‘flexible secrecy’ to innovate for European rearmament”