Month: May 2018

Innovation is now a priority for the French Defence

Le Ministère des armées crée une agence dédiée à l'innovation
Le Ministère des armées crée une agence dédiée à l'innovation

Pour s'ouvrir aux innovations issues du monde civil, Florence Parly, la ministre des armées, a annoncé la création cette année d'une agence de...-Aéro - Spatial
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Le ministère des armées a fait de l’innovation l’une de ses priorités. Il y a quelques mois, il s’est associé avec BpiFrance pour lancer le fonds d’investissements DefInvest destiné à soutenir les pépites technologiques tricolores présentes à la fois sur les marchés civils et militiaires

 

Should the Belgian Defence follow the French example ? Is Belgium too risk-averse or financially unable to do that ?

 

Bundeswehr’s attempt to attract innovation

The Bundeswehr, famously bureaucratic, wants to charm technology startups
The Bundeswehr, famously bureaucratic, wants to charm technology startups

Germany’s tech companies could see new business with the military, as Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen seeks to funnel more funding toward cyber technologies under plans to grow the country’s defense budget.
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“Their concern is more about changing the thinking within the Bundeswehr to foster innovation and modify an acquisition process built on sequential iteration, not disruption”

 

 

Interesting article to read on Defensenews.com. An example to follow for the Belgian Defense ?

 

Need for quicker innovation in US SOCOM (UAS)

SOCOM Looks To Field New Drones, Upgrade Comms — Fast
SOCOM Looks To Field New Drones, Upgrade Comms — Fast

The head of the Special Operations Command is concerned that even the most advanced tech his troops use in the field today is being aged out, given rapid advances in commercial technologies that have overtaken military-grade gear.
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Need for quicker innovation of the disruptive nature