Dual-Use Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Civil Markets Feeding Military Innovation in Europe
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About this report
European policymakers have increasingly recognized that cutting-edge civilian technologies – from artificial intelligence and drones to autonomous vehicles – are pivotal for next-generation military capabilities.
The war in Ukraine starkly illustrated this point, as off-the-shelf commercial drones and AI-driven systems were rapidly repurposed for battlefield use, accelerating the trend of civil markets feeding military innovation . In response, the European Union (EU) and allied institutions have sharpened their focus on leveraging civilian tech innovation for defence.
Key questions this report answers
- How are civilian robotics, AI, drones and autonomous vehicles becoming pivotal for next-generation military capabilities in Europe?
- What industrial and technological dynamics, illustrated by Ukraine's rapid repurposing of off-the-shelf drones, drive civil markets feeding military innovation?
- What financial, investment and regulatory frameworks shape EU leverage of civilian tech innovation for defence?
- What evolutionary scenarios and operational recommendations follow?
Inside this report
- Strategic and Institutional Context
- 2. Industrial and Technological Dynamics
- 3. Financial and Investment Implications
- 4. Regulatory and Legal Framework
- 5. Evolutionary Scenarios and Operational Recommendations
Who it's for
Strategy, corporate-development and investment teams that need an ecosystem-level view — budgets, industrial capacity and technology landscapes — before committing capital or capacity.
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DFM reports are built from primary and official sources — TED procurement notices, CORDIS and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, EIB operations, the NATO Innovation Fund portfolio, SIPRI data, official budget documents and company disclosures — read together with the underlying legal texts. Sources are cited in the document; it reflects them as of its publication date (10 June 2025). You receive a 19-page PDF, watermarked to you on every page, delivered on the confirmation page and by e-mail immediately after checkout (personal link valid 72 hours, up to 5 downloads). Guest checkout, single-user licence — Terms of Sale.
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