Emerging Defence and Dual-Use Technology Trends in Europe
23 pages · PDF · 15 July 2025 · Licensed single-user copy, watermarked to the buyer
Strategic Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics Autonomous Systems, Robotics & Swarms Space, Satellites, Launchers & PNT Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography Electronic Warfare & Spectrum Dominance Quantum Computing, Sensing & Communications Biotechnology, Human Enhancement & MedTech Advanced Materials, Stealth & Nanotechnology Additive Manufacturing & Critical Supply Chains Energy Storage, Propulsion & Power
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About this report
The European defence and dual-use technology landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by urgent geopolitical pressures, renewed strategic commitments, and unprecedented levels of public investment.
NATO and the European Union have identified a core set of emerging and disruptive technologies—AI, autonomy, quantum, advanced materials, space systems, and cyber capabilities—as critical to both deterrence and long-term strategic autonomy.
Key questions this report answers
- Which emerging and disruptive technologies (AI, autonomy, quantum, advanced materials, space systems, cyber) do NATO and the EU identify as critical to deterrence and long-term strategic autonomy?
- How are AI, data, autonomy and drones reshaping the digital battlefield?
- How do quantum technologies, space security and cyber and electronic-warfare capabilities interact across the emerging landscape?
- What are the implications for investors and for critical supply chains, industrial base and rapid procurement?
Inside this report
- Introduction and Strategic Context
- Artificial Intelligence, Data, and the Digital Battlefield
- Autonomy, Robotics and Drones
- Space and Security in Orbit
- Cybersecurity and Electronic Warfare
- Quantum Technologies and Emerging Physics
- Biotechnology and Human Enhancement
- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
- Energy, Climate, and Military Sustainability
- Critical Supply Chains, Industrial Base and Rapid Procurement
- Implications for Investors in Defence and Dual-Use Sectors
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 (15 July 2025). You receive a 23-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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