Industrial Conversion of Robotics and Automation Firms Toward Defence Output
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Strategic Autonomous Systems, Robotics & Swarms Additive Manufacturing & Critical Supply Chains South Korea Japan
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About this report
This report examines a structural change now underway across advanced industrial economies: the rapid conversion of civilian robotics and automation firms into defence-relevant production assets. As NATO and the EU shift toward permanent readiness and sustained industrial capacity, demand is moving from traditional defence primes to a wider technological ecosystem capable of scale, speed and adaptability.
Europe, South Korea and Japan are emerging as parallel laboratories of this transformation, each developing distinct pathways for integrating autonomous systems, automated manufacturing and high-precision robotics into defence output.
Key questions this report answers
- What structural change is driving the conversion of civilian robotics and automation firms into defence-relevant production assets?
- How are NATO's and the EU's shift toward permanent readiness moving demand from traditional primes to a wider technological ecosystem?
- How do Europe, South Korea and Japan differ in their pathways for integrating autonomous systems, automated manufacturing and high-precision robotics into defence output?
- What are the implications for industrial capacity, scale, speed and investment?
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 (16 November 2025). You receive a 14-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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