Quantum, Cyber, Space R&D (Operational Priorities)
33 pages · PDF · 04 February 2026 · Licensed single-user copy, watermarked to the buyer
Strategic Quantum Computing, Sensing & Communications Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography Space, Satellites, Launchers & PNT
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About this report
Modern defence strategy has placed unprecedented focus on technological superiority as a cornerstone of security, driving NATO and its partners to elevate quantum, cyber and space R&D initiatives as an operational priority.
The emergence of near-peer adversaries employing advanced cyber attacks, anti-satellite weapons and rapid technological innovation has underscored the need to maintain a technological edge across all domains. NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept explicitly notes that emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) both offer opportunities and pose threats, “altering the character of conflict” and becoming key arenas of global competition .
Key questions this report answers
- Why have NATO and its partners elevated quantum, cyber and space R&D to an operational priority, and what mission sets and domains do they address?
- How do quantum, cyber and space capability families interact within force posture, readiness and command-and-control architectures?
- Which actors, industrial-base bottlenecks and value-chain constraints shape the pursuit of technological superiority in these EDT clusters?
- How does NATO's 2022 Strategic Concept framing of emerging and disruptive technologies inform the roadmap for maintaining a technological edge?
Inside this report
- Mission Sets, Theatres, Domains and Scenarios
- Force Posture, Readiness Models and Command-and-Control Architecture
- Capability Families, Tactical Building Blocks and Performance Requirements
- Technology Clusters, Industrial Base, Value Chain and Structural Bottlenecks
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 (04 February 2026). You receive a 33-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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