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AI, Quantum, and EW: Mapping the New Technological Core of the Defence Economy
How are AI, quantum technologies and electronic warfare becoming the technological core of the defence economy?
AI, Quantum, and EW: Mapping the New Technological Core of the Defence Economy: Across Europe and the transatlantic. Defence-finance analysis; 20-page sourced…
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-06-10
Across Europe and the transatlantic alliance, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technologies, and electronic warfare (EW) have become central to defence strategies. NATO Allies have explicitly prioritized these technologies – alongside fields like autonomy, biotechnology, and space – for their transformative impact on security and warfare.
NATO’s first Artificial Intelligence Strategy (initially adopted in 2021 and revised in 2024) seeks to accelerate the safe and responsible use of AI within the Alliance. It emphasizes combining AI with other disruptive technologies and improving interoperability of AI systems across NATO forces.
This analysis answers: How are AI, quantum technologies and electronic warfare becoming the technological core of the defence economy? How do NATO's AI Strategy and prioritisation of disruptive technologies shape industrial dynamics? What financial, investment and regulatory frameworks govern these technology families? What evolutionary scenarios and operational recommendations follow for actors in the field?
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AI, Quantum, and EW: Mapping the New Technological Core of the Defence Economy
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What is AI, Quantum, and EW: Mapping the New Technological Core of the Defence Economy?
NATO’s first Artificial Intelligence Strategy (initially adopted in 2021 and revised in 2024) seeks to accelerate the safe and responsible use of AI within the Alliance.
Why does AI, Quantum, and EW: Mapping the New Technological Core of the Defence Economy matter for European defence?
It emphasizes combining AI with other disruptive technologies and improving interoperability of AI systems across NATO forces.
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