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The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry
What is the central argument of “The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry: Artificial intelligence is dissolving. Defence-finance analysis; 5-page sourced DFM PDF report.
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Artificial intelligence is dissolving the long-standing boundary between civilian and military technologies, giving rise to a unified dual-use economy that operates simultaneously across markets and strategic domains.
In the twentieth century, technological flows typically moved from defence research to civilian adaptation; in the twenty-first, the direction has reversed. Commercial innovation now drives military transformation. Software, cloud infrastructures, and autonomous systems developed for consumer or industrial use are repurposed for command, control, and surveillance.
This analysis answers: What is the central argument of “The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets? What does this mean for European defence funding, procurement and investment decisions? How mature and defensible is the position described in “The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry”? Which European actors, programmes and funding instruments are most exposed?
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- Software, cloud infrastructures, and autonomous systems developed for consumer or industrial use are repurposed for command, control, and surveillance.
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What is The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry?
In the twentieth century, technological flows typically moved from defence research to civilian adaptation; in the twenty-first, the direction has reversed.
Why does The Convergence of Civil Technology and Defence Industry matter for European defence?
Commercial innovation now drives military transformation.
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