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BFBS Sitrep · Thursday · 35 min

The race to weaponise new tech

From quantum computing to biotechnology NATO has just upped its investment in startups that are trying to turn science-fiction ideas into frontline capabilities. Sitrep explains the NATO DIANA innovation accelerator and some of the breakthroughs it’s hoping will soon become kit in the hands of troops. A new Defence University Alliance has also just been formed to help Britain develop and deploy cutting-edge war-winning tech. The Chief Executive of Universities UK explains how. And after an explosive drone was found at a German airport, and a missile came down in Poland, Professor Michael Clarke assesses NATO’s red lines for overspill from the Ukraine war.

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From quantum computing to biotechnology NATO has just upped its investment in startups that are trying to turn science-fiction ideas into frontline capabilities.

Sitrep explains the NATO DIANA innovation accelerator and some of the breakthroughs it’s hoping will soon become kit in the hands of troops.

A new Defence University Alliance has also just been formed to help Britain develop and deploy cutting-edge war-winning tech.  The Chief Executive of Universities UK explains how.

And after an explosive drone was found at a German airport, and a missile came down in Poland, Professor Michael Clarke assesses NATO’s red lines for overspill from the Ukraine war.

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