The Irresistable Lure of Hi-Tech Defence

What must NATO and the EU do in order to stay abreast of rapid technological change? Is constantly maintaining technological dominance in defence even feasible, given the declining budgets, cost and duration of development projects versus the pace and complexity of technological change as well as resourcefulness and adaptivity of our adversaries? What should Europe do to remain technologically relevant to the United States in the transatlantic defence relationships? Can, and should, small allies aspire to stay at the high-tech end of military capabilities, and in what ways? What can the US and Europe do to help maintain technological edge of militarily vulnerable allies, exposed to growing military capabilities and innovative uses of military force by the potential adversaries?

Speakers

Sverre Diesen

General (ret.), Research Fellow, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and former Chief of Defence, Norway

Philip Georgariou

Vice President for Industrial Strategy, BAE Systems, United States

Rini Goos

Deputy Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA)

Martin Hill

Chairman, NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG)

Tomasz Szatkowski

President, National Centre for Strategic Studies, Poland

Moderator

Romualdas Petkevičius

Colonel, Acting Director General for Capabilities and Armaments, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania