The new warzone will be dominated by hybrid, grey-zone, asymmetrical, space-based, electronic, unmanned and autonomous warfare. Development and counter-development of ordnance will be measured in weeks, in-situ adaptations in hours. Software will define requirements, and information will be processed into action automatically. Doctrine will be in constant flux, and the battlefield will host hundreds of separate governmental, commercial and volunteer actors.

Small, cheap, proliferated beats large, expensive. Autonomous dominates unmanned, which beats manned. The shortest feedback loop wins.

Unmanned systems are replacing or destroying heavy materiel—from guided munitions and aircraft to reconnaissance, naval assets, transport, and decoys.

Europe’s key defense solutions are yet to be invented, many outside traditional procurement. Some emerge in Ukraine, others risk to be rug-pulled.

Our adversaries honed infrastructure and talent over years of war. Europe’s defense industry lags, struggling to supply fires, logistics, and enablers, as Russia outproduces NATO 4:1 on munitions.

Europe wrestles with national vs. EU defense, secrecy vs. tech-sharing, and 31 languages in force coordination—amid shifting alliances, rapid rearmament, and the world’s most fragmented defense industry.

Europe’s defense sector must rethink fast, keep its ear to the ground of startup developments, expand procurement beyond comfort zones, and scale experimentation. Like NewSpace, NewDefense will emerge—startups fueling talent and New Primes leading. Early positioning secures materiel.

✴︎ We are presented with a once-in-a-century opportunity to prove our resolve, resourcefulness and resilience ✴︎

I bridge establishment and innovation—connecting and empowering governments, procurement, finance, VC, and startups. Leveraging my strengths, experience and network to protect Europe’s security is my moral imperative.

Defense drives prosperity. Let’s forge Europe’s forces into the most modern, integrated, and respected deterrent—for security, industry, and society.