Following a few days in the US with Allies, partners and think tanks examining experimentation, I think this DCDC handbook rounds off my week. Happy weekend reading. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6014030b…

Ukrainian innovators believe that Unmanned Ground Vehicles could be a game changer with the potential to save many soldiers' lives, but bureaucracy stands in the way – complicating the already difficult innovation process.

My latest for The Kyiv Independent

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First picture is a field used for logistics of our vehicles for offensive. You can’t spot anything suspicious here

But in fact - on 2nd picture - it is a deadly 4 row mine field.

During the day in the sunlight, mines get very hot and you can easily spot them with thermal drone

📢 Call for Experts Evaluators

Last opportunity to apply as independent experts from the #defence sector🛡️ to support the evaluation of the European Defence Fund #EDF proposals

Main tasks:
🔸Evaluation
🔸Ethical review
🔸Budget estimate assessment

More:
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Moritz is the Deputy Chief of Staff of a team establishing the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic.

We spoke to Moritz about the big tech challenges facing the Alliance, how DIANA will tackle them and what it’s like to be part of a new generation of innovators

🔔 JOB VACANCY 🔔

The #NATO Public Diplomacy Division is looking for a Data Analyst to join the excellent Information Enviorment Assessment (IEA) team!
🗓️Deadline 20 Aug

ℹ️ More info: bit.ly/3O35U1q

Milley says tech “causing the most significant fundamental change in the character of war ever recorded in history…in the next 10-15 years, we're likely to see that at least third of the advanced industrial militaries of the world likely will be robotic” defense.gov/News/News-Stor…

Have a great idea? Want NATO’s help?

Join DIANA’s challenge ⤵️

Practical implementation of concepts that have been offered for a while

You're an analyst and want to work for SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations? Apply here by 30 June:

nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…

New 🇬🇧 Biological Security Strategy sets out how we’ll understand, prevent, detect and respond to bio risks, however they emerge. Includes developing new microbial forensics tools and capabilities to deter and defend against #bioweapons and strengthening #1972BWC and #UNSGM

KEEP 'EM CHEAP: Ukraine loses over 160 drones a day, most off-the-shelf quadcopters disabled by electronic warfare. But it's more cost-effective to keep buying cheap drones than to buy fewer, tougher ones -- a lesson the US struggles to learn. [1/2] breakingdefense.com/2023/06/dumb-a…

Access to finance is essential for the development of SMEs and midcaps in the defence sector🛡️🇪🇺

➡️Private equity and venture capital funds can participate 🎯 in our Survey on the Access to Equity Financing for European Defence SMEs and Midcaps

More at defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/survey-access-…

Finland joins NATO Innovation Fund – We are thrilled to welcome Finland into the NATO Innovation Fund. Their inclusion will shore up Nordic representation at the table and further advance deep tech innovation and adoption at NATO. tesi.fi/en/news-item/n…

💡 The NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme is accepting proposals for new projects and events

The deadline for applications is 16 June 2023

Implementing Principles of Responsible Use of AI and data can act as safety belts for AI systems. This will require significant investments in R&D for explainability, reliability and security of AI systems, as well as in regulatory sandboxes.
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New technologies have the potential to revolutionise our lives, but they are also transforming the way wars are fought and won

Read the #NATO Science and Technology Organization's new tech trends report ⤵️

Incredible sites to advance deep tech solutions to our defence & security challenges.

Excited to see what the first challenges will be in: sensing and surveillance, secure info sharing & energy resilience ! Watch this space ⬇️

Hot take: seed-stage deeptech is the place to invest in this market. Lab research now costs relatively little and leads to patented inventions that are both hard assets and options to build bigger businesses later. You get both venture upside and inflation protection, a rare mix.

In the new Voices from DARPA podcast episode, our Information Innovation Office director discusses today’s challenges & opportunities for developing trustworthy AI tech. ICYMI, the deadline to apply to attend our AI Forward workshops is March 20. More: darpa.mil/news-events/20…