Europe needs defence innovation at battlefield speed (defence24.com)

• Skeleton Technologies and KNDS France signed a cooperation agreement.
• War in Ukraine accelerates demand for rapid technology integration.
• Europe must reduce dependence on non-European technologies.

"Arnaud Castaignet, SVP of Skeleton Technologies, argues Europe must combine the scale of major defence groups with the speed of specialised tech companies. The Skeleton-KNDS France agreement illustrates this shift. Smaller states like Estonia can provide critical technologies. The war in Ukraine shows that energy resilience, drones, and rapid integration of new tech into existing platforms are key to military advantage. Europe should reduce dependence on non-European technologies for strategic autonomy."