January Edition

The impact of emerging technology.

Tracking and analysing recent developments in emerging and disruptive technologies with military relevance, from AI and autonomy to Quantum, Space, Hypersonic, Biotechnologies, and more.

The podcast explores how Emerging and Disruptive Technologies are rapidly reshaping modern warfare and strategic competition. It highlights the growing global race in areas such as artificial intelligence, drones and autonomy, quantum technologies, hypersonic weapons, space systems, biotechnology, and energy, with China expanding its technological leadership and narrowing gaps with the United States.

Across NATO, the focus has shifted from experimentation to operational integration, embedding AI into defence systems, expanding uncrewed capabilities at sea and in the air, strengthening air and missile defence, and investing in more sovereign and resilient space infrastructure. At the same time, competitors such as China, Russia, and North Korea are scaling drone production, advancing hypersonic weapons, integrating civilian and military technologies, and adapting doctrine to exploit new tools quickly, underscoring that the speed of adoption and integration is now as decisive as the technologies themselves.

Listen to the full episode to gain deeper insight into how these trends are shaping the future of conflict and what they mean for NATO and its partners.