Foresight — Issue 2

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BUILDING THE
HYBRID FORCE

Combining crewed and uncrewed platforms for
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Keeping The Edge

The future of defence will be shaped not simply by individual technologies, but by the adaptability of the systems surrounding them

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The Invisible Contract

Dr Nasser Humaid Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement, reflects on the UAE’s defence procurement and industrial development journey

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Artificial Intelligence: When AI Becomes An Actor

If militaries cannot achieve sufficient ownership and control of these systems, decision advantage will remain limited

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The New Rules of Defence Competitiveness

Diversification is reshaping the defence industrial landscape, but will all these companies survive when the current spending surge ends?

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Rising Challengers

How South Korea and Türkiye are rewriting the rules of defence competitiveness

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Industrial Depth

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The Hidden Architecture of Defence

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Made In The UAE: The Shadow 25

The Shadow 25 loitering munition, designed and manufactured by EDGE, in pictures

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The Research Behind Future Readiness

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Using Private Capital to Deliver Real-World Capabilities

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Where Capability Becomes Credible: The difference between making and competing

Once a product’s performance has been demonstrated, what a customer is assessing is the organisation behind it

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The Growing Competition for Technical Talent

The defence sector must modernise skills and training at the pace of technological change

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Physical Intelligence: Training in the Synthetic Battlespace

Modelling, simulation and war gaming are moving to the centre of defence

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To Compete, Or Not To Compete

Not all countries will be able to establish competitive and sustainable defence industries

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Military Aviation: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Aircraft survivability in an age of emerging threats

BUILDING THEHYBRID FORCE

Keeping The Edge

The Invisible Contract

Artificial Intelligence: When AI Becomes An Actor

The New Rules of Defence Competitiveness

Rising Challengers

Industrial Depth

The Hidden Architecture of Defence

Made In The UAE: The Shadow 25

The Research Behind Future Readiness

Using Private Capital to Deliver Real-World Capabilities

Where Capability Becomes Credible: The difference between making and competing

The Growing Competition for Technical Talent

Physical Intelligence: Training in the Synthetic Battlespace

To Compete, Or Not To Compete

Military Aviation: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted

BUILDING THE
HYBRID FORCE