Defense expenditure will dominate the EU summit celebrated this week in Brussels. Military companies on the Ukrainian battle front believe they are an example to follow before future conflicts.
The war in Ukraine is a bit like the first and third world war combined, according to the great shots James AppathuraiDeputy Secretary General of Born for innovation, hybrids and cybernetics.
The expert states that although weapons and tanks used in Ukraine are the visible face of the conflict, as in the Great War, the key of the country is modern technology. “This is allowing the Ukrainians to take care of yourself in a way that could not be expected,” said “Euronews Next”, adding that it is a Vital lesson for Europe, in search of its military autonomy.
In a speech held on Tuesday at the Royal Danish Military Academy, the president Ursula von der leyen He said that European Union countries must fully trust European defensive supply chains. After his speech, the Commission published the call on Wednesday White defense bookwhich is part of the “Rearmar Europe” plan presented at the beginning of the month. This could be an investment of up to 800,000 million euros In the defense sector of the continent in the next four years.
The consent is that the EU will have to spend wisely in defense, a lesson that Ukraine has learned after three years of war. “I think the type of war that Europe can fight in the future will be quite similar to that of Ukraine,” he says From Boh SasCO -Fondor and commercial director of the Ukrainian company of Bonte Aerospace drones.
Sas declares “Euronews Next” that one of the largest lessons that European defense companies must learn is power See how your technology works in practice. “The companies that have never fought a war with their teams are decidedly obsolete,” says Sas. “We see that some western companies, some European ones, reach the Ukrainian battlefield and initially their products are a total shit”.
Sas states that part of the technology can be “useless”, but then companies improve after years in research in technological-military innovation. “But still, it takes a long time. I think the weather is very precious right now in politics, in economics and also in defense. So if you can earn time and money, it is better to do it,” he says.
Another key lesson for Europe is that money must be strategically spent. “If you have a very good but very expensive reserve of equipment, they will end up extending. Drones They are our way of responding to a great opponent, “says Sas.
Although there is the wrong idea that in Ukraine Only economic drones are manufacturedSas says it is important to find the right balance between cost and ability. This expert recommends the use of cheaper drones in a first attack and therefore the use of more expensive weapons in a second race.
Apathurai, NATO, also agrees that the speed is essential when it comes to defensive technology. “There is a very fast cycle of innovationfrom two to six weeks, in which Ukrainians have an innovation, use it and is neutralized by the Russians, They are also learning at the same speed“, Dadi.
The long acquisition process also slows down things, says, referring to the acquisition of F-35 or euro fighters of NATO. The expert explains that they must be in perfect condition and be able to work in all conditions, which means that centuries could be needed to receive them and, when they arrive, the technological part is obsolete. “Almost all the innovative technologies that acquired become obsolete before receiving it. The hardest bone is the rapid acquisition, the rapid offer,” said Appathurai.
BORN He is working to launch a fast adoption plan For your allies at the June summitadds. “We have to move a lot, much faster, that is, we must be able to adapt quickly and understand that they are not only tools, but its effects,” he concludes.
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