Ukraine is currently leading the race for defense innovation, and Germany is drawing on Ukraine’s experience to modernize its own armed forces.
This was stated by Admiral Christian Bock, head of the Bundeswehr Innovation Center, in remarks to a Ukrinform correspondent on the sidelines of the New Age Defense conference in Berlin.
When asked who is winning the race for defense innovation today—Germany (and Europe) or Russia—Bock replied briefly: “Ukraine.”
Comparing the capabilities of Europe and Russia, he added: “We are beginning to prevail. Because we have industry and financial resources. And we have a partner like Ukraine, from whom we receive all the information needed to then deploy our budgets and industrial capabilities. Thanks to this, we are capable of prevailing.”
According to the admiral, one of the main lessons of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the need for constant technological adaptation to new threats and the creation of a flexible system capable of instantly implementing new insights.
