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EU steps up AI and defence technology | Vietnam Today
EU steps up AI and defence technology | Vietnam Today
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The European Union is accelerating the
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use of AI, drones, robots, and
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autonomous systems in defense. A notable
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point here is that beyond investing in
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new technologies, the EU is also
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changing how they are tested and
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developed, drawing more directly on
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lessons from the conflict in Ukraine.
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One of the key initiatives is the Brave
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Tech EU, a defense technology
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partnership between the European Union
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and Ukraine. The program brings together
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Ukraine's ability to develop and adapt
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technology rapidly on the battlefield
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with Europe's research, investment, and
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industrial capacity. Uh companies,
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startups, and uh tech teams can test
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emerging systems with military forces in
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conditions close to real combat. In
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August, the EU opened a new Brave Tech
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EU selection round. Trials include
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autonomous and swarm attack drones
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operating under electronic jamming,
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ground sensor networks, and systems
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linking target detection directly to
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combat platforms. A key requirement is
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that technologies can be adapted in the
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field through software updates, payload
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changes, or hardware fixes and quickly
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returned to testing. The trials are
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expected to take place in Germany and
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Romania this November with armed forces
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directly involved.
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There is a broader shift taking place in
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Europe's defense thinking. Military
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technology must not only be advanced to
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but also developed, tested, and adapted
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at a faster rate. Yet, turning a
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promising technology into something that
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can be deployed at scale remains a major
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challenge. Our Europe correspondent
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reports.
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>> Robots, drones, artificial intelligence.
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Europe has no shortage of technologies
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that could shape the next generation of
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weapons. Germany and other EU countries
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are strong in precision engineering,
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automation, sensors, robotics, and
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dual-use technologies, but Ukraine has
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exposed a critical weakness. Advanced
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technology alone does not guarantee
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battlefield advantage. A highly
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sophisticated system may have little
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impact if it takes years to develop and
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can only be produced in small numbers.
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By contrast, drones and electronic
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warfare systems may need to be
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redesigned within weeks as new
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countermeasures emerge. That reality is
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forcing Europe to rethink how defense
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technology is developed.
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>> Obviously, there is one objective that
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we're having to on our side is to create
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synergies between the tech industry and
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the defense industry. Uh this has been
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also highlighted in the industry
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transformation roadmap. So, what is the
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objective here is that of course we want
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AI and tech to be embraced by the
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defense industry. This is needed. We see
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it in Ukraine on a daily basis, but all
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of this has to be done in um um a secure
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and in a responsible way.
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>> But, AI only becomes military power when
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it can move from the laboratory to the
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production line.
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That transition has often been slow in
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Europe.
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Testing, procurement, and large-scale
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production can take years. The EU is now
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trying to bring startups, civilian
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technology companies, and dual-use firms
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closer to the defense sector. At the
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same time, it is deepening cooperation
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with Ukraine, where technologies are
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being tested and adapted directly
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through battlefield experience.
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>> And we can provide both
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defense industrial bases with the
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impetus needed to decisively step up
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investment and production.
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>> This is where the competition is also
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changing.
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The question is no longer simply who has
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the better AI model or the smarter
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robot. It is who can turn those
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technologies into hundreds or thousands
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of systems fast enough, cheaply enough,
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and with the ability to keep improving
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them as the battlefield changes.
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Military strength was one measure mainly
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by the number of tanks, aircrafts, or
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missile a country possesses. AI is
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adding a new measure, the speed at which
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technology can be turned into
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operational capability. For Europe, the
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race is therefore not only about
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building smarter system, it is also
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about producing them faster, in greater
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numbers, and adapting them more quickly
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than the adversary.
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The Zoom reporting from Europe for
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Vietnam today.
