Autonomy is changing where military and industrial advantage comes from. Value is moving from individual platforms to architectures, software, data and the speed at which systems learn. This hub examines what that means for procurement, business models and the companies building these systems.
What this area covers
- Uncrewed air & ground systems
UAV and UGV markets, roles and scaling. - Counter-UAS
Economics, sensor stacks and layered defence. - System architecture & software
Open architectures, integration and value capture. - Procurement & scaling
From prototypes and pilots to production contracts.
Questions leaders are asking
- Why is autonomy an architecture problem, not a platform problem?
- Where does value migrate as systems become software-defined?
- How will procurement adapt to fast-iterating systems?
Essential analysis
- Autonomous Warfare: The System Architecture That Will Define Military Superiority
- From Platform to Learning Loop: How Ground Warfare Is Repricing Itself
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