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Spy Cockroaches and AI Robots: Germany Plots the Future of Warfare
GERMANY, JUL 23 – Germany plans to nearly triple its defense budget to $175 billion by 2029, focusing on AI, autonomous drones, and bio-robotics to reduce reliance on US military support.
- On Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet approved a draft procurement law, enabling advance payments to start-ups and reducing tender hurdles to accelerate military modernization.
- Amid security uncertainties, Germany plans to nearly triple its defence budget to 162 billion euros by 2029, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Notably, valuations and capital flows underscore that German defence startups have raised $1.4 billion in the past five years, with Helsing's valuation surpassing $12 billion.
- Procurement changes include closer tech integration, with Annette Lehnigk-Emden saying `Drones and AI are emerging fields Germany must develop.`
- Looking to the future, Germany trials bio-robots, with field tests of tiny cyborg cockroaches already under way, enabling navigation in hazardous areas, experts say.
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Many countries in Europe are currently investing heavily in defense technology. In the future, we could see spy cockroaches, tank-like AI robots, and unmanned mini-submarines. “It’s a big shift,” says Hans Liwång, professor of defense systems at the Swedish National Defense University.
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Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare
Reuters spoke to two dozen executives, investors, and policymakers to examine how Germany - Europe's largest economy - aims to play a central role in rearming the continent.
The decision of the German government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, to significantly increase investment in defense has opened the door for German defense companies to receive funds for the development of new technologies. These companies, which have long been “victims” of German defense policy, which relied on US defense, are now working on numerous projects. Among them is the “spy cockroach”, a project of the company Swarm Biotactics. Thi…
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