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post day 2 thoughts from #iav 1 - one of the most interesting and thought provoking presentations I've seen today from the Finnish Army. The unique challenges for Finland and it's geography and how that applies to mobility. How do you exploit the ground, or balance technology against -40 temperatures or months of daylight/darkness. There is much to learn from the newest NATO Partner! 2 - Commander Field Army, British Army highlighting the need for dispersed logistics. G4 (ES) is a vital part of this, you fight with the equipment you have and can maintain. So I feel confident our RENK Test System GmbH designs for mobile testing systems are needed and the right direction for us. 3 - seeing and hearing how important #ajax, #CR3 and #Boxer are for the Army. Proud that all three feature either RENK Group or Horstman products, but far more pleased to see that all 3 are coming into service now, with protoypes and trial vehicles ready or production underway. Getting this to the troops is the goal. 4 - insights from the German Army on MGCS and that mobility remains a key component of the armoured triangle. You have to keep moving to avoid being targeted. 5 - useful workshop hosted by Armoured Trials and Development Unit of the British Army. A group discussion on hybrid electric systems and work being done today to understand the possibilities and impact of that tech. 6 - networking. Always nice to meet people and more so even people that I served with 20 years ago in Iraq! The world is small... Defence iQ #renk #horstman #internationalarmouredvehicles

Day Three @ the Singapore Airshow and the question you must be asking yourself: have you visited the #TeamDefenceAustralia stand yet?? 🇦🇺 Stop by for coffee. ☕️ And stay to learn about how great Australian companies are deploying modern technology for military solutions. #defenceindustry #australia #innovation #aussieingenuity

Harry Potter, Safetech Innovations Global Services Account Director, is at techUK's 'Ukraine Tech Day' today, gaining a better understanding of the complex challenges and considerations that It will take concerning rebuilding the Ukrainian tech sector. Interesting topics and discussions. #techday2023 #Ukraine #Defence #Safetech #WeAreSafetech

Eight more Turkish centers joined NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) program, a senior official announced Tuesday. The number of centers has now reached 10 in Türkiye, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır said in a post on the X platform, formerly Twitter. #TürkiyeTrade #GTF2024 #GlobalTradeForum #EUTradeRelations #EuropeEconomy #TradeDiplomacy #TradeAlliance #GlobalCommerce #CrossBorderTrade #EconomicPartnership #TradeTalks #TürkiyeExports #EUTradePolicy #TradeCollaboration #InternationalTrade #TradePartners #EconomicIntegration #EuropeanUnion #TradeOpportunities #GlobalEconomy

Why Attend? Experience Driven-Insights - over the past 30 years, Dr. Jeff DeGraff has been in over 250 business in the fortune 500 explaining and understanding the key skills required to innovate. Since 2019, our work with military audiences through Project Mercury has succeeded in unlocking change through an invitation to participants to 'test the limits of self-authorizing behaviors' with over 450 certified military innovation graduates. (some words from workshop participants) Hands-on Activities - get real practice on meaningful problems while working with fellow participants. Take home not just ideas, but examples and how you embodied the practice. (it takes weeks to change habits and habit change starts with doing new things!) Learning Outcomes: (not exhaustive) *Understand how to cultivate your personal and collective creative mindset and adaptability. *How to probe a network for data and information and practice distilling the info down into knowledge and wisdom for better (team) decision making. (Avoid decision driven data collection and improve knowledge driven decision making (not just data/algorithm driven!)) *Explore CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT(TM) as a remedy for how your organizations behaviors blind it to the most common strategic opportunity. *Comprehend core principles of change management and buy-in in your own organization's politics and environment. These human factors are the most dynamic elements of complexity in an otherwise 'complicated' technical world of innovation. (and the ones most often ignored by technologists!) Facilitators: Jeff DeGraff Johnny Barnes, Certified Master Innovator And yours truly! Who should attend: 🔵Commanders and Innovation Leaders - learn more about how to lead teams and how to be externally open, explore how small experiments in a portfolio approach helps to manage risks. To increase success, first increase your number of failures. 🟢Warfighters and Innovation Adepts - Build your creative muscle and find like-minded practitioners. 🔴Acquisitions (Innovation Cat Herders) - You work in continuous process improvement, finance, acquisitions - your perspective is critical to feasibility and implementation. 🟡Networkers - Innovation thrives on weak connections and strong links. It's all about the BEST of what comes out, not the average or the worst ideas. Strive to meet everyone (holding space for about 100 attendees). "Someone in this room knows something that you don't know, that you need to know." Preparation: Bring a relevant (unclassified) problem you'd like to practice some creative thinking on. Adaptability - we will move out of 'converging' right way / wrong way thinking into diverging (creative) thinking for parts of this conference. A growth mindset - All skills can be developed. Openness and playfullness are keys to empowering growth. - To learn, we must first be able to unlearn! A willingness to have serious fun -

🚀 Introducing Innovation for Defence: Defence innovation. Our duty! Innovation for Defence (Inno4Def) is a brand new initiative within Belgian Defence. Our primary goal is to boost Belgian Defence by spearheading short cycle innovation. We're on a mission to revolutionize the landscape by: 🔬 Enhancing technological understanding 🛠️ Testing and integrating new technologies 👩🎓 Training and upskilling personnel 🤝 Partnering with external collaborators 💡 Exploring innovative concepts from BELDEF's talented personnel Why Inno4Def, you ask? This initiative is pivotal in ensuring that Belgian Defence remains it’s technical and operational edge by effectively navigating the convergence of civilian and military technologies. By doing so, we equip our forces with the tools and strategies needed, ultimately leading to enhanced capabilities and successful mission outcomes. Join us on this groundbreaking journey towards a more advanced and agile Belgian Defence! 🚀🌟 #DefenceInnovation #Inno4Def #BELDEF #TechnologyAdvancement #MissionSuccess #belgiandefence #defensie #ladefense

During these days, we commemorate a series of meaningful holidays. From the observance of the Day of the Ukrainian Flag to the celebration of Ukraine's Independence Day, each holds a deep significance for our nation. In addition, we also remember the Day of Kharkiv, a city located near the border with Russia, which has been subjected to frequent shelling. We are a nation with a history spanning over 1,500 years, marked by numerous challenging moments along the way. But every time, we are reborn from the ashes like the Phoenix. We have passed through different stages in both the Middle Ages and modern history. At times, we even boasted the largest army in Europe, especially during the era when the Cossacks fought for our freedom. That military success was greatly influenced by the advanced technologies of that time, which were effectively implemented by our army. Indeed, in the current war against the Russian invaders, we're harnessing modern technologies as well. Ukraine's skilled IT professionals are deploying drones to secure the airspace, guarding our blue skies above the yellow fields. The Armed Forces of Ukraine harness not only tangible power but also the intellectual strength of our finest specialists. As an example, our company, 3asoft, plays a partial role in air defense efforts. So, no matter what our history has been, we live in the present day, looking towards the future. With such people, I believe we have a future! #3asoft #outstaffing #techstartups #dedicatedteam #staffaugmentation #technologysolutions

Coral highlights: Need for induction of products designed by startups and MSME in "Defense forces". Small companies cannot even meet the eligibility conditions of large projects and remain at the mercy of big system integrators or middlemen who often compromise on the adoption of domestic: Security-sensitive products are procured from identified PSUs only thus the adoption of IT and telecom products from private companies especially products using radiating #technology (4G / 5G) is a major bottleneck. #coraltelecom #easttesch2023 #defence #convergedsolution #private5g #aatmanirbharta