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Series · Security

Software-Defined Defence

Ümit Berber

Parts
3
Years
2023–2024
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Parts · in order of publication

  1. Software-Defined Defence for Modern Armed Forces

    Armies plan new tanks and aircraft in decade-long cycles, while technology changes within months. The digital dilemma faced by the German car industry is now at the door of the defence industry.

    Ümit Berber · 5 December 2023 · 7 min read

  2. Software in Weapon Systems

    From the telegraph to radar, from GPS to AI: weapon systems are now defined more by software than by hardware. The lines of code in fighter jets multiply with every generation.

    Ümit Berber · 16 February 2024 · 4 min read

  3. Software-Defined Defence: Platform42

    Tesla can give its cars new headlight features with a software update. The German armed forces are moving to “software-defined defence” on the same logic, and Platform42 is the accelerator of this transformation.

    Ümit Berber · 4 March 2024 · 4 min read