Europe Urged to Overhaul Military Drone Procurement Amid Rapid Warfare Evolution
Europe faces urgent calls to transform military procurement systems to match the accelerating pace of drone warfare innovation. The new CEO of German attack drone maker Stark emphasizes that outdated purchasing models threaten regional security as the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates rapid technological evolution.
European Military Procurement Systems Need Drone Warfare Overhaul
Europe must fundamentally rethink military procurement to keep pace with the rapidly evolving landscape of drone warfare, according to reports from German attack drone manufacturer Stark’s newly appointed chief executive. Uwe Horstmann, who will be announced Thursday as the 15-month-old company’s first CEO, endorsed calls from Western military officials to update longstanding purchasing models that have failed to match innovation speeds since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.