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Strengthen Europe's Resilience - from the Eastern Netherlands

Make Defence Work

Security, resilience, and strategic autonomy are high on the European agenda. This requires innovation, production capacity, and collaboration among strong European regions. To this end, the Eastern Netherlands brings together knowledge, technology, entrepreneurship, and the manufacturing industry.Our regional strength is concentrated in three areas: Health &amp; Resilience, Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, and Strategic Supply Chains. From medical technology and smart manufacturing to IAMD, air defence and airspace surveillance, sensors &amp; visioning, secure edge computing, and human-machine teaming.Many of these innovations are dual-use: technology that contributes to defense while also having civilian applications. By connecting entrepreneurs, research institutions, governments, and European regions, we help further develop, test, produce, and scale up innovations.

Discover how entrepreneurs and partners from the eastern Netherlands are contributing to a safer, more resilient, and economically stronger Europe.

Make Defence Work

Discover the Department of Defence in the Eastern Netherlands