{"id":2030,"date":"2026-02-05T07:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:17:49","slug":"nato-sto-report-identifies-trends-shaping-the-future-of-science-defence-and-security-for-the-next-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/?p=2030","title":{"rendered":"NATO STO report identifies trends shaping the future of science, defence and security for the next 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"content\" data-utm-campaign=\"234507\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col colspan-8 colspan-m-12 colspan-s-12 article\">\n<section class=\"content cf\">\n<p class=\"introtxt\"><strong>The NATO Science &amp; Technology Organization (STO) released its Science &amp; Technology Macro Trends Report 2025\u20132045.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box-media box-media--stretched\">The report identifies six key trends that will be important for NATO in the next 20 years: evolving competition areas; the race for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum superiority; biotechnology revolution; resource divide; fragmenting public trust; and technology integration and dependencies.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The report assesses that, as global strategic competition intensifies, advances in science and technology will transform how nations compete. It predicts that AI and quantum technologies will be at the centre of such competition and continue to revolutionise industries, including in the defence and security sectors. Advances in synthetic biology and related areas will raise issues about research security and health regulations.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Chief Scientist and Chair of the NATO Science &amp; Technology Board (STB), Dr Bryan Wells, stressed in the report that these trends will \u201cempower NATO and Allies\u2019 decision-makers to consider the choices before them and how they can best prepare the Alliance today to face future challenges\u201d. \u201cContinued knowledge-building and investment in science &amp; technology will strengthen NATO\u2019s and Allies\u2019 ability to outperform the competitors of today and tomorrow and ensure that we remain robust, resilient, and ready to respond to any threat\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sto-trends.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further enquiries, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:techtrends@sto.nato.int\">techtrends@sto.nato.int<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow :<br \/>\non X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nato_sto_ocs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NATO_STO_OCS<\/a><br \/>\non LinkedIn: NATO Office of the Chief Scientist (STO-OCS), NATO Science &amp; Technology Organization (STO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"col colspan-4 colspan-m-12 colspan-s-12 sidebar\">\n<section class=\"teaser\">\n<header>\n<h1>\u00a0Topics<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<ul class=\"list-arrowed list-arrowed--v2\">\n<li><a title=\"Science and Technology Organization\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/ua\/natohq\/topics_88745.htm?selectedLocale=en\"><span class=\"teaser-txt\">Science and Technology Organization<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"teaser\">\n<header>\n<h1>\u00a0Report<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<ul class=\"list-arrowed list-arrowed--v2\">\n<li><a title=\"STO Science &amp; Technology Trends Report 2025-2045\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/nato_static_fl2014\/assets\/pdf\/2025\/4\/pdf\/250409-STO-Trends-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"teaser-txt\">STO Science &amp; Technology Trends Report 2025-2045<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"footer\">\n<div class=\"subscription-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NATO Science &amp; Technology Organization (STO) released its Science &amp; Technology Macro Trends Report 2025\u20132045. 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