GINC 250 / Defence technology

Trend · rank 110 of 250

Defence technology

National SecurityIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportationdefence

New defence capability from drones and autonomy to AI-enabled systems, propelled by rearmament budgets and dual-use venture investment.

Broken out into Drone & autonomous warfare

Sensitivity and network position

Rank110 of 250
Sensitivity15.3 · rank 79
Breadth3 of 24 scenarios High or above
PageRank38.6 · rank 115
Eigenvector32.6
Betweenness6.3
Links14 trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite26.3

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Scores are GINC desk judgements and will be replaced by the panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
5Very highHybrid campaign by a hostile state S06B Geopolitical and security
5Very highGreat-power détente and peace dividend S18 ↗B Geopolitical and security
4HighSuperintelligence takeoff S15 ↗D Technology and infrastructure
3ModerateGeoeconomic confrontation S01A Economic and trade
3ModerateMaritime chokepoint closure S05B Geopolitical and security
1Very lowPolitical legitimacy crisis S07B Geopolitical and security
1Very lowCritical infrastructure collapse S12D Technology and infrastructure
0Not relatedSingle-supplier cut-off S02A Economic and trade
0Not relatedGlobal financial crisis S03A Economic and trade
0Not relatedSovereign funding crisis S04A Economic and trade
0Not relatedMass displacement shock S08B Geopolitical and security
0Not relatedEnergy supply shock S09C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedCatastrophic disaster in the core S10C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedFood and water system shock S11C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedRapid AI diffusion shock S13D Technology and infrastructure
0Not relatedPandemic with a novel pathogen S14E Health
0Not relatedEnergy abundance breakthrough S16 ↗C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedBiomedical breakthrough wave S17 ↗E Health
0Not relatedCoordinated sovereign debt reset S19 ↗A Economic and trade
0Not relatedEmerging-market growth breakout S20 ↗A Economic and trade
0Not relatedMiddle East regional settlement S21 ↗B Geopolitical and security
0Not relatedAgricultural yield revolution S22 ↗C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedDigital public infrastructure leapfrog S23 ↗D Technology and infrastructure
0Not relatedHundred-day pandemic defence S24 ↗E Health

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.25 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain + 0.05 if in the same theme, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendParadigmRank
5Very highRearmament & defence spendingGeoeconomics & Statecraft37
5Very highDrone & autonomous warfareIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation98
4HighAlliance realignment & burden-shiftingGeoeconomics & Statecraft16
4HighRussia–NATO confrontationGeoeconomics & Statecraft36
4HighMissile & long-range strike proliferationIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation49
4HighNuclear & WMD proliferationGeoeconomics & Statecraft60
4HighDefence industrial base & munitionsIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation93
4HighMilitarisation of spaceIndustrials, Manufacturing & Transportation104
4HighArms control erosionGeoeconomics & Statecraft122
4HighConscription & reserve mobilisationGeoeconomics & Statecraft199
3ModerateGreat-power competitionGeoeconomics & Statecraft1
3ModeratePrivate military & proxy forcesGeoeconomics & Statecraft38
3ModerateArctic & polar competitionGeoeconomics & Statecraft87
3ModerateEspionage & insider threatGeoeconomics & Statecraft145