With our research programmes Outer Space and Complexity Management, we are specifically building assessment competences for technologies which are relevant for the operational skills of the Swiss Armed Forces. Using technology monitoring, we are continuously monitoring national and international developments and assess them according to aspects such as technical feasibility, availability, usability, costs and dependencies.
 

Innovations only result from ideas when these are transposed into new products, services or procedures which are actually used successfully. In order for the Swiss Armed Forces to benefit from the added value of these innovations, we are developing, testing and transferring solutions for optimum support of the troops in the areas of capability development, mission support as well as education and training.

Where customer orders are concerned, we support the troops in complex issues. Here, we help our customers in selecting the ap-propriate technology and architecture (in concept develop-ment and experimentation (CD&E), in simulating and analysing military threat scenarios as well as in holistic and robust decision-making for operations or comprehensive investments. Our objective is to make the military added value from science and technology available to the troops in good time.

In order to review conceptual ideas or new acquisitions of systems for their suitability and feasibility early on, we test innovative products for the troops. Through extensive examinations in our laboratories, we test products from the areas of simulation and outer space with regard to their impact on military operations. The knowledge obtained flows into new conceptions or acquisitions at any early stage and thus helps to minimise risks early on.