Security and defense industry: Rhineland-Palatinate on the future course!

Security and defense industry: Rhineland-Palatinate on the future course!

Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland - On June 10, 2025, Minister of Economics Daniela Schmitt opened a nationwide forum that puts the security and defense industry (SVI) in Rhineland-Palatinate at the center of attention. In doing so, she emphasized the essential role of this industry for the industrial future of the federal state and the need to react appropriately to the security policy challenges caused by the war of Russia against Ukraine. These developments required new economic policy answers and increased cooperation between industry, research and the Bundeswehr.

Schmitt hob die besonderen Stärken des rheinland-pfälzischen Mittelstands hervor, insbesondere dessen Innovationskraft und das vorhandene gesellschaftliche Verantwortungsbewusstsein. These factors are crucial because the Bundeswehr and its NATO partners are urgently dependent on operational readiness, modernization and innovative solutions. In her contribution, the President of the Baainbw, Annette Lehnigk-Emden, also presented the urgency of financial resources and a powerful industrial approach to strengthen Germany's defense ability.

event for promoting cooperations

The event was not only a forum for the presentation of 25 companies and research institutions, but also a platform for promoting cooperations. Special pitch rounds presented concrete technologies and solutions from the SVI. The overarching goal was to make the competencies of the Rhineland-Palatinate actors visible and to integrate industry more into processes of defense and security policy.

Minister Schmitt also announced a follow -up event next year, which will deal with practical topics such as public procurement law, securing skilled workers and promoting innovation. These dialogue formats are intended to ensure that companies and research institutions can contribute even more effectively to strengthen the economic and defense policy situation in Germany.

political strategy in the context of the security situation

The new security and defense industrial strategy of the federal government, which among other things aims to support the SVI, is regarded as a fundamental approach to promoting the entire industry. A central point of this strategy is to increase the innovative strength and efficiency of the German defense industry in order to meet the requirements in a changing world. This new orientation underlines the ضرورت of cooperation between different actors, as was sought at today's event in order to be able to effectively counter the challenges. Further information on the strategy can be found on the Bundeswehr website .

The event clearly shows that companies and research institutions in Rhineland-Palatinate are willing to take responsibility for the economic strength and defense capacity of Germany. It will be crucial to intensify the dialogue between the different goals and resources in order to successfully master the challenges of the future.

For in-depth insights into the security strategies and economic aspects of the SVI, it is worthwhile to look at the information of the SPD-wirtschaftsforum