Defence & Security

The defence, security, and naval industries play vital roles in ensuring the safety, protection, and stability of nations around the world.

These industries encompass a wide range of activities, technologies, and organizations dedicated to maintaining national defence capabilities and safeguarding territorial waters.

These industries often collaborate closely with governments and defence agencies to ensure preparedness, enhance capabilities, and adapt to evolving security challenges in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.

An uncertain geopolitical context

The global geopolitical context is currently in a very bad state. After two decades of counterterrorism, military powers are preparing for the return of inter-state ‘high intensity conflict’. Benefiting from unprecedented budgetary efforts, the defence industry must accelerate the development of equipment programs (air combat, naval, space and cyber, etc.) adapted to this new context. At the same time, the sector must acquire new skills (data, robotization, etc.) to anticipate technological breakthroughs.

From airspace to digital space: the new challenges of homeland security

The collapse of air traffic and national lockdowns have reduced internal security activities in most countries. But at the same time, the accelerating shift to remote working has exposed many organizations to cyber-attacks. The giants of the sector are now positioning themselves in the key areas of security in the digital space, foremost among which are the Cloud and digital identity. This investment is accompanied by numerous initiatives to overcome the shortage of IT and cybersecurity skills: partnerships with software firms, dedicated training programs, etc.

Philodesigntech, your partner for Defence & Security projects

The Philodesigntech Group supports the digital transformation of its clients by working on the dimension of technological information. Philodesigntech works in Defence Engineering for the development of aircraft, combat vehicles, and advanced embedded systems. Philodesigntech also participates in the design of ships and submarines as part of its expertise in naval defence systems. Philodesigntech supports its clients and governments on the securing identities’ data, biometrics & connectivity solutions.

What are the market trends in the defence & security Industries?

Military Drone

Whether they are “spy”, “carrier” or combat, drones and the multitude of applications they offer are booming. Today, drones are fully integrated into military or surveillance operations. The latest technological advances enable them to operate in missions such as air combat, naval mine action, strategic intelligence and ground troop evacuation.

The military UAV market is estimated at $28 billion in R&D and $84 billion in equipment purchases over the next decade. More than 80,000 military drones will be in service in the next 10 years, according to IHS Jane’s.

Staying at the forefront of innovation in a highly competitive market (> 20 producing countries)
Ensuring the control and security of drones, which are increasingly autonomous
Identifying new applications

Export and internationalization

The global geopolitical situation encourages the proliferation of export contracts, which are often accompanied by offsets with client countries. Industrialists are seeking to strengthen transnational synergies in order to pool R&D efforts for the development of increasingly sophisticated weapons systems.

European manufacturers are collaborating on the operational development of two strategic projects by 2030-2040: the future European battle tank (EMBT) and the future European fighter aircraft (FCAS).

Supporting industrial transfers in the client country
Remaining agile in an international cooperation project
Ensure support over the entire product life cycle (modifications, logistical support, maintenance in operational condition, etc.)

Ships of the future

In both maritime transport and military marine, the shipbuilding industry sector is strengthening the development of innovative solutions (e.g. artificial intelligence, cyber security, etc.) and digital manufacturing solutions (e.g. Industry 4.0, augmented reality, etc.). The time to market (design and construction) of a ship will be considerably reduced. The ship of tomorrow will be more interconnected and much more automated, while offering greater operational capabilities. It will also have a better availability rate thanks to predictive maintenance, 3D printing of spare parts on board, and faster modernization operations. Military ships will offer better self-protection, capabilities & improve the long-distance shooting thanks to new generation sensors & armament.

Integrating industry 4.0 to find a new way to organize the means of production (collaborative PLM software platform, automation, monitoring interface, AR/VR…)
Master digital skills (Big Data, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, IoT network…)
Experimenting with disruptive solutions and new services (e.g. autonomous ship, directed-energy weapon)

Cybersecurity

Digital transformation, connectivity of objects and associated services, exponential growth of data, and flow and storage management make cybersecurity a major challenge. States, companies and organizations, infrastructures (transport, energy, banking, communications…), all are exposed to cyber-attacks. The Defense & Security industries are very concerned by these challenges and are heavily investing in this expertise.

The size of the civil and military Cybersecurity market has increased from $3.5 billion per year in 2004 to $170 billion in 2023. It is expected to grow up to $420 billion in 2030.

Securing networks and data
Recruiting and train Cybersecurity skills
Being in compliance with regulatory requirements

Philodesigntech Value Proposition

Technical skills

In System Engineering, Embedded Systems, Application Development, Project Management, Process & Mechanical Engineering & Electronics.

Technical expertise

Philodesigntech covers the full lifecycle of defence & security programs from design to in-service support.

Digital

IoT, Big Data-IA, VR/AR, Secure Communication, Cybersecurity and Operational Security, Signal and Image Processing.

International

Our engineers operate in more than 5 countries for 5+ major industry players.

Philodesigntech’s functional sectors

Land defence

Air defence

Naval defence

Digital security

Our Success Stories

Cybersecurity solution

With extensive use of internet-Protocol (IP) enabled banking, health care, entertainment, or even smart energy & transportation systems, cybersecurity vulnerabilities & features have become a high priority for our customers. Philodesigntech, with its JV Philodesigntech SIR GSS, supports different customers (government security agency, banks, industrial…) in SCADA vulnerabilities audits, ISO27001 consulting services, SOC implementation, access control, data encryption, pen test…

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