The world is in a sensitive geopolitical situation and we are constantly faced with new challenges. These may include the need to strengthen defense and preparedness, stabilize markets, and increase our digital security. With new thinking and innovation, we can create resilient, sustainable solutions to complex challenges.
Vinnova actively works with innovation that can help us tackle the challenges we face in a geopolitically complex era. We conduct current situation analyses, publish reports, create calls for proposals and provide expert opinions to promote national innovation and research, including:
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Vinnova has several major initiatives and programme in security and resilience, both at the national and international level.
Vinnova has several national missions to support development in defense and resilience.
The Swedish Armed Forces, Defence Materiel Administration, Total Defence Research Institute
and the Agency for innovation system are tasked with jointly proposing
the forms for a permanent inter-agency collaboration group, with
The Armed Forces as the host authority, to promote defense innovation and
at the same time strengthen the competitiveness of Swedish companies.
The assignment will report its final results on November 27, 2025.
The Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Agency for innovation system (Vinnova) are tasked with jointly initiating, planning for, implementing and following up on an innovation program with aim of utilizing civil-military synergies in research and development.
The government is giving the Swedish Agency for innovation system (Vinnova) the task of strengthening aeronautical research, development and innovation through a new program period of the aviation engineering research (NFFP).
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Last updated 8 October 2025
