Research concerning innovation in the national security and defence sector as well as the implementation of scientific results for technological security – this is the aim of the cooperation between the Łukasiewicz Research Network and the Military Counterintelligence Service. The letter of intent establishing cooperation in this area was signed by dr hab. Hubert Cichocki, President of the Łukasiewicz Centre, dr hab. Leszek Kwieciński, acting director of the Łukasiewicz – ITECH Institute of Innovation and Technology, and Brigadier General dr Jarosław Stróżyk, head of the Military Counterintelligence Service.
Signing the letter of intent results from our awareness of the challenges facing the Polish national security sector. In a complicated geopolitical situation and in the vicinity of Ukraine, which is fighting for peace and freedom from the Russian aggressor, technological development based on innovative solutions constitutes one of the key directions for Poland's development. Experience in recent years has shown that modern technologies and their rapid adaptation are the foundation for building strategic advantage.
gen. bryg. dr Jarosław Stróżyk, szef Służby Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego
Many of the technologies used in defence are derived from the civilian sector, where faster R&D cycles and lower indirect costs drive innovation. The Łukasiewicz Research Network possesses considerable expertise in this area.
Works concerning technology deployments in the area of defence and national security constitute a key focus of the Network's activities in the coming years. Cooperation with the Military Counterintelligence Service will allow us both to analyse trends and threats in this sector more quickly and to respond more efficiently to challenges arising from the implementation of technology policy to strengthen Poland's security.
dr Hubert Cichocki, prezes Centrum Łukasiewicz
The scope of cooperation between Łukasiewicz and the Military Counterintelligence Service includes joint research and analysis of the state’s technology and innovation policy in the security and defence sector, in particular analyses of trends, threats and challenges in this field, research concerning technological sovereignty in the area of strategic technologies, implementation of research projects and commercialisation of research results into the economy and defence industry.
Podpisany dziś (16 grudnia 2024 r.) list intencyjny rozpoczyna ścisłą współpracę pomiędzy Siecią Badawczą Łukasiewicz a Służbą Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego.