What we believe
NATO and its allies are facing the most challenging global environment with the most severe ramifications since the end of the Cold War.
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​Technological superiority has long been the most credible deterrent to war. Today, however, our qualitative and quantitative edge is at risk as adversaries accelerate their development of advanced weapons and disruptive technologies. At the same time, security is no longer limited to the battlefield. The resilience and strength of our industrial base, the robustness of supply chains, and the protection of critical infrastructures—from energy and raw materials to digital and space assets—are equally decisive in safeguarding our freedom, values, and prosperity.
We believe that the future of security will be defined by technology, speed, agility, and innovation. Sustaining superiority and resilience requires the combined strength of innovators, SMEs, primes, investors, governments, and civil society. Fundamental changes in threats demand fundamental changes in how we mobilize technology, capital, and industry for defense and resilience. The time to act is now.
Our Mission
MISSION 2044 exists to foster and grow the emergent ecosystem for Defense Innovation, Civil and Industrial Resilience, and Critical Infrastructure. Our role is to provide a forum where the full spectrum of stakeholders can meet, collaborate, and combine their strengths.
We bring together the venture-driven dynamism of startups, the industrial depth of SMEs and primes, and the strategic capital of investors to accelerate transformative processes in defense, resilience, and critical technologies.
MISSION 2044’s objective is to facilitate engagement between capital allocators, innovators, and industrial actors; to strengthen supply chains; and to support the integration of civil and defense resilience efforts.
We believe that the whole of this ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts. By connecting the United States, Europe, and allied partners across the globe, MISSION 2044 aims to forge a truly transatlantic and global community capable of meeting the security and resilience challenges of the 21st century.
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