This study will reconstruct the growing importance of uncrewed weapon systems and the Bundeswehr’s difficult relationship with these systems. The second part features a piece of fiction that sketches a possible future in which the Bundeswehr uses uncrewed systems innovatively, effectively and responsibly. From this scenario, the third part derives concrete recommendations for action that take into account the three corresponding objectives of armaments, control and arms control.

The illustrations for this study were created using AI (Midjourney).