On April 12, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Tate Nurkin published the latest issue of Deftech Scan. Published by Armasuisse (the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement), Deftech Scan is a publication intended to give an overview of new technologies and capabilities in the defense sector. In the March 2021 edition, Nurkin and co-author Dr. Quentin Ladetto highlight the effects of COVID-19 on the development of new military capabilities.
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