France to spearhead new AI defence resilience centre with partner nations
The centre will be based the northwestern French city of Rennes and aims to gain NATO recognition, according to France's Ministry of Armed Forces.
France's Ministry of Armed Forces announced the establishment of a new AI defence resilience centre, to be based in Rennes, alongside partner nations, in 2027. The Ministry declined to disclose the list of partner nations. This initiative aims to gain NATO recognition, as Europe seeks to enhance its strategic autonomy and reduce its reliance on the United States.
Bertrand Rondepierre, Director of the Defence Ministry’s AI Agency, stated that the centre's goal is to accelerate the mastery and adoption of AI for military operations, in collaboration with allies. With the rise of artificial intelligence in modern warfare following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the centre's activities will promote AI use by armed forces and develop best practices.
Initially developed within NATO’s Centres of Excellence framework, the project was maintained outside NATO after the Alliance paused the creation of new Centres of Excellence to review its policy.
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