Overview
- The Senate approved a policy to recruit security and defense firms and foster a local cluster.
- The plan prioritizes dual-use technologies and support for start-ups through tighter links between research and industry.
- Berlin Partner and the economic authority will lead implementation, supported by Wista in Adlershof and the IBB.
- City leaders ruled out weapons or explosives production within Berlin due to density and safety concerns.
- Officials cited an existing base of about 130 companies with 26,000 employees and €8 billion in annual turnover, while industry called for early integration with Bundeswehr procurement and test structures.