Innovation as the basis for a successful futu
In the past few years, the RUAG innovation organisation has supported the company in addressing future threat scenarios from a technological point of view, opening up alternative business areas and establishing a new innovation culture. The solutions and projects in the field of mobile and secure communcation developed in the course of this wrok habe considerable potential for the future and are explicitly related to the future plans of various security organizations.
The RUAG Innovation Organisation has thus significantly contributed to the development and implementation of the strategy for winning new business. Having fulfilled its original mission, the organization was dissolved at the end of 2024.
Nevertheless, professional innovation management remains a relevant core activity of RUAG. Both innovation topics and employees active in the field of innovation continue to be of great importance to the company. The so-called “open innovation”, in particular the KICKBOX entrepreneurship program as well as university programs, the startup accelerator and the innovation academy, will be continued in a focused manner together with established innovation instruments in a newly created program organization.
One of the most promising projects is the Large Language RUAG Assistant LLARA. LLARA is a ChatGPT alternative for the defense industry and the first RUAG product that uses artificial intelligence. Other important projects are those in the field of mobile secure communication, as for example the GUARDIAN secure smartphone. From RUAG’s point of view, the project, which will be continued in a newly created program organization, has potential with regard to future communication projects in Switzerland.