The Defence Talent Gap Is Also a Perception Gap

Defence industry The Defence Talent Gap Is Also a Perception Gap

2026-09-03 A guest post by Tanja Goller, Team Lead Aviation & Defence at YER Germany 9 min Reading Time

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The biggest constraint on Germany’s defence ambitions may not be technology, production capacity or investment. It may be people. The surprising part: the talent pool is larger than the industry’s image suggests.

Defence companies need more than investment and technology: They also need the skilled professionals who can turn both into new capabilities.(Source: YER Germany) — Defence companies need more than investment and technology: They also need the skilled professionals who can turn both into new capabilities.
(Source: YER Germany)

As defence companies expand their capabilities, they are entering a talent race with other industries that have been competing for engineers, software specialists, and electronics experts for years. Many of the skills that the defence sector urgently needs already exist in the labour market, but outside the sector. This changes the nature of the talent challenge. Defence companies not only need to find qualified specialists. They also need to identify transferable expertise in other industries and convince professionals that a move into defence is a credible career option.

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