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Episode: #197 Dual‑use, drones, and composites: Piotr Placha on why the nuances matter
Description: In a follow‑up to Composites Lounge’s short conversation with Jacek Kasz—who previewed KOMPOZYT-EXPO® 2026 in Kraków alongside a parallel DRONE SECURITY EXPO (DSE) 2026—Piotr Placha, Export Support Department expert at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH), offers a sober, business‑focused view on dual‑use technologies and why they are increasingly central to European industry.His perspective: dual‑use is not a niche—it’s a reality shaping markets and regulations.What is dual‑use?Placha defines it simply: any technology serving both civilian and defense purposes. Think industrial drones—monitoring crops one day...