Talking about technologies: Science meets Military

In order to assess the advantages and risks of emerging technologies an intensive dialogue between scientists and the individual users of these technologies is crucial - especially in a security and military environment. A particular challenge during this exchange is the encounter of specific scientific and military terminologies, which sometimes hamper the communication and hence make it difficult to reach decisions for the future. This contribution presents a methodological approach that brings scientific expertise and the military or security customers´ competence together. The aim of this approach is twofold, namely to derive hot topics in future technologies as well as new technological perspectives and recommendations in a military or security context.