Electronic Warfare at Operational Speed: Connecting Armed Forces and Industry

From Ukraine’s fast-moving cycle of jamming and counter-jamming to the experimental capabilities tested during ORION 2026, electronic warfare is evolving at operational speed. Recent French parliamentary work has therefore called for industry to be more closely involved in major military exercises, shortening the path from battlefield feedback and experimentation to procurement and deployment.

This session will bring together armed forces, acquisition agencies, industry and research centres to explore:

• Lessons from Ukraine and the BRAVE1 innovation model
• How major exercises can accelerate testing, contracting and fielding
• The role of AI, software-defined systems and open architectures
• Miniaturised payloads for drones and next-generation platforms
• NATO interoperability, sovereign technologies and resilient supply chains
• The longer-term potential of quantum technologies and advanced sensors