Listed conferences and industry days. Check the organiser for relevance and access.
📍 Oslo, Norway
The UK MoD will brief on Britain's Atlantic Bastion programme, a Royal Navy effort to counter submarine and undersea-infrastructure threats in the North Atlantic by linking crewed ships, submarines and aircraft with autonomous vessels and AI-supported sensors. The session is on 3 November 2026, 09:00-10:00, in Oslo, and is run by FSi, with registration required and content limited to members. Organiser: Forsvars- og Sikkerhetsindustriens Forening (FSi). Participation: Registration via Påmelding; page content is reserved for FSi members and requires login (membership or new user registration). Why it matters for a supplier: procurement insight.
More info ↗📍 Fliegerhorst Erding, Landshuter Straße 70, Erding, Germany
International Defence TechDay takes place on October 22, 2026, at the Fliegerhorst Airbase in Erding, Germany. The event offers defence companies the opportunity to demonstrate air, land, and space technologies integrated into live, multi-domain operational scenarios before international decision-makers. Organiser: Bayern Innovativ. Participation: Companies from the Defence Industry interested in actively participating and showcasing their systems within the live scenarios are invited to contact Patrick Albrecht Why it matters for a supplier: demonstration.
More info ↗📍 Asker, Norway
FSi and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA) are hosting a seminar on quality assurance, AQAP standards, and configuration management in Asker on 21–22 October 2026. Drone and defence suppliers can network with procurement officials from FMA and the Armed Forces alongside industry peers. Organiser: FSi. Participation: unknown Why it matters for a supplier: buyer contact.
📍 Oslo, Norway
This bilateral seminar connects Polish and Norwegian dual-use and defence industries in Oslo. Attendees receive direct briefings on Norwegian defence procurements from the NDMA and participate in dedicated B2B networking sessions. Organiser: The Polish Embassy, The Polish Investment and Trade Agency, NIFRO, NHO and FSi. Participation: registration Why it matters for a supplier: procurement insight.
More info ↗📍 Brussels, Belgium
No source confirms an EDA Drone Industry Day on 2026-05-20. EDA events in 2026 include the Annual Conference on 28 January and a Defence Industry Conference on 26 February.
Military operators fly and evaluate 25 vendor systems at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Defence Project Land 156 Standing Offer Panel with 28 companies announced.
📍 Institución Ferial de Lorca (IFELOR), Lorca, Spain
The REBUILDING International Forum CAETRA brings together armed forces, emergency services, technology companies, and European institutions to explore dual-use technologies for defense, security, and reconstruction. Drone and autonomous systems suppliers can participate in an EEN-supported Technology Brokerage Event and showcase innovations in a dedicated startup area. Organiser: Region of Murcia CAETRA programme. Participation: Registration opens soon! Why it matters for a supplier: partnership.
More info ↗📍 Eight onsite locations: Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway (host: Kjeller Innovasjon AS; venue not confirmed), Portugal, Linköping (Sweden)
Fifth EUDIS Defence Hackathon, run by the European Commission (DG DEFIS) under the EU Defence Innovation Scheme. Theme: Autonomy on the Battlefield. Challenge 1: GNSS-denied navigation. Challenge 2: swarm coordination, a multi-agent drone or robot swarm completing a mission with minimal human control. Challenge 3: defined by each local organiser. Open to startups, SMEs, engineering teams, researchers and technology professionals from eligible countries; Ukrainian participants are explicitly encouraged as competitors, mentors or jury members. Participant registration opened 31 August 2026; no closing date is stated on the organiser site. Norwegian host: Kjeller Innovasjon AS. Confirm the Norwegian venue with the host.
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