9–15 November 2026
EU Drone Summit, Brussels — 9–10 November
The European Commission’s summit is set to address regulatory, operational and industrial barriers to scaling drone activity safely. Watch for concrete steps on counter-drone implementation, critical-infrastructure protection and cooperation between civilian and military authorities.Exercise Koalicja, Poland — begins 9 November
The UK says forces from 11 nations will rehearse command, movement and supply arrangements for a potential post-war support mission in Ukraine. The exercise is planned through 22 November. Watch how the participating countries test logistics and multinational coordination; the announced purpose is a future contingency, not a current deployment into Ukraine.NATO’s C-UAS marketplace — implementation after launch
NATO opened the marketplace on 5 November. The immediate question is how the 16 catalogue solutions will be tested, integrated and matched to the different protection requirements of bases, borders and mobile forces. The announced additional testing fund makes the follow-through as important as the launch itself.NATO’s FUSE and DiBaX results — from demonstration to evidence
NATO has said the Latvia experiments will inform further standards, integration work, trials and potential procurement decisions. Watch for public details on the next phase, especially evidence on passive 5G detection, communications resilience and performance under simulated electronic warfare.Russia’s jet-drone campaign and Ukraine’s response
Ukrainian Air Force reports in early November continued to identify jet-powered drones in large attack packages. Watch whether the reported mix changes and whether Ukraine announces new interceptor systems entering service. Claims of successful tests or planned deliveries should be distinguished from documented operational use.
