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- DATE: 21 - 23 October 2026
- VENUE: PVA EXPO PRAGUE
- OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
- CONFERENCE FREE REGISTRATION
- EVENT is part of the Future Forces Exhibition & Forum 2026
Unmanned and robotic systems have moved in recent years from the realm of technology demonstrations to the very centre of security and defence considerations. The war in Ukraine has clearly demonstrated how rapidly drones and other unmanned systems can transform the conduct of operations – from reconnaissance, surveillance and precision engagement to logistics, electronic warfare and mine clearance. At the same time, this is not simply a question of individual platforms. What increasingly matters is the ability to develop and produce these systems rapidly and at scale, integrate them into a common operational environment, and continuously adapt them to lessons learned from real-world deployment. NATO therefore increasingly recognises drones, autonomous systems and effective counter-drone capabilities as important elements of future defence and deterrence.
At the same time, development is moving from individual remotely operated platforms towards systems with increasing levels of autonomy, artificial intelligence and cooperation between machines. The decisive advantage of the future may therefore not lie simply in having a “better drone”, but in the ability to connect large numbers of relatively simple platforms, sensors, communication networks and command-and-control systems into an adaptive ecosystem capable of operating even in environments affected by communications jamming, degraded navigation or intensive electronic warfare. This evolution is also blurring the boundaries between traditional operational domains. Autonomous systems are being deployed in the air, on land and at sea, while their applications increasingly extend into the civilian sphere – including emergency response, critical infrastructure monitoring, mapping and mine clearance. Resilience, interoperability, trustworthiness and the ability to deploy autonomous technologies safely are therefore becoming just as important as their technical performance.
The conference at Future Forces Forum comes at a time when not only the character of conflicts is changing, but also the relationship between technology, industry, armed forces and the civilian sector. Lessons from ongoing conflicts are an important source of knowledge, but their relevance extends well beyond the battlefield. The same technologies can support the protection of critical infrastructure, disaster response, search and rescue operations, border security, or activities in environments that are too dangerous or inaccessible for humans. The challenge is therefore not only how to employ autonomous and unmanned systems, but also how to establish the rules, standards, industrial capacities and expertise required for their responsible and effective use. This conference provides an opportunity for precisely such a discussion – bringing together the experience of users and the pace of technological development, and exploring how rapid technological progress can be transformed into a genuine, scalable and sustainable capability.
We will touch on this issue in the content of the following expert events, see the event programme details on their webpages:
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