From Ukraine to the Nordics: which drone lessons must Europe take seriously?

In just a few years, Ukraine has become one of the world’s most intensive and fast-evolving operational environments for drone use. What we see there is not only high activity, but constant adaptation under pressure: multidrone operations, resilient communications, electronic warfare, infrastructure protection and rapid innovation in the field.

That makes Ukraine more than a conflict zone. It is also a reality check for Europe. The operational experience coming out of Ukraine shows how quickly drone capability can evolve, how vulnerable systems can become under disruption, and how important it is to build resilience before pressure reaches home.

That is why Nordic Security Summit 2027 places lessons from Ukraine at the center of the agenda. Not to replicate a wartime environment, but to understand which operational experiences are relevant for European preparedness, public safety and critical infrastructure protection. How do we build systems that continue to function when GNSS is disrupted? How do we maintain situational awareness under electronic pressure? How do we balance innovation with governance, safety and coordinated response?

For public authorities, emergency response organizations, infrastructure operators and defence stakeholders, this is about preparing for a new operational reality. A reality where drones are both a valuable capability and a potential vulnerability. Where technology must be supported by procedures, training, data sharing and cross-sector collaboration.

In Malmö, experts and decision-makers will come together to explore exactly that: how the lessons emerging from Ukraine can help shape Europe’s future strategies for resilience, safe coexistence and trusted autonomous societies.

Want insight into which lessons from Ukraine matter for European preparedness, critical infrastructure and autonomous operations?
Register here: www.uasnorway.no/ss2027/