ABCD 2024

The Future of European Defence Industry: Lessons from Ukraine

This pre-event will touch upon lessons learned for European defence industry from the Russia’s war in Ukraine. The session aims to answer the following questions: What specific practices and innovations have emerged in the defence industry? How can European defence manufacturers enhance their capabilities to rapidly produce and deploy advanced military technologies in light of ongoing conflicts? What are the challenges and how to overcome these. What best practices in logistics and supply chain management have been identified from the Russia’s war in Ukraine that can be applied to improve European defence readiness? How can collaboration among European defence contractors foster the sharing of technologies and practices to better respond to hybrid threats? What role does workforce development play in ensuring that the European defence industry can meet the demands of contemporary security challenges?