Counter-UAS Forum
Join us for the Counter-UAS Forum, co-organized by Growth Factory, Moodro, and CMS Hasche, as part of Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026.
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As drones become a defining feature of modern warfare, Europe faces an urgent challenge: how do we rapidly develop, test, deploy, and scale the technologies needed to protect our forces, critical infrastructure, and civilian populations?
The Counter-UAS Forum brings together the people working on these questions every day — founders, military operators, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders shaping the future of European air defense.
Agenda
13:00 – Doors Open
Registration, coffee & networking
13:30 – Opening Session & Welcome Remarks
Opening remarks from CMS Hasche and the European Defense Tech Hub
13:50 – The Future of Counter-UAS in Europe
Jan-Hendrik Boelens, CEO of Alpine Eagle
14:20 – Why Good Counter-UAS Technologies Fail in Real Operations
Vadym Kaptur, Head of R&D Department, Separate Specialized Center for Electronic Support
14:45 – Frontline Lessons from Ukraine's Air Defense and Counter-UAS Operations
Operational insights from Ukrainian military practitioners on counter-UAS operations and battlefield realities.
Speakers:
Maksym Anisimov — Staff Sergeant (3rd Category), Unmanned Systems Group, Headquarters of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion, Military Unit A7394
Mykhailo Shpyt — Operator, Command and Control Section, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (C-UAV) Battery, Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
15:10 – Networking Break
Coffee & matchmaking.
16:10 – Financing the Counter-UAS Stack: From Single Products to Integrated, Exportable Systems
Perry Boyle, Сo-founder and CEO of MITS Capital LLC
16:40 – The NATO DIANA Program and its Interaction with the German Defence Innovation Ecosystem
Christian Köferstein (MoD Directorate-General for Innovation and Cyber)
17:05 – Countering FPV Drones: Lessons from Ukraine (2022–2026). How a $500 drone rewrote battlefield economics — and what we do about it
Pavlo Obod (Head of Innovation Hub @ Moodro, Founder at Growth Factory, Founder at Sloboda Studio)
17:30 – Pitch Session & Open Mic
Selected startups and innovators present their solutions, followed by an open mic for additional pitches and announcements.
18:00 – Open Networking
Dedicated time for follow-up conversations and new connections across the European defense innovation ecosystem.
20:00 – Event Concludes
Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026
Berlin Defense Tech Week brings together founders, engineers, operators, investors, policymakers, industry leaders, and military personnel from across Europe for a week of events focused on the future of defense and security.
Taking place during the final plenary week of the German Bundestag before the summer recess, it creates the density needed for meaningful collaboration, rapid feedback, and new partnerships across the European defense ecosystem.
Learn more: https://eurodefense.tech/berlin-2026/