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Bundeswehr as
Strategic Partner of
XPONENTIAL Europe

The Bundeswehr is among the newest strategic partners of XPONENTIAL Europe and has quickly become a key driver of the event. As Europe’s leading platform at the intersection of industry, innovation and security, XPONENTIAL Europe enables defence innovation, procurement dialogue, technology integration and civil-military collaboration.

German Drone-Defence & Innovation Forum – powered by Diehl Defence

25 March 2026

Core topics are

Capability development
Digitization
Autonomy
Uncrewed systems
Procurement

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Beyond the forum, the Bundeswehr actively supports the strategic development of XPONENTIAL Europe—reinforcing the event’s role as the European lead platform for autonomous technologies and security-relevant innovation.

Copyright: Bundeswehr - Militärischer Sprecher in dunkelblauer Uniform mit goldenen Abzeichen, Mikrofon in der Hand, auf einer XPONENTIAL-Europe-Bühne.

"Unmanned systems are now a central factor in modern security and defense architectures. What is crucial is that we closely interlink operational experience, technological development and political framework conditions. This is why the Bundeswehr is present at XPONENTIAL Europe: we are engaging in direct dialogue with research institutions, start-ups and industry, and we look forward to many conversations and new connections."

Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock

Head of the Bundeswehr Innovation Center in Erding

The conference language is English.

The program agenda is updated on a rolling basis until the event.

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Bundeswehr as Strategic Partner of XPONENTIAL Europe