IAMD Conference 2026: Confronting the Evolving Missile Threat in Europe
Watch the first session of this year's Integrated Air and Missile Defence Conference with opening remarks by Dr Sidharth Kaushal.
The Russian missile threat has increased by an order of magnitude in both scale and complexity over the past three years. The first session of the conference examined the technological characteristics of this threat, how it is likely to manifest across specific geographic contexts and levels of conflict and what the implications are for adaptation to the evolving air threat.
Speakers:
Major General Anders Jernberg, Chief of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization
Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI
Sam Cranny-Evans, RUSI Associate Fellow
Chair: Air Cdre Paul O’Neill, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI
Watch the prepared remarks of the panellists. The Q&A session was off the record.
The 2026 conference explores the critical IAMD capabilities required for credible territorial defence and successful expeditionary operations.
