AOC Europe: Call for Papers

With AOC 2025 now concluded, the EMSO community is looking ahead to its next major event: AOC Europe 2026, May 19-21, in Helsinki. Under the theme, Re-Arming Europe for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority, the event will once again include the Plath Intelligence Day, as well as the two-day EW Europe conference. More than 100 companies and organizations will exhibit their products and services.
Much has changed in the European security sphere since AOC Europe 2025, and further EMSO-related developments are expected over the next six months. European nations are taking more responsibility for defending Ukraine and bolstering NATO’s conventional deterrent against Russian aggression in the region. Drone incursions at several European airports have stimulated planning and investment in counter-UAS systems. European nations also are exploring the best ways to integrate unmanned systems into their air, land, and naval forces, with a particular emphasis on EW and SIGINT payloads. Three major fighter programs are in development in the region, as well as major EW upgrade efforts for its fourth-gen fighter programs. AOC Europe 2026 seeks to address these and other trends in Nordic and European EMSO concepts, doctrinal evolution, and capability implementation in an increasingly competitive geopolitical and EMS environment.
The Call for Papers for AOC Europe 2026 is now open. Technical and operational presentations from industry, academia, the military, and government departments that address the overall symposium theme are welcome. Applicants are invited to submit an original, unclassified abstract by the 7 January deadline.
Learn more about AOC Europe 2026.