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# EDA runs first EU-wide drone and robot resupply exercise in Italy
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-03-eda-defence-innovation-opex-italy/
- Published: 2025-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:00:26.000Z
- Description: EDA ran its first EU-level Defence Innovation OPEX campaign in Montelibretti, Italy, with 26 member states observing six European firms, including Germany's Arx Robotics, demonstrate drone and robot resupply and casualty evacuation.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Defence Agency press release, 3 July 2025](https://eda.europa.eu/news/2025/07/03/first-eu-level-opex-campaign-tests-uav-and-ugv-systems-in-italy?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that any of the demonstrated systems will be procured by participating states.

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