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# EDA runs nine nation Arctic drone trial in Norway ahead of Italy demonstration
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-12-eda-cugs-arctic-demonstration-norway/
- Published: 2026-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T08:51:09.000Z
- Description: EDA's Combat Unmanned Ground Systems project ran a ten day Arctic trial in Rena, Norway from 2 to 12 February, testing autonomous drone swarms with Kongsberg and Estonian firm Milrem Robotics equipment, with nine states involved before a final demonstration in Italy this autumn.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI), 24 February 2026](https://www.ffi.no/en/news/the-european-defence-agency-tested-unmanned-combat-vehicles-in-norway?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that any state has ordered or funded serial production of the tested unmanned ground vehicles.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Completed 9-nation drone trial; no state ordered or funded serial production. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)