Oleksandr Stepura took part in a panel discussion in Brussels on strengthening Europe’s defense capabilities

Our founder, Alex Stepura, was honored to speak at the Navigating the Future of European Defence panel organized by FTI Consulting EU in Brussels on Oct 17 on how Ukrainian defense and deeptech companies could share their cutting-edge developments to help strengthen EU security.

With over 18 years in the aviation business, and, ironically, as a pilot himself, Alex Stepura is sure that the future of warfare is with unmanned systems. In this segment, Ukraine is not only ready to defend itself but add value and integrate with NATO and EU in strengthening the security of the Eastern flank. 

As one of the event guests wittily put it, “EU’d better sober up and start taking its security and defense seriously, or begin to learn russian”. It was gratifying to see high positioned participants working hard towards the former option.