Ukrainian JATEC experts helped NATO rehearse countering UAV attacks during the LCI-X 3-26 Execution exercises in Latvia.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence reported this.

The exercises were the third stage of an experimental series aimed at testing and integrating modern counter-UAV solutions in support of NATO’s eastern flank.

More than 1,000 participants from 26 countries

LCI-X 3-26 Execution took place in Latvia this month as part of Exercise Baltic Trust.

More than 1,000 service members and specialists from 25 NATO member states, as well as Ukraine, took part.

This time, the experimentation within LCI-X went beyond testing individual counter-drone components.

Participants rehearsed how these components work together at the tactical level, as well as their integration with NATO command and control (C2) systems.

Ukrainian combat experience applied during the exercises

JATEC representatives focused on bringing the experimental scenarios as close as possible to the conditions of modern warfare and to real experience of countering Russian drones.

Ukrainian experts submitted proposals for the exercise scenario before the active phase began.

Drawing on combat experience, they helped adjust UAV flight parameters and build more realistic threat profiles.

During the exercises themselves, JATEC specialists oversaw the crews acting as the notional enemy, monitoring and coordinating their actions and ensuring that the designated routes, flight plans and threat parameters were followed precisely.

The third stage of LCI-X thus demonstrated a shift from testing disparate counter-UAV assets to integrating them into NATO’s tactical processes and command and control systems as a multi-element whole.

One of JATEC’s key areas of work remains the systematic involvement of Ukrainian service members with direct combat experience in joint activities with the Alliance.

This cooperation helps strengthen the defence capabilities of partner countries while accelerating the operational interoperability of Ukraine’s Defence Forces with NATO standards and systems.

As ArmyInform reported earlier, Ukrainian service members took part in the Vistula Vanguard 26 wargame, sharing combat experience to improve NATO training.