Location: Military Base Ādaži and Military Base Sēlija, Latvia Date: 19–30 October 2026 Description: The 5th annual NATO Digital Backbone eXperimentation (DiBaX 2026) will take place in Latvia from 19 to 30 October 2026. As the largest edition yet, this milestone event features twice as many partners as the 2025 event.
Key Details for DiBaX 2026:
- Core Focus Areas: Secure, interoperable, open, resilient, and low-latency next-generation networks.
- Scenarios & Testing: Layered Counter-UAS (LCI-X) and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) scenarios.
- Advanced Capabilities: Next Generation Targeting (NGT), artificial intelligence (AI) for target identification and decision advantage, and 5G and satellite communication integration for multi-domain operations.