In Bure’s training village, wheeled and tracked vehicles were put to work on the last leg of the supply route and on bringing casualties back from positions close to the fighting. Aerial drones carried supplies and scouted buildings and the surrounding area.
Soldiers from a tank battalion and military logistics units took part, while Swiss and EU companies supplied and operated the equipment. The exercise let soldiers assess how the systems might fit into their operations and tell developers directly what needed work.
The Swiss Armed Forces Logistics Organisation hosted the exercise, known as Alpine Experiment Logistics (ALPEX LOG), the first of its kind in Switzerland. It built on trials of aerial and ground vehicles in Italy in 2025 and drew on lessons from European field experiments in Portugal in 2026.
Switzerland took part under a cooperation arrangement with the agency that was updated in 2025. The agency brings defence ministries, military facilities and industry together for these trials so countries can assess new equipment and share their findings.
Field trials will be a central part of the agency’s new Centre for European Defence Innovation, which aims to help armed forces adopt new technology faster. The agency says the results can inform decisions about which equipment to use and help developers improve it.
