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NSPA hosts military Cybersecurity Exercise ‘Cyber Unity 2026’
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency welcomed participants from 14 nations to Luxembourg for the third edition of Cyber Unity, a four-day training exercise. The exercise was held in collaboration with the United States European Command and the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence from Jan. 26-29.
Photo by: U.S. European Command Public Affairs
LUXEMBOURG, January 30, 2026 – The NATO Support and Procurement Agency welcomed participants from 14 nations to Luxembourg for the third edition of Cyber Unity, a four-day training exercise. The exercise was held in collaboration with the United States European Command and the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence from Jan. 26-29.
Cyber Unity 2026 provided a dedicated, open-source environment in which Military Computer Emergency Response Teams could bolster their cyber defence and training in a simulated “live-fire” exercise. The aim of the exercise was to provide NATO and its partners the ability to deter, defend against, and counter threats to and through cyberspace, in support of the NATO Cyber Defence Pledge, the Alliance’s framework for a strong and resilient cyber defence.
With support from NSPA and the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence as facilitators, EUCOM established a cyber coalition among Allied nations consisting of ‘Cyber Threat Intelligence’ and ‘Rapid Response’ teams, in order to run several real-world scenarios based on fictious but realistic threat actors, incident response to critical infrastructures, and insider threats.
The Cyber Unity 2026 “live-fire” technical environment was provided by the LuX DoD Cyber Range platform[1] powered by CybExer Technologies. Established in 2021 and hosted by NSPA in one of its data centers, the LuX DoD Cyber Range platform supports various cyber exercises, offering a technical environment for national and international cybersecurity professionals.
"In an era where supply chain and critical infrastructure cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated and frequent, Cyber Unity 2026 emphasises the urgent need for international collaboration and regular cyber trainings and exercises. Through collective efforts, we are better equipped to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber incidents, safeguarding the integrity and resilience of the Alliance’s most vital digital assets,” said Prof. Dr. Sergio Coronado, NSPA chief information officer.
"This exercise is the culmination of a full year of dedicated planning. Its execution is a direct result of the hard work from our internal staff and our external Allies and partners… seeing 14 nations—our NATO Allies and vital partner nations—come together is a powerful statement of our shared resolve for collective cyber defence," said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Phillips, director of U.S. European Command’sC4/Cyber division.
NATO and its Allies rely on strong and resilient cyber defenses to fulfil the Alliance's core tasks. Through collaboration between all participants, Cyber Unity contributes to the success of the Alliance’s operations.
