Expert's panel on hypersonic missiles at the HCoC Annual Regular Meeting

28 May 2026

On 28 May 2026, the FRS organised a lunchtime side event in the margins of the HCoC Annnual Regular Meeting (ARM) in Vienna. This workshop focused on hypersonic missiles, trying to understand their specificities and how they can be integrated in the non-proliferation and arms control architecture.

AGENDA

 

WELCOMING REMARKS

  • Ms Markéta Homolková, Deputy Head of Division, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service (EEAS), European Union

     

  • Amb. Alejandro Garofali Acosta, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the International Organisations in Vienna, HCoC Chair 2025-2026

     

  • Amb. Mohammed Hindawi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the International Organisations in Vienna, HCoC Chair 2026-2027

I/ THE ROLE OF THE HCoC DEALING WITH THE CURRENT BALLISTIC MISSILE LANDSCAPE

PRESENTERS: 

  • Dr Magnus Evestedt, Deputy Research Director, FOI

  • Ms Zuzanna Gwadera, Research Analyst and Programme Administrator, IISS

  • Ms Emmanuelle Maitre, Senior Research Fellow, FRS

  • Mr Kolja Brockmann, Senior Researcher (non-resident), SIPRI

Moderation: Alexandre Houdayer, Secretary General, FRS

Issue Briefs

The HCoC and Latin America

Latin America is one of the regions with the highest level of support for the HCoC. This support reflects the historic commitment of the region in favour of disarmament and non-proliferation. The remaining four non-subscribing states – Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba and Mexico – have voiced concerns about the adoption of the Code outside the United Nations framework and its limited scope.

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