Current affairs
As part of the Space Horizon programme of the Horizons Network, the Carlos III University (UC3M) in Madrid and Isdefe organised a roundtable to go over the technologies that are needed to track and monitor space junk.
Sandra Bardón Moral and Jesús Rubio Melón took part in the International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCON), held from 30 May to 1 June in Tallin, the capital of the Republic of Estonia.
CyCon, organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), brings together more than 500 interdisciplinary decision-makers and experts from governments, militaries and industries from all over the world to discuss aspects related to cyberdefence and consider the legal, technical and strategic perspectives involved in this topic.
The 5th Workshop on International Joint Operations was held between 30 May and 1 June at the University of Alicante’s School of Law.
Sponsored jointly by the Civil Guard General Directorate and the National Distance Learning University (UNED), through the Institute for Internal Security Research (IUISI), this year’s edition focused on the situation at the European Union’s external borders, how joint international operations are conducted and how to promote the exchange of know-how and experiences in the area of public security.
UNVEX, the leading gathering on unmanned aerial vehicles, which was held between 29 and 31 May, was opened by the Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Agustín Conde, and brought together 82 speakers and over 5000 participants from the European defence sector in the armed forces, institutions and private companies, as well as experts and professionals.
UNVEX 2018 was held at the Convention Centre of León and at the “Conde de Gazola” and “Virgen del Camino” military bases, which provided the settings for the flights of more than a dozen different types of RPAS.
This year saw the 3rd edition of the Cyberdefence Workshop of the Joint Cyberdefence Command (MCCD), titled “Military Operations in Cyberspace”.
After receiving numerous visitors, the workshop was closed yesterday by the Minister of Defence, Ms María Dolores de Cospedal, who noted that “threats from cyberspace are directly and increasingly affecting the national defence and security of Spain. We have to have the means and be at the forefront in our preparedness and capacity to respond”.