On 7 July, CESEDEN hosted the launch of the project "WOMEN, ENGINEERING and DEFENCE" (MID in Spanish), which is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Defence through the Secretary of State for Defence, in collaboration with Isdefe and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

For two days, on 17 and 18 May, Isdefe welcomed at its headquarters professionals from Germany, Austria, France, Portugal and Sweden, as well as representatives from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Multinational Logistics Coordination Centre (MLCC) and the European Agency Defence (EDA) in order to present the EDA’s “Federal Logistics IT Network” project.

This was the theme of the eighth summer course held on 27 and 28 June at the CESEDEN and organised under the auspices of the Ingeniero General Antonio Remón y Zarco del Valle Chair, with Isdefe collaborating.

This chair, which focuses on teaching, academic and research activities related to Security and Defence, is part of the framework agreement for collaboration between the Ministry of Defence (through CESEDEN) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Held at the National Police Academy from 21 to 23 June, C1b3rwall is the congress on Digital Security and Cyberintelligence.

It was first held in 2019, when it brought together nearly 4,000 attendees. This second edition was organised at the National Police Academy in June 2022.

During the congress, three engineers from the Information Security Office of Isdefe’s Technology Modernisation and Digital Transformation Department shared their experiences and knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, spearheading one talk and two technical workshops.

From June 20 to 24, 2022, Spain's Institute of Engineering (IIE) organised the 4^th Space Engineering Congress (CIE) and the 1^st Interdisciplinary Space Week (SIE), at which different Isdefe Space engineers, members of the UC3M-Isdefe Space Chair, and heads of other areas of the company moderated two round tables, with members of Isdefe's Innovation team also attending.

María Amparo Valcarce García, the recently appointed Secretary of State for Defence (SEDEF) and President of Isdefe, met with the engineering company's governing body to probe and gauge the company's capabilities.

The meeting addressed issues such as Isdefe's contribution to public service as the Ministry of Defence's internal technical service provider, as well as the capabilities and services that Isdefe provides in its areas of activity.

World Whistleblowers’ Day is celebrated on 23 June, dedicated to people who step forward and report cases of corruption.

Isdefe joins this celebration in order to raise awareness of the role these people play in bringing cases of corruption to light. Whistleblowers are essential to an open and transparent society, and play a very important role in stopping misconduct and unlawful acts, avoiding reputational damage and economic losses.

The CCN Conferences, organised by the National Cryptological Centre from June 14 to 16 at the Royal Mint of Spain, drew more than 2,000 professionals in the sector.

Under the title "Encuentros CCN - Un escudo único para la Administración" (CCN Conferences, A Single Seal for the Administration) and four thematic modules - “IV Encuentro del ENS”, “XI Jornada del SAT”, “II Encuentro de la Red Nacional de SOC” and “I Encuentro QTEC” - the latest developments in each of the activities were addressed.

The general action protocol between Isdefe and The Legacy Association aims to channel possibilities for collaboration between The Legacy and Isdefe with a view to the promotion and dissemination of knowledge related to the history, culture and common heritage of Spain and the USA. particularly in the fields of Defence and Security.

Isdefe is part of a consortium of 21 partners from 13 European countries that, with support from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, has launched the 18-month European NESTOR project.

The NESTOR project - An Enhanced Pre-Frontier Intelligence Picture to Safeguard the European Borders - addresses and supports the Integrated Management of European Borders by incorporating the most advanced surveillance technologies into a deployable holistic system that is capable of detecting, evaluating and effectively responding to illegal activities.