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The “Defence Industry: R&D” workshop, organised by the Defence Technologies Committee of the Spanish Institute of Engineering (IIE), was held yesterday, 25 May, at that institution’s assembly hall.

The IIE Defence Technologies Committee held a series of conferences in 1999 and 2000 on the theme of “Defence Industry Perspectives at the Dawn of the 21st Century”, devoted to R&D in the area of defence. These gatherings provided the evidence that the Spanish and European defence industrial and technological base is vital as a strategic asset and that joint efforts should be

The 3rd International Congress of the Universidad de Nebrija, on the topic of “Challenges to Global Security”, was held from 16 to 18 May. This gathering, which took place at the Spanish Army’s War College, reaffirms the commitment of both institutions to analysing and disseminating security issues.

The events of recent months, like the attacks in Germany, France and Israel, reveal the true dangers that manifestations of radicalism represent to our society and to the principles that underpin it.

The 16th edition of the Advanced Strategic Studies Course for Senior Ibero-American Officers (AEEOSI) has started at the Spanish Centre for National Defence Studies (CESEDEN).

The goal of this course is for groups of senior officers who already hold positions of responsibility in the Armed Forces of Spain and Latin American Countries, or who will do so in the future, to share a few days working together. This exchange of knowledge and experiences will serve to enrich the points of view of the attendants and to encourage the coming together of a true Ibero-American armed forces

Óscar Pastor, head of Critical Systems and Infrastructure Security at Isdefe’s Defence and Security Office, collaborates on the Strategy Paper “Professional Qualifications and Specialised Training in Cybersecurity”. He co-wrote Chapter 8 with José Javier Martínez, a professor in the Computer Science Department at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares’ School of Computer Engineering.

The main goal of this Strategy Paper is to identify current and future trends in the area of cybersecurity. It also proposes public-private cooperation in cybersecurity as a viable option for

The 4th Aerospace Engineering Congress will be held from 24 to 28 April at the Spanish Institute of Engineering. The theme for this event is “National Aeronautical and Space Strategy”.

This event, presided over by King Felipe VI, is organised by the Official Spanish Association of Aeronautical Engineers (COIAE), and focuses on the national aeronautical strategy. The Congress provides a forum for professionals, teachers, companies and institutions from Spain’s aeronautical sector to debate questions of vital import to the industry’s present and future.