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As part of the technology foresight programme that Isdefe and Fraunhofer INT are developing for the European Defence Agency (EDA), a seminar was held on 18 October to identify the new materials that the armed forces will be using by 2050.

Twenty-five experts from various European defence ministries, the US Department of Defense and industry analysed the effects that advances in potential, innovative materials could have on military operations in the next 35 years in areas such as reducing soldier loadout, increasing clandestine and protective capabilities, and increasing the

The Official Association of Aeronautical Engineers (COIAE) is holding a conference on airport management on Friday, 4 November at the Spanish Institute of Engineering. Under the theme “Airport Management. Models for Success”, it will debate the efficiency of airport business models.

The 20th Workshop of the Enaire Foundation’s Aeronautical Historical Studies begins today.

The Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, Julio Gómez-Pomar, is opening the workshop. Under the slogan “Remotely-piloted aircraft: from UAVs to drones”, this gathering will bring together professionals, institutions and academics from the aviation industry from October 25th to the 27th.

The Cíirculo Foundation is holding the 17th Workshop on Defence and Security Technologies at the auditorium of the Museo Casa de la Moneda on 25 and 26 October. Under the slogan “Smart Defence and Security. Technologies and Systems for the Digital Transformation”, this workshop aims to describe and analyse those smart technologies in this sector that our country should commit to.

The 6th National Congress of the Technical Association of Ports and Coasts is being held in Palma de Mallorca from October 19th to the 21st. This initiative is sponsored by Spain’s Ports of the State and by the port authorities of the Balearic Islands, Barcelona, La Coruña, Motril, Seville and Tenerife, as well as by leading companies in the industry. 

This premier gathering to discuss port and coastal issues provides a forum in which to share experiences in the area of port planning and management, and to get a head start on future challenges by taking advantage of new