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Defence, Security and Space Forum (DSS Forum)

Defence, Security and Space Forum (DSS Forum)

The Defence, Security and Space Forum (DSS Forum), sponsored by the European Microwave Association (EuMA) and Microwave Journal, was held on 26 September at the facilities of the Madrid fairgrounds (IFEMA). This year’s theme was the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in defence and security scenarios.

Fernando Arias, senior consultant in Isdefe’s Defence and Security Department, took part in the roundtable on “Efforts & Investment Needs to Drive UAV Technologies to Market”.

The forum addressed the need to incorporate innovative technologies into UAVs in order to improve their performance, thereby implementing secure, protected systems, with microwave technologies being essential to dealing with these challenges by providing sensors and communications equipment to UAVs. The various conferences and debates described the state of the art in the technologies and capabilities that are needed to advance in this area.

Taking part in organising the forum at this year’s edition was the Foundation for Defence and Security Technologies, the Spanish Association of Defence, Aeronautical and Space Technology Companies (TEDAE) and the Madrid Polytechnic University (UPM).