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servation solutions, and, with this ra-
dar satellite, this area constitutes a
commitment to the future.

Hisdesat also organized, together
with Acorde, the 10th edition of the
seminar focused on “Satellites as a
Key Element for Defence and Go-
vernment Applications”, which dis-
cussed communications in the Secu-
rity and Defence industry. It is a fact
that Space has become a decisive
and valuable element that our State
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Security Forces draw upon to carry
out the missions with which they are “Horizon 2030: New Developments
charged.
in the Space Field for Security and
The programme revolved around Defence”, in which technological
four round tables and was divided aspects of interest were addressed
through the proposals presented by
into three days focusing on important
issues such as “Cyberspace: A New the companies Inster, Telefónica, Se-
Domain for Military Operations”, ner, Indra, Deimos, Aicox, as well as
“Earth Observation Capabilities Via the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares,
Satellite for Security and Defen- with the aim of sharing knowledge
ce”, “Challenges Facing the Defen- and their tools with the Seminar’s at-
ce Space Industry” and “Spain and tendees.
the EU/NATO 2020: The Role of Participating were representatives
Our Space-related Governmental from the DGAM, CESTIC, CESAEROB,
Capacities”. Protección Civil, the Centro Cripto-
lógico Nacional (CCN), SEGENPOL,
For the first time there was a day of Guardia Civil and the EDA. On this oc-
technical sessions, under the title:
casion the opening talk was given by
the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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(JEMACON), Admiral Francisco Javier
González-Huix Fernández. The Se-
cretary of State for Defence, Agustín
Conde Bajén, presented the closing
speech.
Attending this event continues to be
vital in order to understand the Spani-
sh Aerospace sector from the point of
view of government applications.
Hisdesat again sponsored the 37th
Edition of the Telecommunications
Engineers Awards, organised by the
Official Association of Telecommu-
nications Engineers (COIT) and the
Spanish Association of Telecommu-

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