Two experts from GMV recently contributed to a course on Advanced Defense Intelligence Studies (CAEID) at Spain’s Advanced School of the Armed Forces, which is part of the country’s Centre for National Defence Studies (CESEDEN).

This is a course designed to supplement the intelligence and counterintelligence training given to governmental officials and private-sector professionals, covering key subjects related to peace, security, and defense. It also addresses topics such as advising and senior leadership for Spain’s Ministry of Defense and the international organizations to which Spain belongs.

On January 30th, Ángel Gallego, Head of GMV’s Military Space Surveillance Section for Space Systems EST, gave a presentation focused on space surveillance, and especially its expanding role in military Space Domain Awareness (SDA) applications. During this presentation, he summarized the current situation of the space environment, which is characterized by increasing numbers of satellites in orbit, proliferation of space debris, and expanding levels of militarization and strategic competition. He also explained the full cycle of space surveillance, with a special emphasis on its applications related to security and military decision-making. He concluded with a discussion of Spain’s national space surveillance capabilities, in particular those of the Spanish Air and Space Force’s Space Command (MESPA) and its Space Surveillance Operations Center (COVE). This included a description of the Space Situational Awareness and Control System (CCSE) developed entirely by GMV, as well as other tools and capabilities that make it possible for the COVE to maintain up-to-date knowledge of the space situation and strengthen Spain’s strategic autonomy in this domain. 

Then, on February 2nd, Pablo Crego, a Defense and Security Project Engineer at GMV, gave an extended presentation centered on data intelligence applied to decision-making in hybrid warfare environments. He also discussed the challenges associated with multi-domain scenarios and information saturation, along with the important role of technologies such as big data, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence, for transforming large volumes of data into relevant indicators that can provide support for human judgment.

GMV’s contribution to this course on Advanced Defense Intelligence Studies was an excellent opportunity for the company to share its expertise and perspectives, especially regarding the use of technology to enhance decision-making in complex and highly dynamic scenarios, with an emphasis on the connections between technological innovation, intelligence, and defense.