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               WORLD DEFENSE SHOW







            Space is integral to modern defense, enhancing   challenges, such as debris management and
            communication, intelligence, navigation, and   cybersecurity, are global in nature. Collaborative efforts
            surveillance, but international collaboration is essential   allow nations to collectively find solutions to these
            for peaceful coexistence and development.      complex issues. Collaboration also fosters transparency
            Space has become an essential component of every   and trust among nations, reducing the risk of
            nation’s defense strategy, interacting with and   misunderstandings and conflict in space. It promotes
            enhancing operations in every domain. Space-based   peaceful coexistence and responsible space governance.”
            assets provide critical intelligence, surveillance, and
            reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Satellites equipped with
            advanced sensors enable real-time monitoring of
            potential threats, including missile launches, troop
            movements, and suspicious activities and facilitate global
            command and control of military forces, ensuring rapid
            deployment and coordination.




                                                                                         Heidi Grant
                                                                                     President of Boeing Business
                                                                                     Development Defense, Space

                                                           Heidi Grant, President Business Development at Boeing,
                                                           defined the concept: “Space is the ultimate high ground.
                                                           It provides nations with communications, research, and
                                        Elizabeth Seward   defensive capabilities. The International Space Station
                                       Head of Sapce Streategy &   is the perfect example of global cooperation in space,
                                         Future Business, BAE  operating for over 22 consecutive years with humans
                                                           aboard, fostering unique orbital research.”
            Elizabeth Seward, Head of Space Strategy and Future   Andrew Pearcey, CEO World Defense Show, said, “World
            Business, BAE Systems, noted: “We are seeing a really   Defense Show 2024 will be instrumental in propelling the
            strong growth in the importance of space in national   global space defense landscape forward, both through
            security. It is now known as the fifth warfighting   innovative technology and in international governance.
            domain. Space commands exist in many countries   Our Defense Space Arena creates an environment where
            worldwide, reflecting the global nature of space. The   diverse views can be shared and discussed, by subject
            satellites that we put up orbit the whole world. It gives   matter experts and senior government representatives.
            us a viewpoint that you cannot get from any other   It is an ideal hub for fostering collaboration between
            platform or any other domain, so countries are looking   commercial and military sectors, and potentially forging
            at how can they use that to their best benefit.”  alliances that will drive innovation and progress.»
            Discussion forums and events, such as World Defense
            Show 2024 in February, offer opportunities for   “During the event, leaders from space commissions,
            international collaboration and cooperation. The   governments, NGOs, and the defense industry will
            dedicated Defense Space Arena at this year’s event offers   address the most important issues concerning space
            not only a showcase for the technology changing this   defense, such as governance challenges, cross-disciplinary
            essential domain, but also a dedicated Content Theatre   space missions, interoperability, and the ongoing need
            hosting informed discussion and debate across nations,   for collaboration. We believe that WDS’s role as an
            to tackle potential challenges to peaceful development.  enabler of global collaboration will extend beyond the
            Dr Manjit Pope, WDS Space Advisor, emphasized the   event itself, providing a platform for countries to engage
            importance of topics debated at the World Defense   in international cooperation across all domains,” he
            Show regarding AI’s role in the future of space defense.   added.
            She said, “Shared challenges require collective solutions.
            International cooperation is essential, as space defense
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