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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