European Defense

24/11/2023English edition of Revista Española de Defensa Number 14

MILEX 23 exercise, involving 2,900 military personnel from 19 countries, is the focus of issue 14 of the English edition of the Spanish Defense Magazine. This issue covers the maneuvers carried out in Cádiz, coinciding with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and represents a further step in the development of the so-called Rapid Deployment Capacity (RDC) of the EU.

It includes coverage of the event for the 35th anniversary of women's presence in the Spanish Armed Forces, held in the Galería de las Colecciones Reales in Madrid, complemented with an interview with Colonel Auditor María Rosario Herrera, Director of the Division of Equality and Social Support to Personnel.

A report discusses the collaboration of a UME rescue team in the Morocco earthquake, and another informs about the work of Spanish instructors providing training to Ukrainian soldiers at the Toledo Infantry Academy.

In the Opinion pages, General Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, analyzes ways to modernize and adapt NATO to meet current and future challenges; Vice Admiral Juan Francisco Martínez Núñez, SEGENPOL, outlines the “Ministry of Defense Strategy against the Challenge of Climate Change”, and Colonel Carlos Latorre examines governance issues in the Sahel.

Another article details the “Defense Industrial Strategy 2023”, which guides companies in understanding the most necessary military capabilities.

Sports section focuses on the first participation of a Spanish team in the Military World Rugby Championship, and Culture section recalls the figure of Master Sergeant Félix Azara, a pioneer of history for his scientific expeditions.