Publications

Based on an in-depth analysis conducted by the Air and Space Academy on the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, supplemented by feedback from conflicts in the Middle East, Dossier No.58 presents AAE’s conclusions and recommendations regarding the organisation of European forces and the strategies to be prioritised, taking ...

The drone sector is evolving rapidly, particularly in terms of civilian applications. Over the past decade, European regulations have gradually superseded national frameworks, whilst U-Space initiatives aim to integrate drones into air traffic. The market has grown significantly, driven by major technological advances. Furthermore, recent conflicts have highlighted the growing ...

Editorial by Louis-Alain Roche, Lieutenant general (armament) retired, AAE member and president of its Defence commission Collective defence of Europe and European defence by Antoine Bouvier, former head of Strategy at Airbus, associate member of CAIA, AAE member Space Defence by Jean-Daniel Testé, Former Commander of the Joint Space Command, ...

The case of independent automated safety systems of air traffic control and aircraft This document is the result of work carried out by the Air and Space Academy (AAE). It highlights the need to coordinate the interactions of automated systems that have been developed independently in two areas: the air ...

Editorial by Bruno Stoufflet, President of AAE Tomorrow's skies: Europe's path to clean, competitive aviation by Sébastien Dubois, Unit Manager in charge of program development and communications, Clean Aviation Reforming Europe's air traffic management system: towards a single sky by Marc Baumgartner, chief of room and air traffic controller at ...

Proceedings of the conférence held on November 12 and 13, 2025, at EUROCONTROL, BrusselsI. ForewordThe METEOPS Conference, organized by the Air and Space Academy (AAE) and hosted by Eurocontrol in Brussels on 12–13 November 2025, brought together over 120 global participants—including airlines, pilots, airports, spaceports, meteorological experts, and industry leaders—to ...

The Spanish Space Agency: Space at the service of citizensby Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido, Director of the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) The Spanish space industryby Jorge Potti, Chairman of the Space Commission at TEDAE, Strategy Corporate Director GMV Hispasat, driving force behind the Spanish space industryby Antonio Abad, Hispasat Chief ...

Flight safetyby Jacques VERRIÈRE, former Air France captain and instructor, AAE member and president of its Section 3 The state of flight safetyby Bertrand DE COURVILLE, former Air France captain, AAE member Aviation safety investigationsby Jean-Paul TROADEC, former director of the BEA, member of AAE Flight safety and automationby Jacques ...

The ESA Ministerial Council in Seville in November 2023 was held without the availability of its launchers, due to the delay of Ariane 6 and the problems encountered by Vega-C. ESA chose to turn this obstacle into an opportunity, launching the ELC (European Launcher Challenge), a competition between European small ...

Space in Europeby Philippe Couillard What's up in the Solar System?by Francis Rocard, head of Solar System exploration programmes at CNES, AAE correspondent IRIS2: more than European sovereignty in secure telecommunicationsby Michel Fiat, former CTO and COO of Thales Alenia Space, AAE fellow AAE Grand prize 2024 distinguishes key actors ...

Editorial by the new Presidentby Bruno Stoufflet Latest in artificial intelligenceby Claude Roche, member and former vice-president of AAE, former head of DGA's artificial intelligence department and former director of the Helios programme AI for civil aviationby Alain Cassier, former director of the A350-1000 programme, Airbus, member of AAE and ...

Conference chair Claude Roche, AAE, former head of AI at DGA and former Director of Helios programme Biography Introductory sessionKeynote speech Robert Madelin, former Director General of the European Commission DG CNECT Biography - Abstract Slides in PDF What is AI and its tools and features? David Sadek, VP Research, ...