The overlooked ally: Canadian support for Ukraine surpasses some European partners
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Spanish Army seeks solutions to operate in the ‘grey zone’
During the III Army/Companies + Innovation Founding a Secure Future Forum, the service discussed the capacities it intends to have and allowed national companies to present the systems and technologies that they can provide.
Aware of the relevance of conducting operations in the ‘grey zone,’ the Spanish Army is keen to deploy its Special Forces with new solutions.
During the second day of the 'III Army/Companies + Innovation Founding a Secure Future Forum' (Foro 2E + I in Spanish), held on 5 November at the Infantry Academy in Toledo, the service discussed the capacities it intends to have.
The branch also allowed national companies to present the systems and technologies that they can provide.
Gen Raimundo Rodríguez Roca, Chief of the Special Operations Command (MOE), explained that the ‘grey zone’ creates a ‘new concept
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