The Center for National Security and Defence Research (CNSDR) at the Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences organized a booth of the Academy within the framework of the 17th
International Defence Equipment and Services Exhibition “HEMUS 2026”,
which took place from June 3 to 6, 2026 at the International Fair – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The booth presented the results achieved by the units of
the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences within the framework of the National
Scientific Program “Security and Defense”, the Academy’s research
capacity in areas of strategic importance, as well as successful practices for
the transfer of aerospace technologies for security and defence. Meetings were held at the
booth with representatives of the
state administration, business and scientific communities from Bulgaria and
abroad.
Within the framework of the exhibition, on June 4,
CNSDR
organized and held a demonstration workshop on the topic “European Resilience from
Space”, under the auspices of the Regional Governor of Plovdiv Region, Mr.
Georgi Yanev, and with the support of the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry
and Commerce (AHK).
Greetings to the guests were delivered by Mr.
Georgi Yanev – Regional Governor of Plovdiv Region, Mr. Matthias Dehner – Head of the
Economic Department at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sofia
and Ms. Sonja Miekley – CEO of
the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Among the guests of the workshop were Senior
Commissioner Vasil Dimov – Director of the Regional Directorate “Fire
Safety and Civil Protection” – Plovdiv, Senior Commissioner Vasil Kostadinov
– Director of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs –
Plovdiv, Fleet Admiral Vanyo Musinski – Deputy Commander of the Bulgarian Navy, Eng. Haka Sakabov – Deputy Mayor
of the Municipality of Plovdiv and others.
The main focus of the discussions was the joint
pilot project to establish a “Regional Data Center in Support of Crisis
Management, Security and Defence”. The pilot project is being implemented in partnership with the leading
German company Constellr, which develops and provides high-precision thermal
images. Tobias Menne, Vice President of Sales – constellr, presented practical examples of the
application of thermal satellite images to support operational monitoring and
crisis management. Kamen Iliev, Director of CNSDR, presented the experience of the European Space
Agency within the framework of the “European Resilience from Space”
Programme in
response to Europe’s needs to strengthen its capabilities to protect citizens,
critical infrastructure, supply chains, strategic interests and core values
of Europe.
The workshop also presented tools to support business in
technology transfer and commercialization of space technologies and services
within the framework of the project “FIERCE: Making Space for Green
Solutions”. The project is funded under the EU Research and Innovation
Programme
“Horizon Europe”, and since the beginning of 2026 the Technology Transfer
Office “Risk-Space-Transfer” – BAS has joined the FIERCE project as an ecosystem partner for Bulgaria.
For its successful participation at the 17th International Exhibition
“HEMUS”, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was awarded an Appreciation Plaque and
a Diploma for Participation by the “Hemus-95” Foundation and the
International Fair – Plovdiv.
For more
information: https://cnsdr.bas.bg/?page_id=6676
