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Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2025 Concluded
The Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2025, held from 1–2 October in Essen, Germany, brought together senior leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and academics to explore the future of air and space power under the theme “Disrupting Dominance – The Future of Air Superiority?” This prestigious gathering examined how rapidly evolving technologies, shifting geopolitics, and lessons from ongoing conflicts are reshaping NATO’s approach to deterrence and defence in the air domain.
Through a series of keynote addresses, presentations, and moderated panels, participants explored the balance between affordable mass and high-end capability, the role of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, and the need for faster innovation and deeper cooperation across the military, governmental, and industrial communities. Speakers emphasized the importance of adapting NATO’s command structures, production capacity, and operational concepts to meet emerging challenges in Europe and beyond.
The conference was an outstanding success, reaffirming the JAPCC’s role as a premier forum for constructive dialogue and forward-looking ideas. The JAPCC extends its sincere appreciation to all contributors, sponsors, and participants for their engagement and commitment to shaping a more resilient and capable Alliance for the future.
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Disrupting Dominance: The Future of Air Superiority?
Esteemed Colleagues, Welcome to the 20th Anniversary JAPCC Conference. I am pleased to be in the chair once again as your moderator and look forward to what’s in store for us in the discussions ahead. [...]
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What’s the organization of the JAPCC ?
Based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the JAPCC is sponsored by 14 NATO nations who provide a variety of experienced Subject Matter Experts (SME) that come from all three services. Through its multi-discipline organization, the JAPCC chooses the most suitable SMEs for the task and combines their knowledge and experience to fully contribute to transforming NATO’s A&S Power. More importantly, the JAPCC is not constrained by the need for consensus or by political expediency in developing ideas. It can offer independent military advice across the spectrum of A&S Power to NATO HQs and national policy-making bodies.
What can the JAPCC do for you ?
Our primary customers are NATO Headquarters (Allied Command Operations, Allied Command Transformation, NATO Joint Commands and Air Command) and sponsoring nations. However, the JAPCC does accept Requests for Support (RfS) from other sources via our RfS form, which can be accessed via the link below. With numerous successful products and ever-increasing connections with industry and academia, the JAPCC continues to build upon its reputation as NATO’s preeminent advocate for the development and enhancement of Joint A&S Power
How does the JAPCC accomplish its mission ?
A&S Power SMEs, drawn from the Land, Maritime and Air components of the 16 MoU nations, conduct collaborative research into areas in which JAPCC assistance is requested by leveraging their independent thought and a global network of experts that reach across the military, academic and industrial spheres. The resulting analysis and solutions are disseminated via studies, reports, journal articles, seminars, panels and conferences.
