BACSI 2026: applied technology and industrial collaboration in real operational environments

On March 18 and 19, a new edition of the BACSI Exercise (Connected, Sustainable and Intelligent Air Base) took place in Albacete, promoted by the Spanish Air and Space Force. The event, hosted at the Albacete Air Maestranza, the 14th Wing and the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), brought together industry, research centres and universities around innovation applied in real operational environments.

Throughout the event, various solutions aimed at modernising air bases were presented and validated, covering areas such as digitalisation, advanced connectivity, automation and sustainability. In this context, companies such as CYP Core, together with Devirtus and MOVVO Robotics, demonstrated concrete capabilities in real conditions.

Among the showcased solutions were a real-time operations control platform, integrating critical data over secure 5G networks, and an autonomous runway inspection system using robotics and artificial intelligence for object detection and removal. These demonstrations highlight how collaboration between specialised players is enabling the development of new operational capabilities in the defence sector.