Visit from the minister of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

On 28 February GMV’s Tres Cantos site received a visit from Christoph Wolfrum, Minister and Director of Economic Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany in Spain, and Steffen Koch, Economic Affairs Counselor of the German Embassy in Spain.

After welcoming words from Mónica Martínez Walter, GMV’s President, the visit proceeded along the following lines.

First of all GMV presented some of its space activities, such as the development of ground control systems for commercial telecommunications satellite operators, an area where the company is world number one.

The two visitors were then given an account of GMV’s activities in the automotive sector, with a presentation of the precise and all-in satnav solution (GNSS) being developed by GMV for the new generation of autonomous vehicles of the German carmaker BMW Group.

The first part of the visit ended with a presentation of GMV’s defense and security activities, where GMV is going from strength to strength around the world. This activity rests on three pillars: direct contracting with European agencies; the sale of JISR products (Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and participation in Europe’s Horizon 2020 R&D programs.

The second part of the visit revolved around a presentation of the most recent robotics breakthroughs for future Mars exploration missions, designed for autonomous navigation field tests; guidance, navigation and control (GNC) tests and rover systems in general. The guided tour ended with a presentation of Platform-ar^t®, GMV’s inhouse advanced robotics testbed for space operations and systems, custom designed for ground testing of space-debris capture missions, planetary surface exploration, lunar descents and formation flying missions, among others.

Both Christoph Wolfrum and Steffen Koch showed a keen interest throughout in GMV’s impressive track record and its cutting-edge technological capability in the various markets its tackles, as well as its internationalization and unflinching commitment to quality and competitiveness.