VANOS DEFENSE AT GSOF 2025 – THE DAY AFTER

VANOS DEFENSE proudly concluded its participation in the 9th GSOF Symposium Europe, held from October 7–9 at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso.

As a member of the Global SOF Foundation, we were honored to engage with international Special Operations Forces (SOF) professionals, share insights, and explore the latest developments in defense operations.

We thank all visitors who joined us at Booths 24, 25, 29 & 30, to connect with our team and discuss how VANOS DEFENSE continues to support and enhance SOF capabilities worldwide through innovation, technology, and collaboration.

VANOS Demonstrates the FDMD System During TeamUp Laboratory Tests

September marked a pivotal milestone for the EU-funded TeamUP project, and we were proud to play a leading role as Campaign Manager during the Laboratory Test (LT1.4) series!

Our team coordinated all participants across two key sessions:
🔹 Piraeus, Greece – live demonstrations at our headquarters, where I-SENSEGroup/ICCS and Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) tested their systems, alongside the Fast Deployable Mass Decontamination (FDMD) System, developed by us. Highlights included:

  • VANOS demonstrating the FDMD System
  • I-SENSEGroup/ICCS showcasing their UAV-based victim detection platform
  • Visual Computing Lab (VCL) of CERTH/ITI presenting their AI-powered Decontamination Body Pose Estimation Tool
  • HELLENIC MINISTRY OF DEFENCE-EU&DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE providing end-user expertise and feedback

🔹 Vienna, Austria – hosted by Johanniter Research & Innovation Centre, where the remaining technologies were tested during an intensive three-day session. The recorded Piraeus demonstrations were also presented alongside these systems for review and analysis, providing a comprehensive overview of the activity.

The feedback gathered will be instrumental in guiding next-generation prototype development, ensuring improved performance, usability, and integration across systems.

A big thank you to all participants and partners for the successful collaboration and invaluable contributions throughout this test series!