{"id":36063,"date":"2023-03-14T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihedn.fr\/?post_type=formation&#038;p=36063"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:01:24","slug":"session-europeenne-des-responsables-darmement-sera","status":"publish","type":"formation","link":"https:\/\/ihedn.fr\/en\/formation\/session-europeenne-des-responsables-darmement-sera\/","title":{"rendered":"European Session of Senior Armament Officials (SERA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36063\" class=\"elementor elementor-36063\" data-elementor-post-type=\"formation\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddc415 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cddc415\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468b903 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"468b903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The European Session for Armament Executives<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2934894 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2934894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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Kingdom.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86244cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86244cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f441060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f441060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ihedn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BANDEAU_LIH_SERA37-crop-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-57130\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec7b133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9860f97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9860f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeffdf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeffdf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa390f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa390f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">To provide auditors with a better understanding of current European defence issues, particularly from the point of view of the armaments component and the defence economy.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">To promote joint European reflection through the sharing of experiences between auditors.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Stimulate open-mindedness thanks to the diversity of recruitment and the variety of activities on offer.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7151e4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7151e4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba19904 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba19904\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1ecae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c1ecae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">target audience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d7994 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"02d7994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eddd9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eddd9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81b0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e81b0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">high-level civilian and military officials working in national defence procurement departments or in administrations involved in armaments issues, particularly from a European perspective;<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">senior officers in the armed forces, in operational functions or functions related to the definition of military requirements and planning ;<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">senior managers of companies directly involved in the supply of defence equipment or in the development and research of security and defence-related technologies.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a621230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a621230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Admission:<\/strong>\u00a0invitations are sent each year to the Directors General of Armament (transmission of an application file) in the autumn of year n-1.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Prerequisites :<\/strong>\u00a0fluency in English and solid experience in the armaments sector<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d164bf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d164bf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fc688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8fc688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfe22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cfe22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educational triptych<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc07969 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc07969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51a3c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c51a3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b3167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each year, a central theme of study is determined, based on current European and international events relating to armament issues, including their cooperative dimension.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The overall theme of SERA37 is: \u00abInnovate, finance, scale up: building urgently Europe's defence of tomorrow\u00bb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca06ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca06ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The training cycle is structured around :<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">50 % conference-debates, which address a number of issues relating to the defence industry and economy at European level, the Common Security and Defence Policy and the security and equipment of forces.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">30 % of visits involving military, industrial and research sites, with the aim of presenting a representative sample of the fabric that makes up the DTIB.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">20 % of committee work, which is an opportunity for auditors to exchange views, discuss and deepen their reflection on common subjects and issues.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04ee95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04ee95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>All sessions will be conducted in English.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce494df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce494df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2cddf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c2cddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87679d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b87679d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main theme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f9342 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33f9342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b620207 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b620207\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e699d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e699d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SERA 32<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>European defence and exports within a shifting world order: how to proceed to build a strong EDTIB?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07fb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a07fb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SERA 33<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\"European strategic autonomy\" vs. Nation first\"_How to proceed in favour of European defence industry?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc85f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc85f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SERA 34<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Recent evolutions in the geopolitical environment in Europe : how to promptly and effectively reinforce European defence capabilities?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3511d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de3511d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SERA 35<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Discussing the concept of resilience at a time of high-intensity conflicts, in a volatile geopolitical environment<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b56ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b56ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SERA 36<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adapting European armament cooperation and the European Defense Technological and Industrial Base to current geopolitical developments, while ensuring acceleration, resilience, enhanced production, new cooperative programs, long-term innovation uptake, and guaranteed security of supply.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40815c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b40815c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SERA 37<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Innovate, finance, scale up: urgently building Europe's defence of tomorrow<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc25ea0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc25ea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88d814 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