Admiral Gouveia e Melo Visits IPFN Laboratories
On March 3rd, Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo visited the IPFN laboratories at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) Alameda campus, as part of a discussion on scientific developments of interest to the Defense sector.
The visit, organised at the invitation of IPFN, included the participation of faculty members and researchers representing several scientific fields at the institute.
Throughout the visit, Gouveia e Melo was given an overview of the work developed at Plasma Engineering Laboratory (PEL) and Intense Lasers Laboratory (L2I), along with relevant projects, results, and technological capabilities for the Defence domain.
The discussion included topics such as electromagnetic shielding and stealth technologies based on graphene composites produced at the institute, the detection of hypersonic vehicles, and directed energy systems, with potential application in the neutralisation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
