Adrian Monks

Vice President - Export Sales & Business Development, Poland. - MBDA Missile Systems

Since 2017 Adrian has led MBDA’s activities in Poland developing enduring strategic relationships based upon unprecedented levels of cooperation between trusted European allies, to deliver world leading sovereign capabilities in partnership with Polish industry. This includes NAREW, the largest and most complex defence contract signed between the UK & Poland and an enabler for cooperation on a wide range of future European air defence and surface attack complex weapon capabilities, from CUAS to Hypersonic missile defence and from anti-armour to deep-strike attack.

Adrian has 37 years of engineering and business experience & related qualifications in missile systems at MBDA. Prior to his current role Adrian studied worldwide strategic threats at the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) with a specific focus on the Eastern Flank region.

7th edition

06 May 2025 / 11:00 - 12:00 / Scene - Room 4

Modernization of Air Defence

06 May 2025 / 12:15 - 13:30 / Scene - Room 4

How to defend Poland's airspace? Air and missile defence

6th edition

06 May 2024 / 12:30 - 13:45 / Scene - Londyn A

Air and Missile Defence Counters Threats: from Drones to Ballistic Missiles