Keynote Speakers Christopher Foss Editor of Jane’s Armour and Artillery, Conference Chairman
Brigadier General Roberto D’Alessandro Deputy Chief of Logistics Department, Italian Army
Lieutenant General IJ Singh Director General EME, Indian Army
Ted Maciuba Director, Mounted Requirements, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Training and Doctrine Command, US Army
Brigadier General Chris Gildenhuys Commanding General of the South African Army Armour Formation
Lieutenant Colonel Alan Bolster Director Land Requirements – Armoured Fighting Vehicle Systems, National Defence Canada
Colonel Yoo Haeil Director, Armoured Vehicle Program Team, Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Republic of Korea
Colonel Emmanuel Gaulin Capability Manager, Army Future Combat Systems, French Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant Colonel Oren Giber Head Survivability System Branch, Land Systems Division, Israeli Ministry of Defence
Major General Renato Joaquim Ferrarezi Logistics Commander, Brazilian Army
Daniel Klein Senior Armaments Co-operation Officer, European Defence Agency
Future Technology Day 27th Sept 2011 09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:50 Chairman’s Introduction: Christopher Foss, Editor of Jane’s Armour and Artillery
10:00 Tackling the threat from Improvised Explosive Devices – technology advances • What are the requirements for vehicle protection against the IED threat? • Will IEDs become the structural driver for vehicle design over the next 50 years? • Examining the latest requirements for explosive detection equipment on armoured · vehicles in theatre Robert Shaw, Head of Counter IED, ISAF
11:00 Situational awareness technology for future armoured vehicles Jorgen Peter Andersen, Sales Director, Copenhagen Sensor Technologies
12:00 Networking Lunch
13:00 Development and Utilization of Robotics and Unmanned Ground Vehicles • Which kind of use UGVs will we be seeing on the field in the following two decades • and which lines of development should be pursued? • Outlining the unlimited choice of systems which are easily fitted to a remotely • operated Unmanned Platform in order to give it the possibility to perform a great • variety of tasks • Utilising armed, armoured combat robot to reduce risk and neutralize threats to • the warfighter Ted Maciuba, Director, Mounted Requirements, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Training and Doctrine Command, US Army
14:00 Emerging Sensors and Electron Devices for Future Armoured Vehicles • Situational Awareness and Vectronic systems, Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS) • Electro-optical infrared sensor technology for armoured vehicle night vision, and • other enhanced vision combat vehicle applications • French Army Case Study – The SCORPION PROJECT Colonel Benoist Clement, Engagement & Combat Systems Manager, Army Staff, DGA France 15:00 Close of day
Day One Conference & Exhibition 28th Sept 2011 08.00 Registration and Coffee 08:50 Chairman’s Introduction: Christopher Foss, Editor of Jane’s Armour and Artillery
09.00 Keynote Presentation: Strategy & Doctrine in Achieving an Integrated Defence Force – Incorporation of Armoured Vehicles on the battlefield • The intended role and characteristics of armoured vehicles on the battlefield • Advances in automotive, artillery, and armour technology to combine the best characteristics • Firepower – mobility – protection: the three key aspects of any fighting vehicle • Analyzing threats, advances in technology and crew training Brigadier General Roberto D’Alessandro, Deputy Chief of Logistics Department, Italian Army
09.30 Integrated design concepts for armoured and multirole vehicles Andrew Simpson, Senior Defence Advisor, Iveco Defence Vehicles
10.00 Optimising Armoured Vehicle C4ISR Capabilities • The Integration of Communication Equipment • Assessing the need for a mobile command center providing advanced communication • capabilities in the field • How do the C4I capabilities reduce crew workload, expand operational capabilities and • increased mission safety? • Assessing the benefits of C4I capabilities for enhanced situational awareness, more • effective deployment of forces, improved firepower and more accurate damage assessment Representative from Defence Science & Technology Organisation, Australian Department of Defence
10.30 Networking Coffee
11.00 Assessing the importance of increasing situational awareness for the mounted soldier • Examining the need to develop and integrate mounted soldier systems that connect the • mounted soldier to the network • Outlining capability improvements in battle command, situational awareness, • survivability, and mobility • Situational Awareness on Mission Effectiveness Ted Maciuba, Director, Mounted Requirements, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Training and Doctrine Command, US Army
11.30 Survivability Capabilities to maximise the Protection and Operational Effectiveness of the Israeli Defence Forces • Increasing survivability against future threats • Assessing protection vs. mobility • Current and future programme upgrades Lieutenant Colonel Oren Giber, Head Survivability System Branch, Land Systems Division, Israeli Ministry of Defence
12.00 Norwegian Army Current and Future Procurement Strategies • The Norwegian Army’s response to the increased threat of attacks • Assessing the requirements for maintenance and repair tasks • Norwegian Case Study: Future requirements Lieutenant Colonel Erik Ramm, Programme Manager, Armoured Vehicles, Norwegian Defence Logistical Organization Land Combat Systems
12.30 Networking Lunch
14.00 Future operational requirements of the Swedish Army • The demands of tomorrow: The new structure with a more balanced mix of heavy, • medium and light vehicles • Swedish Land Force capabilities in combating current and future threats • The process of upgrading the Swedish existing fleet of combat vehicles and the • development of the new multi-role armoured platforms Representative from the Swedish Armed Forces
14.30 Indian Army’s Perspective: Current and Future Armoured Vehicle Requirements and Procurement Plans • Assessing the future capability plans of Indian armoured vehicles • Examining Operational threats • Overview of the Arjun MBT advancements • Outlining logistic challenges within the Indian Army • The Indian Army’s Lethality Upgrades To Armoured Fighting Vehicles Lieutenant General IJ Singh, Director General EME, Indian Army
15.00 Delivering future ATV capabilities with the Viking (BvS10) • Survivability is in focus, the battlefield is evolving • Payload is essential for protection • Extreme mobility is a key ability for ATV Bjorn Hellholm, Programme Manager, BAE Systems
15.30 Networking Coffee
16.00 German Army’s plans to upgrade the protection, mobility and firepower of existing fleets • Integrating updated levels of protection and survivability elements into the design of • armoured vehicles • Examining plans for new and upgraded vehicles to meet future capability and survivability • requirements and objectives of the German Army • Examining upgrades for armoured vehicles to ensure they have enough power to cope • with the environment they are to operate in • Examining the threat factor increases with the advancement of technology and the need • to upgrade armoured vehicles Colonel Axel Hasenkamp, Conceptions and Engagements TRADOC, German Armed Forces
16.30 Through-Life Capability Management for Armoured Vehicles • Obtaining the right information to enable armies to fully asses value for money, through-life • New ways of maintaining and repairing the Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) ‘FRECCIA’ • ‘Exchange matrix’, a single channel of communication between Army and Industry Lieutenant Colonel Franco Fratini, Mobility and Countermobility Branch, Logistic HQ, Italian Army 17.00 Networking Evening Reception
Day Two Conference & Exhibition 29th Sept 2011 08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.50 Chairman’s Introduction: Christopher Foss, Editor of Jane’s Armour and Artillery
09.00 Keynote Presentation: Future requirements and capabilities up to 2020 • Reviewing current requirements: lessons learned in theatre • Post Iraq and Afghanistan: What are the emerging threats and future requirements? • Forecasts of the global armoured vehicles market • Analysis of strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats affecting the armoured • vehicles market Christopher Foss, Editor of Jane’s Armour and Artillery
09.30 Examining options for modernising current armoured vehicle fleet • Highlighting Canada’s current and future armoured vehicle requirements • LAV III Modernization Programme – Upgrading the Canadian Force’s Primary Wheeled • Light Armoured Vehicle • Upgrade of mobility systems such as powertrain, suspension, running gear and brakes • Upgrade of the weapon system • Installation of additional armour, heightening its protection against increased threats Lieutenant Colonel Alan Bolster, Director Land Requirements – Armoured Fighting Vehicle Systems, National Defence Canada
10.00 Fire Power capabilites of the DRACO system • One weapon system for multiple purposes • The perfect answer to modern peacekeeping scenarios against conventional and • asymmetric threats • A guarantee for a secure and effective defence thanks to its state-of-the-art ammunition Marco Brogi, Head of Research & Development, Oto Melara
10.30 Networking Coffee
11.00 Estonian Armoured Vehicle requirements and the modernization process • Upgrade of existing vehicle types and looking towards new procurements • Assessing how to improve vehicle architecture to adapt to different environments • Lethality Upgrades to Armoured Fighting Vehicles Marius Kuningas, Director of Armouring Division, Baltic Armoury, Estonia
11.30 Combating the threats of the future – K21 Next-Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle (NIFV) • Highlighting the current armoured vehicles capabilities and life cycle • Recent developments and emerging threats encountered in theatre • Assessing the effectiveness of self-protection features • Examining the necessity for high-tech sensory equipment to detect NBC-type attacks Colonel Yoo Haeil, Director, Armoured Vehicle Program Team, Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Republic of Korea
12.00 Networking Lunch
14:00 VBTP-MR: Brazil Army’s advanced vehicle capabilities • Replacement and Maintenance for Brazil’s armoured vehicle fleet • Examining the benefits of remote-controlled weapon stations for additional firepower Major General Renato Joaquim Ferrarezi, Logistics Commander, Brazilian Army
14.30 South African Armed Forces – Technology developments to maximise protection and mobility of armoured vehicles • How does the Common platform concept also help the training, maintenance, and the • logistic support planning? • Examining how Optimised body angles and a low silhouette lead to increased survivability • and mobility • Paramount Mbombe 6x6 Armoured Fighting Vehicle and its features Brigadier General Chris Gildenhuys, Commanding General of the South African Army Armour Formation
15.00 Networking Coffee
16.00 New technological capabilities and solutions to meet the transformational needs of the modern armed forces • Reconnaissance, Intelligence and Surveillance Capabilities • How has the changing face of warfare opened the need for new requirements for vehicles? • Outlining major programmes to replace the current AMX-10RC/Sagie armoured cars and • the VAB APC • Discussing the French Army upgrades for urgent operational requirements Colonel Emmanuel Gaulin, Capability Manager, Army Future Combat Systems, French Ministry of Defence
16.30 The efficiency of collaborative procurement • Cooperation in order to meet the demand at national, European and international level • International Operational requirements for technologically advanced, evolving and easily • deployable armoured vehicles with a shared or interoperable logistics chain • Observations and comparisons made by the forces deployed in the different theatres of • operation • The Capability Development Plan (CDP) Mr Daniel Klein, Senior Armaments Co-operation Officer, European Defence Agency
17.00 Close of Conference
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