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WWW.INTERNATIONALARMOUREDVEHICLES.COM ABOUT THE ORGANISERS MEET THE TEAM Welcome From The Chairman Defence IQ is an authoritative news source for high Pete Andersen quality and exclusive commentary and analysis Dear Colleagues, on global defence and military-related topics. IAV XV Director It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and so many others from across the globe to the Sourcing interviews and insights directly from senior Amar Karia 15th Annual International Armoured Vehicles conference. military and industry professionals on air defence, cyber warfare, armoured vehicles, naval defence, Sales Director - Head of Armoured Vehicles I learned much from last year’s event at Farnborough, not least in how to moderate a session land defence and many more topics, Defence IQ Elizabeth Crawley fed, at the last minute, by a video link from USAREUR HQ in Germany! The organisers have is a unique multimedia platform to discuss and learned from delegates too, refocusing the Conference into a new, versatile venue, much learn about the latest developments within the Senior Operations Manager closer to the centre of London. Rugby fans will benefit too from being at ‘HQ’ for almost a defence sector. So join almost 70,000 defence Phoebe Walker week! professionals today to access all the exclusive video interviews, podcasts, articles and whitepapers Operations Manager By the time we meet, NATO will have withdrawn from combat operations in Afghanistan that are available and updated on a daily basis at and many governments have indicated an aversion to ‘boots on the ground’. But during a www.defenceiq.com – and all for free. Nishkala Thiru year when the threat from ISIS/ISIL/IS has become manifest and the conflict in Ukraine Senior Marketing Manager begs international attention, many have suggested that boots on the ground are almost COMING IN 2015 always necessary to stabilise and ultimately resolve such issues. With boots comes John Geenty the need for firepower, mobility, protection and information, best provided by a Managing Director combination of aerial platforms and armoured vehicles. This conference provides April a unique opportunity to focus on this ubiquitous capability and learn, within the 2015 constraints of security, how to make the best of the capability in hand and how to CONTENTS focus future requirements. Attending the Main Conference Any effective military capability requires an industrial hinterland to sustain existing platforms and to develop even more capable successors. Those who Welcome From The Chairman 2 attended last year’s conference in Farnborough will recall that a number of June IQPC Staff 3 nations had embarked upon programmes to prolong and enhance venerable 2015 AFVs and that a few farsighted nations had launched comprehensive, Main Conference Agenda Day 1 4 internationally partnered programmes to develop home-grown capability and revitalise indigenous industry. Drinks Reception / Gala DInner 5

I hope to hear this year how these programmes are progressing and how August Speaker Biographies Day 1 6 others have embarked on similar initiatives. We should also be able to 2015 hear how technological advances and novel solutions can drive down Main Conference Agenda Day 2 8 costs, improve the operator experience, raise standards through better Speaker Biographies Day 2 9 training and drive up overall capability. Pre-Conference Focus Day Agenda 10 Whether you are a military practitioner, acquisition staffer, decision maker, programme manager, technical expert, industrial supplier September Pre Conference Speaker Biographies 11 or strategic leader, I believe you will all benefit considerably from 2015 attending and look forward to welcoming you to Twickenham. In Post Conference Workshop 12 the margins, we should also be able to rekindle old friendships, embark on new relationships and hopefully share some of the Exhibitors & Sponsors Guide 13 pitfalls that colleagues might wish to avoid! Floorplan 14-15 October Exhibitor Profiles 16-22 2015 Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward International Armoured Vehicles 2016 23 KBE CB Chairman, Media Partners 24 IAVs Conference 2015 2015 Event Calendar 25-27 2 3 MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: 27TH JANUARY 07:15 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS DRINKS RECEPTION WELCOME FROM DEFENCE IQ AND CHAIRMANS OPENING REMARKS 08:15 Pete Andersen, IAV XV Director, Defence IQ & Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, Former Chief of Materiel (Land) & 27th January Quartermaster General HOST NATION KEYNOTE MINISTERIAL PRESENTATION Rose Suite, RUAG Defence’s Stand 08:30 Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology, British Government THE FUTURE ARMOURED VEHICLE MARKET: BEING SHAPED MORE FROM THE OUTSIDE THAN FROM THE INSIDE 18.40 - 19.40 09:00 Kevin J. Kennedy, Vice President, International Business Development, Textron Systems Corporation US DoD KEYNOTE ADDRESS 09:30 Lieutenant General Michael Williamson, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, US Department of Defense Join RUAG Defence at their stand for networking drinks CLOSING THE CAPABILITY GAP: PAYLOAD, PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION FOR THE JLTV accompanied by Raclette and Cherry Schnapps. It’s 10:00 Colonel John Cavedo, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Joint Program Office Manager,US Army been coined a staple of wintertime in Switzerland and MORNING COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK SPONSORED BY TEXTRON SYSTEMS 10:30 with the tradition originating there, Raclette, the meal, COMBAT VEHICLE CAPABILITIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 11:10 Per Samuelsson, Deputy Director, Business Development, BAE SYSTEMS HAGGLUNDS is one of Switzerland’s best loved national dishes and PANEL DISCUSSION: G6 INDUSTRY SHOWCASE is very popular in other parts of Europe. This panel discussion invites OEMs and key industry players to debate the topics pushing currently driving the community. Panel Participants: 11:40 TEXTRON SYSTEMS | BAE SYSTEMS HAGGLUNDS | NEXTER SYSTEMS | MILSPRAY Military Technologies | GENERAL DYNAMICS UNITED KINGDOM | RUAG Defence 12:40 NETWORKING LUNCH FIREPOWER STREAM PROTECTION STREAM Chaired by Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward Chaired by Alan Bolster Elgar Suite Live Room 14:00 HOW THE BRITISH ARMY PLANS TO SHAPE ITS MOUNTED CLOSE WHAT ARE THE REAL PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE ARMOUR COMBAT CAPABILITY IN THE FUTURE SYSTEMS? Colonel Johnny Biggart, Assistant Director Mounted Close Combat, Professor Bryn James, Head - Armour & Protection Science & Combat Capability Directorate, British Army HQ Technology Centre, Dstl WEAPONS SYSTEMS: A NEW PARADIGM PROTECTION OF THE FUTURE: INDEPENDENT AND COMPLETE 14:30 Patrick Langlois, VP Marketing Eurasia, CMI Defence Dr Markus A. Zoller, CEO, RUAG Defence INNOVATION AT THE GROUND FORCES COMMAND WEAPON MECHANISED FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTED DEPARTMENT 15:00 CAPABILITY Major Yanay Ish am, Weapons Development Department, Armored Colonel Erich Weissenboeck, Director of Plans, Austrian MoD Branch, Israel Defence Force MODULAR APPROACH OF REMOTE WEAPON STATIONS: HOW TO PROVIDE END USERS AND OEMS WITH RWS CONFIGURABLE ARMOURED TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT DECADE 15:30 WITH ARMOURED VEHICLES MISSIONS AND THREATS? Ulf Deisenroth, President, IBD Deisenroth Engineering Christophe Héron, Head of Systems Marketing, FN Herstal GALA DINNER 16:00 AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING SPONSORED BY IBD Deisenroth Engineering 27th January US ARMY COMBAT VEHICLE MODERNIZATION: CURRENT LIGHT WEIGHT ARMOURED VEHICLE PROTECTION STRATEGY, THE FUTURE AND BEYOND 2025 16:30 Mike Sandercott, Lead Engineer for Special Projects & Anthony Moran, Spirit of Rugby, West Stand Colonel Glenn A. Dean, Emerging Capabilities Office Director,U.S. Army Lead Engineer for Armour Systems, Morgan Advanced Materials Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center 19.40 til late CANADIAN R&D PROGRAMME FOR ARMOURED FIGHTING 40MM CTA: AN OPERATIONAL REALITY VEHICLES: REQUIREMENTS/TECHNICAL TRENDS AND THE 17:00 Mike Duckworth, Executive VP International Affairs, Nexter Systems PROCESS Alan Bolster, Manager, Alan Bolster Consulting Inc ASPECTS OF MODERNISATION & CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT Take your day’s conversations into an informal setting LIGHT-WEIGHT PROTECTION TO INCREASE MOBILITY, OPTIMIZE OF FIREPOWER 17:30 PAYLOAD AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT with a three course dinner and live music. Sponsored Colonel Klaus Schiefenbusch, Chief of Combat Division, Concepts and Dirk Louwers, Marketing Director Life Protection EMEA, DSM Capabilities Development Centre, Bundeswehr DYNEEMA by IAV XV lead partner Textron Systems. If you have All return to the LIVE Room registered for the gala dinner please go to the meeting CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS 18:00 point in the exhibition area at 19.40 and a member of Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commanding General, US Army Europe the International Armoured Vehicles XV team will guide IAVs 2015 AWARDS 18:20 you to the venue. CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS 18:30 Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, Former Chief of Materiel (Land) & Quartermaster General END OF DAY ONE AND START OF DRINKS RECEPTION SPONSORED BY RUAG Defence 18:40 in the Rose Suite GALA DINNER SPONSORED BY TEXTRON SYSTEMS 19:40 in the Spirit of Rugby Suite, West Stand, Twickenham Stadium

4 5 SELECTED SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES 27TH JANUARY 2015 Rubber Track Systems and Components Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, Former Chief of Materiel (Land) & Quartermaster General Gary spent his early career in the Royal Artillery, serving in Germany and Northern Ireland. He trained as a helicopter pilot in 1978 and continued at regimental duty in the UK, Germany, Hong Kong and Brunei, transferring to the Army Air Corps in 1983. On Engineering for Armoured Vehicles the staff, Gary has held posts in the UISA, UK and Bosnia. He commanded C Flight in Brunei, 656 Squadron in the UK and 1 Regiment AAC in Germany and the Balkans. More recently Gary has served in the MOD, the Joint Helicopter Command and the Permanent Joint Headquarters. In his final tour in the Army he was both Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster General. He was appointed OBE in 1996, CB in 2008 and KBE in 2012. Since retiring from the Army at the end of 2012, Gary has established a portfolio of non-executive and charitable roles. He maintains links with the Army through being a Trustee of the Sandhurst Trust, President of both the AOP Officers’ Association and the AAC Veterans’ Association and is a Deputy Colonel Commandant of the AAC.

Mr Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology, British Government In September 2012, Philip was appointed Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology with responsibility for Defence procurement and Defence exports. Mr Dunne is Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ludlow in Shropshire, which he has represented since 2005. Following the 2010 General Election Mr Dunne was appointed an Assistant Government Whip, having previously served as an Assistant Opposition Whip. In Parliament Mr Dunne has been a Member of the Work & Pensions Select Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the Treasury Select Committee. Before politics, Mr Dunne had a twenty year business career. He has experience of business both big and small having worked for investment banks in London, New York and Hong Kong and having helped start and build businesses. His former chairmanship of a Venture Capital Trust reflects his enthusiasm for encouraging entrepreneurship in the small business sector. Brought up on the family farm near Ludlow, Mr Dunne read politics, philosophy & economics at Oxford University. He is married with two daughters and two sons.

Lieutenant General Michael Williamson, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, US Department of Defense LTG Michael E. Williamson assumed his duties as the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) and Director of Acquisition Career Management on 4 April 2014. After attending Command and General Staff College, LTG Williamson served as the Chief of Information Technology, Acquisition Career Management, within the Office of the ASA(ALT). As a Congressional Fellow he served as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill. LTG Williamson has served as Product Manager for the Global Command and Control System-Army; the Acquisition Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Army; Commander of Software Engineering Center-Belvoir; Project Manager Network Systems Integration within Program Manager, Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team); Director of Systems Integration within ASA(ALT); Deputy Program Executive Officer, Integration and Joint Program Executive Officer for the Joint Tactical Radio Systems. After serving as the Assistant Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, LTG Williamson was selected to be the Assistant Military Deputy to the ASA(ALT). His most recent assignment was as the Deputy Commanding General, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. LTG Williamson’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.

Colonel John Cavedo, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Joint Program Office Manager, US Army Colonel John R. Cavedo Jr., is currently serving as the Project Manager for the Joint Program Office, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. In this capacity he is chartered to manage the cost, schedule, and performance of the development and production of the Joint INCREASED SURVIVABILITY, Light Tactical Vehicle. Colonel Cavedo entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry in 1991 from the University of New Mexico. Colonel Cavedo’s assignments include: Infantry Rifle Platoon leader, Infantry Company Executive Officer, Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) Commander, Special Forces Company Executive Officer and Company Commander, Executive Officer to Deputy Commanding General United States Army Special Operations MOBILITY AND EXTEND Command; Assistant Product Manager-Ground Based HUMIT with Communications Intelligence Support Systems PEO IEW&S, Assistant Product Manager Ground Applications Project Office USASOC; Soldier Systems Division Chief Army Evaluation Center; Afghanistan Team Chief - Forward Operational Assessment Team ATEC, Commander Cold Regions Test Center, and Deputy TRADOC Capabilities Manager for Mission Command. EQUIPMENT LIFE His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Army Thanks to the major weight reduction and reduced vibration levels, rubber track delivers key savings: Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medal, United Nations Medal with one oak leaf cluster, NATO Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one star, the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Free Fall Badge (HALO), Air Assault Badge, Ranger Tab and Special Forces Tab. UP TO Add more mission-critical UP TO Rubber track greatly Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commanding General, US Army Europe components – such as increases driving comfort, A native of Quincy, Florida, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry. armor and other protective health of the vehicle crew After his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Germany, he commanded Infantry units at the Company, Battalion and equipment – without and life expectancy of Brigade levels at the 101st Airborne Division and in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. His most recent operational assignment was as impacting vehicle ammunition and Director of Operations, Regional Command South, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 50% performance. 70% electronics. Lt. Gen. Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions to include Tactics Instructor at the Infantry School; Chief of Plans, WEIGHT REDUCTION LESS VIBRATION 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Army Congressional Liaison Officer; Task Force Senior Observer-Controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, LA; Coalition/Joint -3 (CJ3) of Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg; and Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army. His last assignment was as Commander, NATO Allied Land Command from 2012 to 2014. www.soucy-group.com 6 7 SELECTED SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES MAIN CONFERENCE DAY TWO: 28TH JANUARY 28TH JANUARY 2015

07:30 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS Major General Robert Talbot-Rice, Head of Armoured Vehicle Programmes, DE&S CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS 08:20 Robert Talbot Rice has been Head of Armoured Vehicles in Defence Equipment and Support since November 2011, in which role Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, Former Chief of Materiel (Land) & Quartermaster General he was promoted to Major General in 2014. Working to Director Land Equipment, he is responsible for the procurement of new HOST NATION KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: THE SCOUT VEHICLE FAMILY armoured vehicles, including the Scout Specialist Vehicle and the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme; and for the support 08:30 Major General Robert Talbot-Rice, Head of Armoured Vehicle Programmes, DE&S Kevin Griffin, Scout Programme Manager, General Dynamics of existing armoured vehicles (such as Challenger 2, CVR(T), Viking, Panther and Bulldog) and artillery systems including AS90 UK and MLRS. The Group spends over £550M annually on new equipment and support. AFVs: RESEARCH TO SYSTEMS ACCEPTANCE 09:00 He was commissioned into the Welsh Guards in 1983, and commanded the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards from 2002-4. His operational service Simon Christoforato, Director, Land Systems, QinetiQ includes four tours in Northern Ireland (including company command in Crossmaglen and battalion command in Londonderry); command of VBCI AND SCORPION: CURRENT AND FUTURE ARMOURED CAPABILITY FOR FRENCH LAND FORCES 09:30 the British Battlegroup in Bosnia; and tours on the staff in Kosovo (in Headquarters KFOR, J5 Campaign Plans) and Iraq (in General Petreaus’s Brigadier General Charles Beaudouin, Director Technical Section, French Army headquarters as the chief liaison officer to the Iraqi Ministry of Defence). THE ROLE OF NATIONAL AFV MANUFACTURERS IN MEETING EVOLVING AFV REQUIREMENTS 10:00 As a staff officer he served in a range of planning and acquisition appointments, including SO1 Plans in Army Resources and Plans, and Assistant Andrew Simpson, Technical Director, IVECO DV Director Equipment Programme as the sponsor for the Army’s core Ground Manoeuvre equipment. Before taking up his current appointment 10:30 MORNING COFFEE & NETWORKING SPONSORED BY NIMR he was Director Equipment in Army Headquarters, responsible for the efficient management of the majority of equipment used in the Land MOBILITY & SUPPORT STREAM INFORMATION STREAM Environment across all three services. Chaired by Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward Chaired by Alan Bolster Brigadier General Charles Beaudouin, Director Technical Section, French Army Live Room Elgar Suite As of mid-2013: Brigadier General, Director of the Army Technical Branch (STAT VERSAILLES), in charge of all equipment NATIONAL ARMY AND MOD REVISED CAPABILITY GUIDANCE 11:15 FLEXIBLE AND NETWORKED: NORWEGIAN MODERNIZATION OF AND ARMOURED CAPABILITY programmes within the French Army. THE MECHANIZED FORCE Major General Payenda Mohammad Nazim, Inspector General, 2010-2013: head of the Army Staff / Programmes and weapon systems office (EMAT PARIS). Brigadier Bjarne Nermo, Commander of the Land Systems Division, Afghan Ministry of Defence & Brigadier General Imam Nazar, Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) 2004-2006: Colonel, Commanding Officer of the 6th-12th Régiment de cuirassier, equipped with Leclerc MBTs. Commanding Commander: Armoured Mobile Strike Force, Afghan National Army officer of a combined arms battlegroup in Côte d’Ivoire (2005-2006). RUBBER BAND TRACK TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGHER WEIGHT MOVING FROM HETEROGENOUS ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT BATTLEFIELD VEHICLES TOWARDS INTEGRATED VEHICLE MISSION SYSTEMS 11:45 Brigadier Bjarne Nermo, Commander of the Land Systems Division, Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) Hugo Torstensen, Business Development Manager, Soucy Defense Laurence Letellier, Product Line Manager, Thales On 1st March 2012 Brigadier General Bjarne Nermo assumed the position as Chief Land division in the Norwegian Defence CREW-CENTRIC DESIGN OF FUTURE ARMOURED FIGHTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS TO THE ITALIAN APPROACH TO VEHICLES Logistics Organisation. Prior to this posting, he served as Chief Capability planning in the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. ENSURING PROTECTION OF WHEELED VEHICLES 12:15 Hans-Josef Maas, AFV Vetronics Project Leader, Bundeswehr Equipment, From 2003 – 2006 he served in the NATO HQ in Brunssum, The Netherlands as head of the Partnership for Peace coordination Colonel Enrico Rinaldi, Chief of Mobility Systems, Italian Army Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) & Chairman, General Staff cell and subsequently as Head of J7 – Joint Training and Exercise division. Prior to that BG Nermo served as the Commanding MILVA officer of His Majesty the Kings guard from 2000-2002. APPLICATION OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID DRIVES IN LIGHT AND REFINING BATTLEFIELD ACOUSTICS WITH ACOUSTIC VECTOR ULTRALIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLES SENSORS BG Nermo has served as a staff officer in various organizations. He was a Senior Staff Officer at the Army Staff, and the Land Forces HQ in 12:45 Joseph Gerschutz, Director of Engineering, Milspray Military Björn Behrmann, Sales Manager & Niklas Larsen, Sales Vehicle Based North-Norway from 1998-2000. BG Nermo has served in international operation in Lebanon and Afghanistan. Technologies Systems, Microflown Avisa BG Nermo joined the Army in 1978, and he is a graduate of both the Norwegian Military Academy and the Norwegian Army Command and Staff 13:15 NETWORKING LUNCH College in Oslo; the US Marin Corps Command and Staff College and NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy. INTERNATIONAL AFTERNOON BG Nermo lives outside Oslo with his wife Inger. They have two grown-up children. His interests are hiking, fishing and cross country skiing. 14:30 HEAVY ARMOURED MODERNISATION PROGRAMME OF THE PERUVIAN ARMED FORCES (UGARTE PROJECT) Brigadier General Harold Lucho Avendaño, Evaluator Technical Committee (CETO), Peruvian Army Colonel Enrico Rinaldi, Chief of Mobility Systems, Italian Army General Staff CHILEAN MODEL AND METHODOLOGY FOR ARMOURED UNIT “TRAINING” Colonel Enrico RINALDI was born in Naples on September 10, 1963. 15:00 Colonel German Schell O’Kuinghttons, Chilean Army From 1979 to 1982 he attended the “Nunziatella” Military high School. From 1982 to 1984 he attended the 164th course at the 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING Military Academy in Modena and, subsequently, the School of Military Applied Sciences in Turin and eventually was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Transportation and Materiel Branch on September 1, 1984. POLISH LAND FORCES MODERNISATION PROGRAMMES 16:15 Lieutenant Colonel Piotr Kosinski, Senior Specialist, Land Forces Inspectorate, Polish Armed Forces General Command As a Staff Officer, he served, among others, in the “Logistic Organization” Office of the Defense General Staff and from 2006 to 2009 as deputy Army attaché for armaments at the Embassy of Italy in the United States of America. THE WARS OF 2014: A MILITARY ANALYSIS OF THE CONFLICTS IN UKRAINE, SYRIA AND IRAQ AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ARMOURED 16:45 VEHICLES As Senior Officer he commanded: Ben Barry, Senior Fellow Land Warfare, IISS the Maintenance Battalion within the 1st Maneuver Regiment of the Deployable Logistic Brigade from May 20, 2004 to April 21, 2006; CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS 17:15 the 10th Maneuver Regiment of the Deployable Logistic Command form September 17, 2010 to July19 2012. Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, Former Chief of Materiel (Land) & Quartermaster General Colonel Enrico RINALDI has been Head of the Mobility Systems Office at the Logistics Division of the Italian Army General Staff since August 2012. END OF CONFERENCE He took part in several international missions, such as the UNMOZ in Mozambique in 1993; the Constant Guard Operation in Bosnia in 1997; the Allied Harbour Operation in Albania in 1999; the Joint Guardian Operation in Kosovo in 2000; the Antica Babilonia 6 Operation in Iraq in 2004- 2005; the Leonte 9/10 Operation in Lebanon in 2011. Colonel Enrico RINALDI holds one degree in Applied Industrial Technologies, one degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences, as well as a Master in Military-Strategic International Studies.

Major General Payenda Mohammad Nazim, Inspector General, Afghan Ministry of Defence & Brigadier General Imam Major General Payenda was born and educated in Kabul. He graduated from Afghanistan’s Military Academy in 1984 and from Kabul Staff High College in 1987. An artilleryman, he has also served as the Deputy Chief of Operations for the Guard Command at the Ministry Of Defense (1992-1994) during which he was promoted to Colonel (1993), and Chief of Operations for the Commandos and Special Forces (1994-1996). More recently he has served as the Secretary of the Afghan National Army’s (ANA) Revival and Disarmament, Demobilization and Re-integration Commission (2001-2003). He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2003 and Major General in 2005 as the Deputy to the AMoD for Strategy and Policy Until 2011. In his current position as the MOD Inspector General, he has been instrumental in the structural reform of the MoD and ANA and as well for the transition. During his current appointment Major General Payenda also attended the Royal College of Defense Studies in London from 2008-2009. Major General Payenda is married and has four children.

8 9 SELECTED SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES PRE-CONFERENCE FOCUS DAY: 26th JANUARY 26TH JANUARY 2015

REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 08:30 William K Suttie, CD Combat Science Gateway, HQ Army ARMOURED PLATFORM INTEGRATION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST 100 YEARS AND BEYOND 09:30 William Suttie has worked for the UK MOD for over 25 years in the field of military vehicle and equipment research and development, currently William K Suttie, CD Combat Science Gateway, HQ Army as part of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. During this period areas of work and expertise have included NBC detection and THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS AND THE PRESSURES THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS PUT ON TESTING protection, signature management, engineer vehicle concepts, minefield detection, combat identification, platform survivability and vehicle AND COMPLIANCE 10:00 subsystem technology. He has recently completed a 4 year tour as the scientific advisor to Director Land Equipment in the Defence Equipment Ted Maciuba, Deputy Director, Mounted Requirements, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Support Agency and is currently seconded to support Capability Director Combat within Army HQ. He has an Honours degree in Automotive MISSION COMMAND ON THE MOVE: ARMOURED PLATFORMS, COMMAND VEHICLES AND COMMAND POSTS 10:30 Engineering and a Masters Degree in Military Vehicle Technology. Al Mosher (Colonel, USA RET), Director Strategic Planning, DRS Technologies 11:00 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK SPONSORED BY APC Ted Maciuba, Deputy Director, Mounted Requirements, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence NATO GENERIC VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE (NGVA) AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON FUTURE VETRONICS RESEARCH Ted Maciuba, P.E., is the Deputy Director of Mounted Requirements for the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia. 11:30 Professor Elias Stipidis, Chief Reviewer NGVA, Director Vetronics Research Centre, University of Brighton Mounted Requirements is responsible for materiel requirements for combat vehicles within the Armored, Stryker, and Infantry Brigade Combat Teams including Abrams; Bradley; Stryker; Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV); Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle; and CHANGES MEMBER STATES’ FLEETS TO COMPLIANCE STANDARDS IAND THE EFFECT ON LIFE CYCLE MAINTENANCE 12:00 initiatives such Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV) (Infantry and Scout), Future Tank, Light Tank, Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV), and Ultralight Ian Bonallo, Head of Maintenance, NSPA Combat Vehicle (ULCV). Mounted Requirements is also responsible for materiel integrated into Combat Vehicles such as medium and large 12:30 NETWORKING LUNCH caliber cannons and ammunition; remote weapons stations; sensors, including hostile fire detection; active protection systems against a range of TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS OF THE FUTURE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON VEHICLES threats, and the Combat Vehicle to Crewman Interface. 13:30 Dr. Dong Hyun Kim, Mobility Principal Researcher, Agency for Defense Development RoK A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he earned a Master of Science in Engineering degree, with a major in Operations THE FUTURE OF C-IED TRAINING FOR VEHICLE OPERATORS Research and Industrial Engineering, from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a Professional Engineer, licensed in the Commonwealth of 14:00 Bob Shaw, Consultant, Optimal Risk Kentucky.

14:30 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK SPONSORED BY MED-ENG Professor Elias Stipidis, Chief Reviewer NGVA, Director Vetronics Research Centre, University of Brighton HELLENIC ARMOUR SIMULATION CENTER (MISSION-ORGANISATION-TRAINING SYSTEM) 15:00 Elias Stipidis was awarded a Professorship in Vetronics in 2011 at the University of Brighton, a DPhil in Communications Engineering at the Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Pappous, Commander Hellenic Armour Simulation Centre, Hellenic Army General Staff University of Sussex in 1998, and Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) 1st Class Honours Degree in Electronics at the University of Sussex in 1995. HOW THE RNLA DEPLOYS SIMULATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING TACTIS AND ITS VARIOUS FIDELITY AV SIMULATORS TO DELIVER He is one of the founders and the Director of the VRC and responsible for all the VRC activities at the University of Brighton. He is the Chair 15:30 OPTIMAL TRAINING of the University of Brighton Professoriate Advisory Group, a Fellow with the IET and a Chartered Engineer. He is member of the VSI Steering Major Chris Lukose, CO TACTIS (Tactical Indoor Simulator) System (CV90), Royal Netherlands Army Committee, GVA TWG, MilCAN TWG, and MILVA, as well as the Chief Reviewer for the NGVA STANAG 16:00 END OF FOCUS DAY Dr. Dong Hyun Kim, Mobility Principal Researcher, Agency for Defense Development RoK Dr. Dong Hyun Kim: Dong Hyun Kim is a Principal Researcher at ADD (Agency for Defense Development), where he has had served as director of mobility and artillery research department, in Republic of Korea. His recent R&D areas are power control for the hybrid and the electric drive IAV’s Lead Partner armored fighting vehicles. His is doing research of the hybrid controllers and the battery management systems for optimized performance of the electric land vehicle system.

Bob Shaw, Consultant, Optimal Risk Robert Shaw is a commercial Operations Manager, running capabilities and training in various fields of EOD, Security and Intelligence. With Welcome! 27 years in the defence and security industry and humanitarian organisations, his military career, as an ATO and Intelligence Officer, included experience in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Scandinavia, Africa, Cyprus, Jordan, Oman, Central America, the USA, North West Europe On behalf of Textron Systems, welcome to International Armoured Vehicles XV, the world’s premier armored vehicles and the Falkland Islands, working in support of Airborne forces, Special Forces and Defence Intelligence. His subsequent roles included the UN forum. As Lead Partner of this year’s conference, we are pleased to help make possible the valuable networking and and NATO where he managed a multicultural training department for ISAF in Afghanistan which had the responsibility for analysing insurgent learning opportunities planned for this annual gathering of senior military and industry decision-makers. weapons, tactics, techniques, technology and procedures. The branch also managed the ‘defeat the system’ training all levels of command and For nearly 50 years our Marine & Land Systems business has demonstrated its commitment to the armored mobility advising on future operational strategy and equipment procurement. market with its COMMANDOTM family of vehicles, which provide exceptional performance across the full spectrum In 2006 he was the UNDP lead technical advisor to a disarmament and reintegration project in Afghanistan coordinating the efforts of the UN, of military operations. Textron Systems is dedicated to providing customized armored vehicle solutions and support CSTC-A and US State Department with regard to Small Arms abatement and reclamation and Explosive Ordnance Disposal including Counter services to military and security forces across the globe. We are pleased to again be an active participant in Defence IED. Subsequent work for the UN included Counter proliferation work in Libya. IQ’s International Armoured Vehicles conference, and we look forward to our time together in the coming days. Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Pappous, Commander Hellenic Armour Simulation Centre, Hellenic Army General Staff Lt Colonel (AR) Dimitrios Pappous is the Commander of Hellenic Army Simulation Center since September 2014. He was born in Athens in Textron Presents - 27th January 2015: February 1971. He graduated from Hellenic Military Academy (Evelpidon) in 1994 and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in Armour. He has successfully graduated from: All Basic and Advanced Armour training courses / The Command and General Staff College / The Supreme THE FUTURE ARMOURED VEHICLE MARKET: BEING SHAPED MORE FROM THE OUTSIDE THAN FROM THE INSIDE Joint War College. As junior and field Officer, he has served as: Tank Platoon Commander / Tank Company Commander / Tank Battalion Kevin J. Kennedy, Vice President, International Business Development, Textron Systems Corporation Operations Officer / Staff Officer in Military Intelligence / Tank Battalion Deputy Commander. He speaks both English and Russian

Major Chris Lukose, CO TACTIS (Tactical Indoor Simulator) System (CV90), Royal Netherlands Army Chris Lukose is a twenty year military professional who currently holds the position of officer commanding the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) Kevin J. Kennedy (http://www.defensie.nl/english/army) Tactical Indoor Simulation (TACTIS) system (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRoPtnSY7a4). Vice President, International Business Development In this position Chris is responsible for the integration and execution of full immersion TACTIS simulation exercises into the RNLA training cycle Textron Systems Corporation His responsibilities further encompass aspects of the procurement, specification, implementation and validation process’ of additional simulator types, software suites and system updates for both the TACTIS system as well as other simulation systems within the RNLA Simulation Centre Kevin J. Kennedy is Vice President for International Business Development at Textron Systems, for Land Operations (SIMCENLAND). a division of Textron, Incorporated a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative system His previous experience includes positions within the RNLA Training Command such as: Head of TACTIS CV9035NLD AIFV development, solutions and services. He works with all Textron businesses to address the needs of key customers Instructor Air Assault Command and Control (C2) Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP’s) at RNLA combat maneuver training center (http:// in the United States and overseas. www.defensie.nl/english/army/units/) as well as postings within the 11th Air Assault Brigade’s 12th and 13th Infantry Battalions during which he deployed on missions to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. 10 11 POST CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS WORKSHOP & SPONSORS 29th January, 9am – 3pm UNDERSTANDING THE TRADE-OFFS IN MODERN ARMOURED GUIDE FIGHTING VEHICLE UPGRADES AMERICAN PANEL CORPORATION C7 VEHICLE ZONE BAE SYSTEMS HAGGLUNDS D3 Land Forces must now prepare to operate in a diverse set of combat environments utilising a complex fleet of frequently incompatible vehicle capabilities. Ageing existing fleets may be unable meet an expanding array of threats and the BREN-TRONICS C3 upgrade path can be further complicated by a desire for nations to utilise existing – but necessarily appropriate – CINCH CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS C2 indigenous technology. This workshop will uncover the inherent complications in designing and upgrading armoured vehicles that need to CLIMETAL HEAT EXCHANGE B9 meet demanding requirements where adaptability and flexibility are key. Attendees will develop a comprehensive CMI DEFENCE B1 understanding of the major considerations in selecting the right enhancements for their vehicle fleets: DEFENCE IQ E4 DRS TECHNOLOGIES E1 BAE SYSTEMS HAGGLUNDS G2 Mobility Environmental Safety DSM DYNEEMA B10 How to the offset the Performance Reconfiguring concepts of HITEK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LTD G4 performance constraints that How to configure a vehicle to employment/use for armoured FN HERSTAL A4 extra protection brings, optimise vehicles away from their originally operate in a broad range of GLOBAL SEATING SOLUTIONS A5 powertrain and suspension climatic conditions, protecting envisaged mission risks levels MILSPRAY MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES G5 performance and the potential the powertrain, the equipment to meet the needs of future HITEK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LTD C10 of new technologies (e.g. hybrid operations and personnel whilst managing STREIT GROUP FZE G1 systems thermal signature IAV PRESS CENTRE E3 ITT ENIDINE B2 TEXTRON SYSTEMS G3 IVECO DV D2 Electrical Capacity Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) KENT PERISCOPES B7 Making vehicles Generic Vehicle Architecture Creating a comprehensive strategy to manage the compliant whilst integrating power-hungry increased complexity of armoured vehicle systems, MICROFLOWN AVISA C5 NETWORKING PARTNERS sub-systems into legacy platforms reduce electrical emissions and operate safely within a MILSPRAY MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES C1 force protection (ECM) environment MILTECH E5 AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS F3 AGENDA PEARSON ENGINEERING B5 KALLER 09:00 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS INTRO AND WELCOME PPG AEROSPACE B8 09:30 Keith Mallon, Business Development Manager, MIRA Ltd. PROENGIN C9 MED-ENG Mark Carter, Senior Manager, Defence Vehicle Engineering (Workshop Chairman), MIRA Ltd. SCENE SETTING – DEMANDS OF CURRENT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPACT UPON INCOMPATIBLE VEHICLE RAYTHEON EAGLE B6 PLASAN SASA 09:40 CAPABILITIES Rob Mohacsi, Senior Global Sales Manager – Defence Systems, MIRA Ltd. RUAG DEFENCE F1 THE CHALLENGES OF DESIGNING VEHICLES FOR FLEXIBILITY 10:15 SCHOTT AG E2 SAAB BARRACUDA Jim Hopton, Chief Engineer – Vehicle Engineering, MIRA Ltd. 11:00 NETWORKING BREAK SOUCY DEFENSE C8 NIMR MAXIMISING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 11:30 SPANSET A2 Dr David Bridge, Senior Consultant - Thermal Engineering, MIRA Ltd. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES STREIT GROUP FZE D1 12:00 Steve Bromage, Functional Safety Consultant, MIRA Ltd. TEXTRON SYSTEMS D5 MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF MOBILITY 12:30 Jim Hopton, Chief Engineer – Vehicle Engineering, MIRA Ltd. THALES F2 13:00 LUNCH TIMONEY TECHNOLOGY A1 SOLVING THE PUZZLE OF EMC INTEGRATION 13:45 Alastair Ruddle, Computational Electromagnetics Specialist, MIRA Ltd. TRANSHIELD C4 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OF UNMANNED SYSTEMS 14:15 TYRON DEVELOPMENTS LTD A3 Andy Maloney, Chief Engineer – Unmanned Systems, MIRA Ltd. 14:45 SUMMARY ULTRA PALS C6 15:00 END OF FOCUS DAY & NETWORKING BREAK VIP MEETING ROOM B4 12 13 FLOORPLAN INTERNATIONAL ARMOURED VEHICLES XV 2015

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Initially researched for the that deliver the staying power of primary cell batteries gloves for the metalworking industry and in fine yarns for US inventory, as well as many cockpits worldwide. high demanding automobile market, nowadays we give with the reusability of rechargeable batteries. applications in sporting goods and the medical sector. We design and develop highly specialized and rugged other industries the opportunity to take advantage of In addition, Dyneema® is also used in bullet resistant Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD)s, Recent requirements from large power hungry this state-of-the-art choice: lighter weight and size, applications have driven the BTI development team to armor and clothing for police and military personnel. incorporating radically different materials and design increased capacity, superior corrosion resistance, design and deliver stationary/off grid power systems. philosophies from those used in commercially available easier maintenance. At CLIMETAL, we do not control AMLCDs, supporting high and low temperature, various Consequently, high capacity, highly efficient and quality; we make it. From conception to delivery our FN Herstal vibration and shock exposures in extreme operating cost effective Li Ion batteries are now a reality. BTI products go through the strongest controls and tests www.fnherstal.com A4 environments. We offer selectable AMLCD characteristics welcome visitors to discuss our Lithium-Ion, 24Vdc, to include resolution, color depth, color saturation, 6T Format, drop-in replacement Military Vehicle Since its creation in 1889, Belgium-based Company battery here at International Armoured Vehicles. display technology, and mechanical packaging. CMI Defence FN HERSTAL has designed, developed, and www.cmigroupe.com B1 manufactured small calibre firearms and associated Cinch Connectivity Solutions products based on state-of-the-art technologies, AxleTech International CMI Defence is the partner of land armed forces www.cinch.com C2 imposing itself over the decades as a leading supplier www.axletech.com through the provision of integrated weapon systems In operation since 1917, Cinch Connectors is a of light and portable weapons, integrated weapon AxleTech International is a leading manufacturer (20-120mm) and related solutions. Independent of any specialist designer and manufacturer of interconnect systems and ammunition to military, law enforcement of drivetrain and suspension systems specifically and all vehicle manufacturers, it is the undisputed leader solutions for harsh environment applications; with designed for combat and tactical wheeled vehicles. in multifunctional, high-power weaponsystems for light and special forces operators worldwide. expertise in expanded beam fiber optics, power, Our Independent Suspension Axle Systems (ISAS™), FN Herstal’s product portfolio includes handguns, signal, and EMI/EMP suppression filter connectors. and medium weight armoured vehicles. The electronic high speed planetary axles, and transfer cases have With many civil and military standardised and architecture of its products gives them a level of growth submachine guns, assault and precision rifles, earned their reputation for automotive performance, qualified connector products on offer, Cinch is well potential and modularity that is without equal on the grenade launchers, machine guns, fire control mobility, maneuverability, maintainability and safety positioned to meet your interconnectivity needs. market today, enabling the larger caliber turrets to fire gun- systems, shot counters, less lethal systems, and in both defense and commercial applications through demanding testing and proven field performance Our expanded beam fiber optic connectors and harnesses launched missiles for example. CMI Defence also provides integrated weapon systems for air, land and sea around the world. We also provide rapid service are used in land-based tactical, sub-sea, aerospace, innovative simulation systems for its equipments. It stands application – including remote weapon stations – as parts availability through our global parts distribution unmanned vehicle, and military communications proud on the efficacy of its technological innovations, well as associated ammunition and accessories. network. For more information about AxleTech, systems worldwide, with our EMI/EMP filter connectors products and services, which together meet the rapidly- being used extensively in civil and military aerospace evolving operational needs of modern armed forces. Global Seating Systems LLC applications, including sensors, controls systems, BAE Systems Hagglunds communications and flight critical systems. www.globalseating.com A5 www.baesystems.com D3 DRS Technologies Cinch Connectors operates numerous manufacturing GSS has the battlefield-proven credentials as a BAE Systems is a global defence and security www.drs.com E1 facilities throughout the world, comprising of world leader in the development and production company delivering a full range of products and approximately 500,000 square feet of manufacturing DRS Technologies, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, of soldier survivability systems for armored and services for air, land and naval forces, as well space utilising state of the art equipment. Our core U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, unarmored vehicles. US-based GSS produces the as advanced electronics, security, information operations include fully automated computer controlled technology solutions and support services. assembly adding competitive value, consistency, services and support to military forces, intelligence most advanced blast-absorbing and blast-deflecting BAE Systems Hägglunds focuses on the design, and reliability to the quality products we produce. agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused seating and restraint systems for the latest generations manufacturing, integration and support of a wide range on defense technology, the Companydevelops, of armored and soft-skinned combat vehicles. of military vehicles. Key products of the BAE Systems manufactures and supports a broad range of These systems not only minimize the impact of a Hägglunds site in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, include the systems for mission critical and military sustainment range of kinetic threats, but also protect against the BvS10 and the All-Terrain Vehicles family which can be requirements, as well as homeland security. effects of accidents and post-blast dynamics. 16 17 experience enables us to provide our customers with sights, a Passive II night driving solution, Vision Blocks deployed military base camps; both of which are on HITEK Electronic Materials LTD superior analysis, products, services and support. and other related equipment for armoured fighting vehicles display at IAV; as well as a patented Ballistic Resistant System™ for law enforcement and military vehicles. www.hitek-ltd.co.uk C10 IVECO DV Med-Eng HITEK Electronic Materials offer innovative solutions www.iveco.com D2 www.med-eng.com Morgan Advanced Materials in protecting your Electronics, from Mil-Spec paints www.morganadvancedmaterials.com F3 manufactured in the EU, available as single and Iveco Defence Vehicles is dedicated to delivering Med-Eng provides battle-proven solutions for protecting two part component systems and in several colour innovative automotive and protection solutions across a military vehicle crews from the effects of blast and Morgan Advanced Materials is a global materials standards, to EMC and EMI shielding solutions full range of logistic, armoured, protected and multirole heat. The Blast Attenuation Seats engineered by Med- engineering company which designs and manufactures in the form of MIL-Connector EMC Gaskets, vehicles. Together, these enable the military user to Eng protect occupants against the initial upward blast a wide range of high specification products with conductive compounds and EMI and RF Gaskets. meet the most exacting of operational demands. from explosive devices as well as the ensuing vehicle extraordinary properties, across multiple sectors and ‘slam down’. The Company’s Micro Climate Systems geographies. From an extensive range of advanced HITEK also have a sister company HITEK-nology Headquartered in Northern Italy, the company has provide effective cooling to both vehicle occupants materials we produce components, assemblies and Solutions Ltd, they work alongside HITEK providing developed an extensive international presence, delivering and their mission-critical electronics. All Med-Eng systems that deliver significantly enhanced performance on-site corrosion protection. HITEK-nology Solutions technical and commercial expertise at a worldwide level. solutions are designed as bespoke systems to meet the for our customers’ products and processes. Our Ltd provides cost effective solutions for long term Customers benefit from Iveco’s global network and its specific operational requirements of new vehicle builds engineered solutions are produced to very high tolerances preservation of high value assets, environmentally more than 5000 service points in the 5 continents. and upgrade programs. Med-Eng is a brand of The and many are designed for use in extreme environments. friendly descaling and corrosion removal. Particular successes of Iveco Defence Vehicles include Safariland Group and is widely recognized as the world the class leading High Mobility Truck range available in The Company thrives on breakthrough innovation. leader in personal protective equipment against blast. Our materials scientists and applications engineers IBD Deisenroth Engineering 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 configurations, and the Light Multirole Vehicle family, now sold to ten European Armies work in close collaboration with customers to create www.ibd-deisenroth-engineering.de Microflown Avisa outstanding, highly differentiated products that perform more efficiently, more reliably and for longer. IBD Deisenroth Engineering is one of the leading suppliers KALLER www.microflown-avisa.com C5 of protection systems for light to heavy platforms. With it’s Morgan Advanced Materials has a global presence with www.kaller.com Microflown AVISA develops Acoustic Localisation, more than 10,000 employees across 50 countries serving more than 30 years of experience IBD has been involved Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Systems, Save money and time with The Safer Choice specialist markets in the energy, transport, healthcare, in many large vehicle programs. As of today about 50,000 based on its patented in-house Acoustic Vector electronics, security and defence, petrochemical and vehicles have been equipped with IBD’s protection kits. Our customers regard us as The Safer Choice. We Sensor (AVS) technology. Since 2012, ground based industrial sectors. It is listed on the London Stock The products of the IBD PROTech Family cover all layers develop, manufacture and market KALLER gas springs Acoustic Multi-Mission Sensors (AMMS) are used by Exchange in the engineering sector (ticker MGAM). of the Survivability Onion. Therefore comprehensive and gas hydraulic systems for stamping dies and KALLER the Dutch Armed Forces for localising Rockets, Artillery, survivability kits can be designed providing broad band Hydrop gas hydraulic suspension systems for heavy Mortars (RAM) and Small Arms Fire (SAF) positions. duty off-road vehicles. As a top-of-the-line technology Nexter Systems protection against almost every threat used in theatre. The core technology of all products is the Worldwide developer since 1876, we had outgrown our production Together with IBD’s expertise in the design of Unique Acoustic Vector Sensor technology. A www.nexter-group.fr facilities and offices, so we have expanded with 3,100 vehicle hull structures new generations of highly 3D sensor head is just 1 cm small. Direction and square meters. In addition, we have built an outdoor Nexter applies its expertise in land defence systems protected platforms can be developed, already elevation of sound sources are direct outputs test track for our Hydrop line. Our 420 employees to meet the needs of the French army and other of this unique particle velocity sensor. prepared for upcoming new threat generations. in eight countries – 11,500 square meters in-house forces internationally. The scope of its business manufacturing and assembly with state-of-the-art CNC The unique AVS technology is broad-banded and has includes the supply of armoured vehicles, weapons ITT Enidine machinery with high automation in Sweden and North a multi-threat detection/localisation capability with just systems and ammunitions for Army, Air Force, one AVS (e.g. sniper, mortar, RPG, etc.). Since Acoustic Navy and law enforcement applications. www.enidine.com B2 America – and distributors in 46 countries with an annual turnover of USD 115 million provide a great base for Vector Sensors are very small, lightweight and low The range of products offered by Nexter includes: ITT is a diversified leading manufacturer of good profitability and enable us to keep up excellent power, they can be used on multiple platforms, e.g. CAESAR® the highly mobile 155mm self-propelled highly engineered critical components and training, service and support. Strömsholmen is a business vehicles, helicopters, UAV or man portable for target gun, TRAJAN® the powerful 155 mm towed gun, customized technology solutions for growing of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B), located in the U.S. acquisition as well as hostile fire indicator/locator. 105LG1 lightweight towed gun, Leclerc battle tank, industrial end-markets in energy infrastructure, VBCI Infantry combat vehicle, TITUS® 6X6 Multi-Role electronics, aerospace and transportation. Kent Periscopes Milspray Military Technologies armoured vehicle, ARAVIS®, BONUS smart ammunition ITT’s Control Technologies business has a global and and FINDERS® C2 command system, all backed www.kentperiscopes.co.uk B7 www.milspray.com C1 extensive portfolio of products in the energy absorption, up by customer service, support and recycling. MILSPRAY Military Technologies is an international motion control, aerospace and general industrial Kent Periscopes is a leading international supplier defense company that specializes in (1) Mobile markets. As part of ITT Control Technologies, ITT Enidine of unity vision periscopes, vehicle sights and related NIMR Corrosion Prevention and Control Services for designs and manufactures catalog and custom shock equipment for armoured fighting vehicles such Vehicles and Equipment, (2) Scorpion Energy Hunter™ www.nimr.ae and vibration products for multiple military platforms. as tanks and armoured personnel carriers. Deployable Renewable Energy Systems, (3) Vehicle Specifically designed for these applications, ITT Enidine The company was established in response to NIMR Automotive is a military vehicle and Aircraft Wash Systems, (4) Weapons Repair (5) offers such products as Blast Seat Hydraulic Shocks, an opportunity that arose as a result of a restructuring of manufacturer based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Touch-up Paints and Specialty Coatings for all military Engine Isolation Mounts, Hatch and Access Cover the supply-side of the periscope market in 2004. Since NIMR delivers highly capable wheeled vehicles that equipment and 6) Applied Research and Development. Actuators, Hydraulic Dampers for Armored Vehicle Doors then, the business has grown successfully and has are designed for the harshest environments, across a Latest innovations include the eXV-1™ Ultra-light, and Stairs, Custom Elastomeric Shock and Vibration extended its product and service capabilities to include, diverse scope of mission requirements. Our range of Electric-Hybrid, Stealth Utility Vehicle which is ideal Mounts, Isolation Mounts for Vehicle Electronics and in addition to unity vision periscopes, an innovative range desert-proven 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles are available in for border patrol and special operating forces; the Displays, and Recoil Buffers for Individual Weapons of Embedded Image Periscopes (EIP), a flexible, highly armoured or non-armoured configurations, with modular Scorpion Energy Hunter™ for operational and forward and Weapon Mounts. Our extensive knowledge and capable and competitively priced Gunner/Commander configurable crew capacity and payload, where protection 18 19 and mobility is the focus of our design activities. of coatings from any one source, providing products Qioptiq benefits from having integrated the knowledge and capabilities, guarantee the best protection against all Through engineering innovation and implementation for all military equipment, from small vehicles to main experience of Avimo, Gsänger, LINOS, Optem, Pilkington, known threats. Our solutions include enhanced logistics, of the highest standards in design and manufacturing battle tanks. Our brand name is synonymous with Point Source, Rodenstock, Spindler & Hoyer and others. sustainability and a quick return of investment. we provide exceptional vehicle reliability and quality, high-performance and innovation in an ever- In October 2013, Qioptiq was acquired by Excelitas Meeting demanding specifications for tough best-in-class desert performance to ensure changing market place and our unique range includes: Technologies Corp., a global technology leader focused environments is our everyday mission and we the protection of the soldiers we serve. - Low VOC Camouflage Coating system - CARC resistant on delivering innovative, customized solutions to meet the are ready to take on any of your challenges. - Conventional Solids Camouflage Coatings systems lighting, detection and other high-performance technology needs of OEM customers. The combined companies have Pearson Engineering - Temporary Camouflage Coatings systems Schott AG - IR Reflective systems approximately 5,300 employees in North America, Europe www.pearson-eng.com B5 www.schott.com E2 - Transparent Armour and Asia, serving customers across the world. Visit www. Pearson Engineering is a world-leading provider of qioptiq.com and www.excelitas.com for more information. SCHOTT supplies high-tech materials and components Counter-Mine, Counter-IED, Combat Earth Moving, Proengin for defense and security applications worldwide, Route Proving and Assault Bridging Equipment Raytheon EAGLE particularly in the areas of vehicle armour, fibre optics, www.proengin.com C9 for Armoured Vehicles. Our products include Mine www.raytheoneagle.com B6 optical glass, hermetic glass-to-metal-seals and Ploughs, Combat Dozer Blades, Earth Anchor PROENGIN Biological and Chemical Detection glass ceramics. 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