Conference 2018 Conference Guide

JAPCC Joint Air & Space Power Conference 2018 Conference Guide

9 –11 October 2018

Essen, Germany Joint Air Power Competence Centre The JAPCC Conference 2018 Sponsor Recognition

The JAPCC wishes to thank all sponsors for their contribution to this year’s Conference and for helping to make it a great success.

Klaus Habersetzer Lieutenant General, DEU AF Executive Director, JAPCC Foreword by the Executive Director

Distinguished Guests, Comrades and Colleagues,

The Joint Air Power Competence Centre is pleased to welcome you to Messe Essen, Germany, for this year’s Joint Air and Space Power Conference.

In accordance with our mission we contribute to the protection of NATO and its nations by providing key decision-makers effective solutions to the challenges of Air and Space Power through independent thought and analysis.

The Joint Air and Space Power Conference is, therefore, the ideal strategic tool to facilitate independent discussion on current and relevant issues facing NATO and its partners. In recent years, deterrence has regularly been discussed within the dialogues of our conferences, culminating in 2017 with the theme ‘The Role of Joint Air Power in NATO Deterrence’. Consistent with this topic, this year we focus on examining the indicators of when deterrence fails. Joint Air and Space Power as the principle ‘first responder’ will form part of NATO’s answer to crisis or even war. For this reason, this year’s conference is dedicated to the topic:

‘The Fog of Day Zero – Joint Air and Space in the Vanguard’

The ‘Fog of Day Zero’ implies that there will be difficulties not only in identifying aggression directed against the Alliance, but also in determining how NATO’s Air and Space Power can or should respond appropriately to hostile actions that are recognized but remain below the threshold of armed attack or to trigger an Article V declaration.

Lieutenant General, DEU AF Klaus Habersetzer Executive Director, JAPCC I am confident that your commitment throughout the conference will provide ­valuable insight into the most appropriate contribution of Joint Air and Space Power in the event of a NATO crisis or war situation. Your expertise and experience will be key to the success of the conference. Please do not hesitate to be contro- versial in order to stimulate lively public discussion and approach the topic from as many angles as possible.

Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our moderator, keynote speakers, panel members and event organizers. Their expertise and extraordinary dedication will contribute to making this a truly valuable, thought-provoking and productive event.

Thank you for joining us. I wish you a pleasant stay and many fruitful conversations, not only during the panel discussions but also during breaks with food and drink.

Klaus Habersetzer Lieutenant General, DEU AF Executive Director, JAPCC

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Foreword by the Executive Director 3

Preamble 6

Conference Itinerary 8

Conference Topics 11

JAPCC Leadership 16

Conference Moderator 19

Keynote Speakers 20

Panel Members 22

Conference Sponsors 40

Conference ‘Rules of Engagement’ 48

Chatham House Rule 49

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Table of Contents 5 Preamble

This guide has been produced to enhance your enjoyment of and contribution to the 2018 JAPCC Conference. It provides the latest information on the event’s pro- gramme, speakers and sponsors. We hope that the read-ahead material we provided was helpful in shaping your perspective on the topics proposed for discussion and provoked you to challenge some of its statements. Now, we encourage you to ­actively enter the debate by posing probing questions as the event unfolds.

The goal of the conference is to examine the role of Joint Air Power in a complex modern security environment when a hostile actor intentionally exploits ambi- guity to avoid attribution of their actions, and keeps those actions below certain legal, detection or response thresholds. What is the role of Joint Air and Space Power as NATO’s first responder to any situation where deterrence is faltering or has failed?

Following the introductory keynote speech, the conference will open with a scene- setting panel which will describe and try to define ‘Day Zero’ as well as outline the difficulties in detecting modern types of covert aggression against the Alliance and attributing them to the perpetrator. Once detected, how can these non-violent but hostile acts be assessed in relation to Articles 4 and 5 of the Washington Treaty?

Panel 2 will then consider NATO’s capabilities, vulnerabilities, and challenges pre- sented by this ambiguous security environment. It will discuss the cohesiveness and responsiveness of the North Atlantic Council to rapidly take decisions and to authorize appropriate response options to recognized hostile activity that may not cross the tripwire of armed attack.

Panel 3 will examine the mind-set in NATO that is the result of more than 25 years of operations in which Alliance forces have enjoyed unchallenged command of the air domain and complete freedom of movement in the logistics arena. Has this cre- ated a sense of complacency that has allowed some critical capabilities to atrophy? Has it affected our training and exercises by causing us to assume in planning that

6 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Preamble certain conditions such as air superiority and unimpeded logistics will always be there; assumptions which many not be valid in a fight with a peer adversary with sophisticated high-end capabilities?

Finally, these themes will be drawn together in Panel 4, where several senior experts will initiate a discussion about the way ahead and hopefully tease out some action- able recommendations from the rest of you.

These are challenging times. We face reinvigorated military threats that are now ac- companied by non-kinetic threats to political cohesion, internal security, economic stability, and popular support for our national governments and the Alliance. How do we ensure that our Air and Space capabilities are effective tools to address these problems, or better yet deter them, especially in situations where we need to play catch-up?

We thank you for choosing to join us this year and very much look forward to hearing your individual contributions to solving these challenges!

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Preamble 7 Conference Itinerary

9 October 2018

17.00 – 18.00 Registrations

18.00 – 21.00 Icebreaker

10 October 2018

08.00 – 09.00 Registrations

09.00 – 09.45 Inaugural Session with JAPCC Director’s Opening Address General Tod D. Wolters, USA AF, Commander, US Air Forces in Europe; Commander, US Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; Director Joint Air Power Competence Centre

09.45 – 10.15 Keynote Speech Major General Frederik Vansina, BEL AF, Commander Belgian Air Component

10.15 – 10.45 Break

10.45 – 12.15 Panel 1: The ‘Day Zero’ Threat Environment: Modern Threat Vectors, Adversary Shaping Operations and the Article V Threshold Major General Claudio Gabellini, ITA AF, Chief of Staff, Allied Air Command Colonel Dainius Guzas, LTU AF, Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force Ms Lone Kjelgaard, DNK, Senior Assistant Legal Adviser, NATO HQ

8 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Itinerary Mr Rob de Wijk, NLD, Founder and Non-executive Director of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies Mr Roger McDermott, Senior Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College London

12.15 – 13.30 Director’s Luncheon and Lunch Buffet

13.30 – 15:00 Panel 2: Joint Air Power in the Vanguard of NATO’s ­Response: Capabilities, Vulnerabilities, and Challenges Lieutenant General David D. Thompson, USA AF, Vice Commander USAF Space Command Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe, DEU AF, Commander Multinational Joint HQ Ulm Lieutenant General Fernando Giancotti, ITA AF, Commander ITAF Op Forces Command Rear Admiral Keith E. Blount, GBR N, Rear Admiral, Fleet Air Arm, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers) Group Captain David C. Tait, GBR AF, Director National Force Protection Centre

15.00 – 15.30 Break

15.30 – 17.00 Panel 3: Does NATO Have the Required Mindset to Fight on Day Zero? Lieutenant General (ret.) Ralph J. Jodice, USA AF, Former Commander AIRCOM Izmir Major General (ret.) Roger Lane, GBR MC, Mentor, NATO Joint Warfare Center Commodore Andreas Vettos, GRC N, Commander Maritime Air NATO

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Itinerary 9 Mr Saulius Gasiūnas, LTU MOD, Director, Defence Policy and Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Department Mr Diego Ruiz Palmer, USA, NATO IS, Policy Advisor to the Director, Nuclear Policy

17.00 – 17.30 Daily Wrap-Up

17.30 – 18.30 Director and VIP Tour of Industry Showcases

20.00 – 22.00 Networking Dinner and Industry Showcase

11 October 2018

08.00 – 09.00 Registrations

09.00 – 09.15 Moderator’s and Director’s Comments

09.15 – 10.00 Keynote Speech Lieutenant General David D. Thompson, USA AF, Vice Commander USAF Space Command

10.00 – 10.30 Break

10.30 – 12.00 Panel 4: How Can NATO Address Emerging Security Challenges Using Air and Space Power? General (ret.) Frank Gorenc, USA AF, Former Commander Allied Air Command Lieutenant General Ruben Servert, ESP AF, Commander CAOC Torrejón Lieutenant General Giovanni Fantuzzi, ITA AF, Commander ITAF Logistics Command Mr John Jansen, NLD, Chairman NATO Industrial Advisory Group

12.00 – 12.30 Wrap-up and Director’s Closing Remarks

12.30 – 13.00 Lunch

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Panel 1

The ‘Day Zero’ Threat Environment: Modern Threat Vectors, Adversary Shaping Operations and the Article V Threshold

The rapid growth of cyber technologies over the past quarter century has opened myriad avenues to undermine, destabilize and attack nations and populations without the use of armed force. These hostile activities have also become more difficult to detect and to attribute to the perpetrators, making the modern security environment much more ‘foggy’ than in the past. Panel one will plant the seeds for discussion about how such attacks might be recognized, and when they are to be considered equal to an ‘armed attack’?

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Panel 2

Joint Air Power in the Vanguard of NATO’s Response: Capabilities, Vulnerabilities, and Challenges

The second panel will explore some of the challenges presented by the ambigu- ous security environment, including, but not limited to: hardening and resilience of NATO’s command and force structure; their protection in a contested envi- ronment; movement and sustainment of large forces across Europe; cohesiveness and responsiveness of the North Atlantic Council to rapidly take decisions and to authorize appropriate response options to recognized hostile activity that may not cross the tripwire of armed attack.

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Panel 3

Does NATO Have the Required Mindset to Fight on Day Zero?

NATO war-fighting over the past twenty-five years has been exclusively against militarily inferior adversaries. Some would argue this has created overconfidence in the Alliance and an aversion to casualties that filtered not only into the psyche of the populations and the suspension of compulsory military service in many of our countries, but into military training and exercise scenarios as well. Panel three will examine these aspects and discuss as well as the necessary backing of our populations to re-orientate NATO back to its core tasks.

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Panel 4

How Can NATO Address Emerging Security Challenges Using Air and Space Power?

The final panel will examine the utility of Joint Air and Space Power in addressing the challenges discussed the day prior, particularly in situations where there may not be an armed force or attack to respond to in kind. This may lead to discussions about the tools required to compete with future adversaries and how best to in- vest current defence budgets, whether in future technologies or modernization of existing forces; where is the ‘right’ balance; as well as how we can benefi t from greater EU-NATO cooperation.

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PAGEThe 6 Journal of the JAPCCPAGE 16 Edition 26 PAGE 24 Modernizing NATO On Multi-Domain Future Battlefi eld available here at the Conference, in the North Operations Rotorcraft Capability or download your digital copy from: https://www.japcc.org/journals/ Interview with the Chief of the Is NATO Part 3: Royal Norwegian Air Force Suffi ciently Joint? Defi ning the Capability General Tod D. Wolters United States Air Force Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre Commander, US Air Forces in Europe Commander, US Air Forces Africa Commander, Allied Air Command

General Tod D. Wolters is Commander, US Air Forces in Europe; Commander, US Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre.

As Commander, USAFE-AFAFRICA he is responsible for Air Force activities in an area of operations covering more than 19 million square miles. In his capacity as Com- mander, Allied Air Command, General Wolters is responsible to the Supreme ­Allied Commander Europe for the Air and Missile Defence of NATO Alliance member JAPCC Leadership JAPCC nations during peacetime operations. Furthermore, in the event of a joint NATO operation he is the responsible commander of the Air Component.

General Wolters earned his commission in 1982 as a graduate of the US Air Force Academy. He has commanded a fighter squadron, an operations group, three wings, the Space Expeditionary Task Force Afghanistan, and a component Numbered Air Force. General Wolters fought in operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He also served in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force as Director of Legislative Liaison and in Headquarters’ staff positions at US Pacific Command, Headquarters US Air Force, and Air Force Space Command, as well as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force, Washington, D.C.

General Wolters is a command pilot with more than 4,990 flying hours.

16 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | JAPCC Leadership Lieutenant General Klaus Heinrich Habersetzer German Air Force Executive Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre Commander, German Air Operations Command Commander, Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem

Lieutenant General Habersetzer took over command of German Air Operations Command in Kalkar and the Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem in September this year. At the same time he also took over the duties of the Executive Director of the NATO Joint Air Power Competence Centre.

Lieutenant General Habersetzer, born in Augsburg, Germany, joined the Air Force in 1977. After obtaining his officer’s certificate and his diploma in aerospace engi- neering he was trained as a Ground Based Defender on the HAWK weapon system. He went through various assignments with Air Defence units before participat- ing in the General Command Staff Course. During his career he was appointed Commander of the Surface-to-Air Missile Group 22 (PATRIOT) in Penzing, Germany. He also lectured on air operations at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff Col- lege and had multiple postings in the German Ministry of Defence and Air Force Command to include Chief of the Conceptual Further Development Section with the Inspector General of the German Air Force. Lieutenant General Habersetzer was Commander of the German Air Force Air Defence School in Fort Bliss, Texas and Commander of the Air Force Officer School in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany.

Lieutenant General Habersetzer served as Deputy DCOS Stability and Director, Civil- Military Synchronization at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afterwards he was appointed Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Response Forces Opera- tions Command in Ulm, Germany before he took over the duties of Chief of Staff, Multi­ nationales Kommando Operative Führung / Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | JAPCC Leadership 17 Brigadier General Giuseppe Sgamba Italian Air Force Assistant Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre

Brigadier General Giuseppe Sgamba assumed the duties of Assistant Director of the Joint Air Power Competence Centre on 15 August 2018.

As Assistant Director he ensures the JAPCC’s Subject Matter Experts daily research, analysis, and feedback to Allied defence decision-makers is relevant to current and future NATO security concerns and is aligned with Allied strategic guidance.

Brigadier General Sgamba has served in international assignments across NATO from Europe to North America and back again. He fought in the Gulf War and par- ticipated in NATO Operation Allied Force, and NATO Operation Unified Protector. Brigadier General Sgamba has commanded at the tactical and operational level and now assists the direction of strategic analysis at NATO’s only Centre of ­Excellence focused on the development of joint air and space operations. He has contributed to the development of several aircraft programs from TORNADO to ­EUROFIGHTER to F-35. Most recently, he was responsible for Information and Security for Intelligence Policy, Electronic Warfare, Asymmetric Threats and Satellite Earth Observation for the Italian Defence General Staff, all areas in which the JAPCC continues to expand its expertise.

Brigidier General Sgamba is a graduate of the Italian Air Force Academy and has more than 2,000 flight hours in the SF-260, T-37, T-43, AT-38, MB339A and Tornado IDS.

18 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | JAPCC Leadership Commodore (ret.) A. J. J. M. van Koningsbrugge MSc Royal Netherlands Navy Consultant and Independent Advisor on Naval Programmes

Commodore Koningsbrugge joined the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1972 and looks back at 38 years of military service before he retired in 2010. He is currently an independent advisor on naval programmes and works as a consultant for Goliath- Hollinda. His last two military positions were Head of the Department for Opera- tional Requirements in the Royal Netherlands Navy Staff (2000 – 2004) and Direc- tor for Naval and Maritime systems in the NLD Defence Materiel Organization (2004 – 2010). During his last post he was also the Chairman of the NATO Naval Armaments Group (NNAG). After his military career he still was the Netherlands representative in the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) and the NIAG’s repre- sentative in the NNAG (2010 – 2014). Conference Moderator Conference

He holds a bachelor degree in Electrics and Electronics from the Delft Technical University and a Master’s degree in Guided Weapon Systems from the Royal Mili- tary College of Science in Shrivenham, United Kingdom, which also awarded him with the Short’s Trophy for Meritorious Technical Achievement. He also attended the Session Européenne des Responsables d’Armement (SERA). Ending his military service, he was awarded the Knight in the Order of Oranje-Nassau with Swords.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Moderator 19 Major General Frederik Vansina Belgian Air Force Commander of the Belgian Air Component

Major General Vansina was born in Bern, Switzerland, on 3 July 1964. He enrolled in the Royal Military Academy in 1983. Four years later he graduated with a Master’s degree in military and social sciences.

His operational career started at the 1st Fighter Wing in Beauvechain (BEL), where he joined the 350th Fighter Squadron. After several assignments and successfully completing the Majors Course, he returned to 350th Squadron as Operations ­Officer in 1995 and later on he served as Aide-de-Camp to His Royal Highness Keynote Speakers Keynote Prince Filip for four years. While commanding the 349th Fighter Squadron he took part in the operation ‘Joint Forge / Joint Guardian’ over the Balkans as Chief of Oper- ations within a mixed Belgian-Dutch detachment deployed to Amendola, Italy. He also commanded the 10th Tactical Wing Flying Group, including the first integrated Belgian F-16 detachment which he successfully shepherded through the ‘Taceval’ NATO evaluation, and later on the 10th Tactical Wing as its 22nd Unit Commander. During his command, the Wing participated in air operations over Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force and over Libya as part of Operation Unified Protector.

After completing the Senior Course at the NATO Defence College in Rome he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Belgian Air Component. Afterwards he was Deputy to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training and became the Belgian Air Component Commander in 2014. On 1 September 2016, Major General Vansina was appointed Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King.

20 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Keynote Speakers Lieutenant General David D. Thompson United States Air Force Vice Commander, US Air Force Space Command

Lieutenant General David D. Thompson is Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Washington D.C.

As Vice Commander, he is responsible to the commander of Air Force Space Com- mand in carrying out Air Force space missions and integrating space policy, guid- ance, coordination and synchronization of space-related activities, and issue res- olution for Air Force Space Command and the Department of the Air Force. His organization trains, equips and maintains mission-ready space forces and provides missile warning, positioning, navigation and timing, and communications for North American Aerospace Defense Command, US Strategic Command and the other functional and geographic combatant commands. Lieutenant General Thompson was commissioned in 1985 as a graduate of the US Air Force Academy. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and develop- ment, and academia. He has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group and wing levels. His joint assignments include Deputy Director of Global Operations and Director of Plans and Policy, US Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, ­Nebraska. Prior to his present assignment as Vice Commander, Lieutenant General Thompson was the Special Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Space Com- mand, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The General is also an Olmsted Scholar, graduate of the Senior Acquisition Course and Level III-Certified Program Manager.

Lieutenant General Thompson has earned Command Space Wings, Parachute Badge, Master Acquisition Badge and Missile Maintenance Badge.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Keynote Speakers 21 Rear Admiral Keith E. Blount CB OBE FRAeS Royal Navy Rear Admiral, Fleet Air Arm Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)

Keith Blount joined the Royal Navy in 1984 as a helicopter pilot. He received his wings in 1986, and was awarded the Bell Davies trophy as the top student pilot of his year. He was a front line aviator at the age of 20. Through a varied flying career, he qualified as an instructor and flew in the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team.

Blount has blended his aviation experience with a broad span of Command. He has commanded three warships, including the helicopter carrier HMS OCEAN Panel Members Panel and was the Iraqi Maritime Task Group Commander during Operation TELIC. Most ­recently, he was the United Kingdom’s Maritime Component Commander, based in Bahrain. The period spanned Operations in Syria and Iraq.

His staff appointments have included three periods in the Ministry of Defence and his last London assignment was as Military Assistant to the Vice Chief of the ­Defence Staff. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Defence Studies, was appointed OBE in 2012, CB in 2018 and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is the President of the Royal Navy Winter Sports Association and the Royal Navy Hang gliding and Paragliding Association.

He assumed duties as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability and Carriers) and Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm in May 2015.

22 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Rob de Wijk The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies Founder and Non-executive Director

Rob de Wijk is the founder (2007) and non-executive director of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS). HCSS helps governments, non-governmental organi- zations and the private sector to understand the fast-changing environment and seeks to anticipate the challenges of the future with policy solutions and advice. In 2012 (until December 2015) he was appointed General Director of The Hague Security Delta (HSD). HSD aims to develop the The Hague – Rotterdam region into an internationally renowned security cluster, by bringing together the private sec- tor, government and knowledge institutes. Since December 2015 he’s the Strategic Advisor of HSD. Currently, he is also Professor of International Relations at Leiden University, chairman of the National Security Think Tank (Denktank Nationale Veilig- heid) and columnist for the national daily Trouw and monthly for ‘Energiepodium.nl’.

He is a member of the Strategic Advisors Group of the Atlantic Council in Washing­ ton and of the Senior Steering Group, NATO Special Forces Headquarters in Mons. He studied Contemporary History and International Relations in Groningen, and wrote his PhD dissertation on NATO’s ‘Flexibility in Response’ strategy at the Politi- cal Science Department of Leiden University. Professor De Wijk started his ­career in 1977 as a freelance journalist and later became lecturer in International Relations at Leiden University’s Political Science Department. He also worked at the Ministry of Defense, where he was instrumental in the restructuring of the Dutch armed forces in the early nineties. Other positions he has held include Director of the Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme and Professor in the field of Inter­ national Relations at the Royal Netherlands Military Academy.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 23 Lieutenant General Giovanni Fantuzzi Italian Air Force Logistic Commander of the Italian Air Force

Lieutenant General Giovanni Fantuzzi joined the ITAF Academy in 1977. In 1981 he attended pilot training at Williams AFB (Arizona) and Holloman AFB (New Mexico). His first assignment was to the 21st Fighter Sqn (Cameri AFB) where he flew the F-104S. As a Captain he was selected to become a test pilot and in 1987 attended USAF-TPS at Edwards AFB. He spent several years at the Italian Air Force Test Centre in Pratica di Mare AFB flight-testing many ITAF aircraft, mainly TORNADO and AMX. In 1993, as a Lieutenant Colonel, he was appointed Commander of the 28th RECCE Sqn (Villafranca AFB) flying the AMX for two years. He was then assigned to the Air Staff at the ‘New Development Programs Division’ where, as a full Colonel became Office Head before being assigned as Commanding Officer to the Air Force Test Centre in 2002. In 2004 he was assigned to the MOD-National Armament Directo- rate as Chief of the Aeronautical Programs, where he was dual-hatted as the Italian ‘JSF Program Manager’. He was promoted to Brigadier General in January 2006 and from 2007 to 2009 he was posted to the Air Force Logistic Command in Rome as Chief of Staff. From 2009 to 2012 he was assigned at the Air Staff as Chief of the ‘Plans & Policy Division’. In August 2012, as a Major General, he was assigned at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC as Italian Defense and Defense Cooperation Attaché, accredited also in Canada and Mexico. From 2015 to 2016 was Commander of the Italian Air Force Operations Command and Director of the EPRC in Poggio Renatico.

Promoted to Lieutenant General in 2017, he assumed the position of Logistic Commander of the Italian Air Force. Lieutenant General Fantuzzi has flown over 4,600 hours on 55 different aircraft.

24 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Major General Claudio Gabellini Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Allied Air Command

Major General Claudio Gabellini joined the Italian Air Force in 1980. After earning his wings on the G.91T jet, he was assigned to Lecce AB as an instructor pilot on the MB339 trainer aircraft. After that, he served as an operational pilot on F-104 Star- fighter and, subsequently, on PA200 Tornado, completing his operational tour in Ghedi AFB (Brescia). During his career, Major General Gabellini served in various command assignments as squadron commander and wing commander, before assuming senior staff positions including AOC Commander at the AirOperations­ Command at Poggio Renatico (Ferrara) and, subsequently, to the Headquarters Air Force Command in Rome as Department Head first and COS later. In his last national assignment, he was the Commander, Italian Air Force Combat Forces Command at Milano, Italy. His operational assignments include the Balkans (opera- tions Joint Guard, Joint Forge, Decisive Endeavour and Allied Force) and Libya, where in 2011 he was the Italian Rep aboard the USS Mount Whitney within the framework of the Coalition Operation Odyssey Dawn. Subsequently, he was posted to the Combined Joint Task Force Unified Protector Headquarters in Napoli, as Tar- geting Directorate Chief during NATO’s Operation Unified Protector. In 2016 he has assumed his current position of Chief of Staff at the NATO’s Headquarters Allied Air Command at Ramstein AFB, Germany.

Major General Gabellini is a pilot in command with more than 2,700 flying hours on SF-260, S208, MB339, G.91T, F-104S / ASA, PA200 Tornado IDS and ECR. He has a Master’s degree of Aeronautical Science, University of Napoli, Italy and Master’s degree in International Security Advanced Studies.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 25 Mr Saulius Gasiūnas Lithuanian Ministry of Defence Director, Defence Policy and Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Department

Saulius Gasiūnas is Director, Defence Policy and Euro-Atlantic Cooperation ­Department in the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence, responsible for managing the day-to-day defence relationship between the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence, NATO, the EU and the nations of Europe as well the United States and Canada. He is married to Ramunė Lūžaitė and has two daughters, Sima and Lėja.

Before taking up his current position, Saulius Gasiūnas was a Defence Advisor to the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO, Brussels, Belgium. In this position, he strengthened Lithuania’s integration into NATO and represented Lithuanian Defence in this organization. He played a role in defence and capability planning, and made an impact on transatlantic security and defence issues. During his time in NATO HQ, he participated in shaping the decisions of the Lisbon, Chicago and Wales NATO summits, always promoting the key values of indivisibility of trans- atlantic defence and security, primacy of collective defence and solidarity. Saulius Gasiūnas joined the Permanent Lithuanian Delegation in NATO after a distinguished career at the Ministry of Defence. In the 1990s, he was the Desk officer in Inter­ national relations Department, Head of NATO section, Advisor to Lithuanian Military Representative to NATO at NATO HQ Brussels (2000 – 2003), Director of European and NATO affairs Policy (2003 – 2010), and Acting MOD Policy Director (2008 – 2010).

Mr Saulius Gasiūnas earned a B.A. and an M.A. from the Vilnius University and completed studies in the Geneva Center for Security policy and the Royal College of Defence Studies in London UK.

26 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Lieutenant General Fernando Giancotti Italian Air Force Commander, Italian Air Force Operational Forces Command

Lieutenant General Fernando Giancotti has been appointed Commander of the Italian Air Force Operational Forces Command since 7th October 2017. From 1976 to 1980 he attended the Air Force Academy. He was sent to the US for pilot and combat training. He flew as a pilot and then as a pilot instructor on the Starfighter F-104S. During his career he has held the positions of Flight Safety Officer, Head of Basic Training, Squadron Commander, and from 1982 to 1994, Operations Section Chief and Flight Group Commander at the 12th Fighter group of the 36th Wing. From 2000 to 2002 he was Commander of the 36th Fighter Wing, equipped with the Tornado for both attack and air defense. General Giancotti has served as Chief of the Personnel Division of Air Force Staff from 2006 to 2010, and then as Navy and Air Force Defense Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Berlin. In September 2013 he was appointed Commander of the Air Force Academy, in 2015 – 2016 he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and from July 2016 to September 2017 he served as Com- mander of the Air Education and Training Command. He has more than 2,900 flying hours, primarily carried out on F-104S and Tornado aircraft. His training in- cludes several courses both in Italy and in USA, he has a degree in Military Sciences from the University of Naples, a degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Trieste, a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the Air University, Maxwell AFB, (1999) and a Master’s Degree from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defence University, Washington DC (2006). He is the author of numerous articles published in defence and management magazines, a book of short stories that won both a national literary and a genre award, and two essays published in the US in the USAF leadership textbook, AU-24.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 27 General (ret.) Frank Gorenc United States Air Force Defense and Leadership Consultant

General Gorenc retired from the United States Air Force after 37 years of active duty service. His career culminated as the Commander US Air Forces Europe, Commander US Air Forces Africa, Commander NATO Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre, Kalkar, Germany.

General (ret.) Gorenc was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was commissioned after graduating from the USAF Academy in 1979. He commanded units at every level and served in staff positions at HQ USAF, HQ Air Combat Command, the Joint Staff, and US European Command / Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. As a command pilot, he flew over 4,800 hours in the F-15C, T-38A, MQ-1B, UH-1N, and C-21. He participated in Operations Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, Unified Protector and Inherant Resolve. In addition, he commanded three standing NATO operations: Air Policing, BMD, and Augmentation to Turkey missions.

His education includes Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, a Master of Aeronautical Science and a Master of Science degree in National Security. He graduated from the Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course and the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme.

General (ret.) Gorenc is now a defense and leadership consultant, a public speaker and serves on several boards.

28 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Colonel Dainius Guzas Lithuanian Air Force Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force

Colonel Dainius Guzas has a pilot engineer qualification.

He finished Syzran military pilot school (Russian Federation), Captains course at Lithuanian Military Academy, Lithuania, Joint Command and General Staff and Higher Command Studies course at Baltic Defence College, Estonia.

During his military career he served in different positions, from platoon commander to Deputy Military Representative for Air Defence, Lithuanian Permanent Delega- tion to NATO and EU. Also Colonel Dainius Guzas has an experience in International operations: International mission in Multinational Corps HQ, Iraq (MNC-I) (2008) and Air Advisory Team, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan (2011).

His flying experience includes more than 2,000 hours (over 100 hours in combat conditions) in the An-2, Mi-8T, Mi-8MTV, and Mi-8MTVV-5 aircraft.

Colonel Guzas assumed his current position as Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force in May 2017.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 29 Mr H. J. (John) Jansen MSc Foundation for Netherlands Defence and Security Industries Chairman NATO Industrial Advisory Group

Mr Jansen is the current chairman of NATO’s Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG). The NIAG is a high-level consultative and advisory body of senior industrialists of NATO member countries, acting under the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), with the aims of providing industry’s advice to the CNAD on how to foster government-to-industry and industry-to-industry armaments co-operation within the Alliance.

Born in Zwolle, Netherlands, in 1951, he holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engi- neering from the Delft University of Technology (1976). He graduated from the NATO Defence College Senior Officers Course (1985) and the NLD Defence Top Manage- ment Course (2000). He also attended the Session Européenne des ­Responsables d’Armement (SERA). In addition, from 1996 – 2010 he served as NL Board member of the SERA and from 2002 – 2010 as the President of the SERA (Alumni) Association. He is a member of both the Allied Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Chapter The Hague and the Security and D­ efence Committee in the NLD European Movement. From 1995 to 2002 he was the Head of the Department for International Relations within the Office of the NLD National Armaments Director (NAD), encompassing all bilateral, NATO and European relations as well as export support to NL defence industries. In 2002 he became the Vice Chairman of the Western European Armaments Group (WEAG) in Brussels before he was appointed to the NLD Ministry of Defence as a NATO business development manager in 2006. From 2017 until the present, he has been the Senior Advisor for EU Affairs at the Foundation for Nether­lands Defence and Security Industries (NIDV).

30 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Lieutenant General (ret.) Ralph J. Jodice II United States Air Force NATO Senior Mentor

Lieutenant General Ralph J. Jodice II was the Commander, NATO Allied Air Com- mand Headquarters Izmir, Turkey, and Commander 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, US Air Forces in Europe until July of 2013 and was the CFACC for NATO’s Libya Operation Unified Protector.

Lieutenant General Jodice earned his commission in 1976 as a ROTC graduate of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology of St. Louis University. He began his career as a propulsion structural durability engineer before attending undergraduate pilot training where he was a distinguished graduate. He has com- manded a fighter squadron, an operations group, a wing, the Air Force District of Washington and a numbered expeditionary air force. The general has also served on the Joint Staff J-3 at the Pentagon, as the Defence Attaché at the American Embassy in Beijing, China, and as the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs.

Lieutenant General Jodice’s aviation assignments include fighter pilot, instructor pilot, flight examiner, flight commander, assistant operations officer, and opera- tions officer. Operational overseas assignments include England, South Korea and two deployments to Saudi Arabia, one in 1991 post-Desert Storm and the second in 1995, as a squadron commander, in support of Operation Southern Watch.

Lieutenant General Jodice is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours. He is currently a senior mentor to NATO.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 31 Ms Lone Kjelgaard NATO Office of Legal Affairs Senior Assistant Legal Adviser

Since obtaining her LLM from Aarhus University in 1989 Ms Kjelgaard has held a number of different positions within the Danish Ministry of Defence namely at Admiral Danish Fleet and The Army Operational Command. The focus of work was two-fold; internal personnel- and administrative law as well as being the pri- mary adviser to the senior officers’ level on International Humanitarian Law and ­Human Rights Law as well as advising on aspects of the use of force in operational ­theatres. Ms Kjelgaard has served in NATO since December 2000. Initially as Chief Legal Adviser to the Deployable Joint Headquarters Northeast, Karup, Denmark. Later as Deputy Legal Adviser to the Joint Warfare Centre, Stavanger, Norway and currently Ms Kjelgaard is the Senior Assistant Legal Adviser to the Secretary Gen- eral of NATO. While serving at JWC Ms Kjelgaard was responsible for the legal aspects of training and education of forces participating in ISAF and in certifica- tion of NATO’s Reaction Forces. In her current position Ms Kjelgaard is the primary legal adviser on all aspects of NATO’s ongoing missions and operations, including maritime operations. Ms Kjelgaard represents the Office of Legal Affairs within the Crisis Management Structure to include providing legal input to HQ guidance on new undertakings as well as review of existing plans. She also ensures UNSCRs 1325 and 1612 and related resolutions are properly reflected in NATO doctrine and planning. Ms Kjelgaard has successfully represented NATO in international nego- tiations including the NATO-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement. For the past three years Ms Kjelgaard has been an adjacent lecturer at the University of Wash- ington, Study Abroad Programme, in Rome, Italy. Ms Kjelgaard has deployed to KFOR, OIF, OEF, ISAF and IJC.

32 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe German Air Force Commander Multinationales Kommando Operative Führung / Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm

Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe is the Commander Multinationales Kommando Operative Führung / Multinational Joint Headquarters in Ulm since 2018.

Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe was born in Barmstedt, Germany, on 13 Febru- ary 1957 and joined the Bundeswehr in 1977, attending the basic training in the German Air Force Training Regiment in Roth, and then the Air Force Officer School in Fürstenfeldbruck. In 1986 he was the Company Commander with 16th Company of the German Air Force Training Regiment 2 in Ulmen, and then the Military Aide to the Chief of Staff of the German Air Force. In 1989 he attended the 34th general staff officer course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg. In his career, he covered multiple high positions in the resources and personnel man- agement sector, and in 2012 assumend the position of the Executive General and division chief within the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Personnel Management in Cologne. In 2015 he was appointed as Commander of the Bundeswehr Territorial Tasks Command of Berlin.

He holds a degree is pedagogics and graduated in 1978 at the Bundeswehr Univer- sity of Hamburg. He has been awarded the German Gold Cross of Honour and the German Silver Cross of Honour, the ISAF Service Medal and the NATO Service Medal.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 33 Major General Roger Lane Royal Marines Senior EXCON Advisor, Joint Warfare Centre

Major General Lane was NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre’s Senior OPFOR Advisor from 2014 – 2018 and is currently their Senior EXCON Advisor. In his former capacity, he supported the development of the OPFOR capability and mentored them during the design, development and delivery of NRF certification exercises, coinciding with a switch in focus to Article 5 operations against a peer adversary using hy- brid strategies. From 2008 – 2014, he was an ACT Senior Mentor, participating in 19 TRIDENT or STEADFAST, LOYAL or NOBLE exercises and has taught on 5 of the Comprehensive Operations Planning Courses (COPC).

Roger Lane was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1972. Career highlights include covert counter-terrorist surveillance operations, evacuation of personnel from Cyprus in 1974, company command on CT operations, deploying sub-units of his Commando unit 7 times, UK custodian of 9 NATO SUPPLANs and variants, commanding a Brigade Task Force on ENDURING FREEDOM and being DCOM Ops in HQ ISAF when DCOM NRDC-Italy. As a civilian, he has engaged in institutional capacity-building in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, as well as being a UK Govern- ment Stabilisation Advisor from 2008 – 2016.

He is the founder of his own leadership development and executive coaching company and provides training support to NATO HQs, as well as civilian crisis man- agement training and exercises. He is the holder of 7 national and international awards, including the US Bronze Star and the Italian Commendatore in the Order of Merit.

34 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Mr Roger N. McDermott King’s College, Department of War Studies Senior Fellow and Research Associate Book Author

Roger N McDermott holds numerous posts and titles within his broad area of ex- pertise. He is Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of War Studies (School of ­Security Studies), King’s College, London, and Research Associate, the Institute of Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies (MECACS), University of St. Andrews, Scot- land. He is also Senior Fellow in Eurasian Military Studies, The Jamestown Foun- dation, Washington DC. Furthermore, he is a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security. McDermott is on the editorial boards of Russian Law & Politics, Central Asia and the Caucasus and the scientific board of the Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies and assistant editor of the Journal of Slavic Military Studies. He specializes in Russian and Cen- tral Asian defense and security issues. His interests in Russia’s defense and security developments are mainly in the areas of defense reform, force structure, training, strategic exercises, military theory, perspectives on future warfare, planning and combat capability and readiness, as well as operational analysis. Among his nu- merous publications are the following:

Brothers Disunited: Russia’s Use of Military Power in Ukraine, (Eds., J.L. Black and Michael Johns), Return of the Cold War. Ukraine, the West, and Russia, Routledge: London, 2016; (Editor)

His latest report, (Co-author Tor Bukkvoll), ‘Tools of Future Wars – Russia is Entering the Precision-Strike Regime’, was published in The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Vol 31, No. 2, 2018.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 35 Mr Diego A. Ruiz Palmer NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division Policy Adviser to the Director, Nuclear Policy

Diego A. Ruiz Palmer has held a succession of managerial positions on the Interna- tional Staff at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium. He is currently Policy Adviser to the Director, Nuclear Policy, in the Emerging Security Challenges (ESC) Division. In this capacity, he provides advice on NATO’s nuclear policy and posture and those of Russia. Between 2010 and 2017, Mr Ruiz Palmer established and was successively head of the Strategic Analysis Capability and the Economics and Security Assessments Unit in the ESC Division. From 2002 – 2010, Diego was, successively, Head of the Council Opera- tions Section, where he was responsible for NATO’s crisis-management arrangements, and of the Planning Section in NATO’s new Operations Division established in 2003. In that latter capacity, he led the development of the first comprehensive political- military strategy to guide NATO’s engagement in Afghanistan. From 2000 – 2002, he was Vice-President, European Region, Northrop Grumman International, dealing primarily with transatlantic industrial cooperation on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance programmes and technologies. From 1991 – 2000, Diego was Head of the Armaments Planning and of the Planning and Policy Sections of NATO’s De- fence Support Division. From 1980 – 1991, he was an analyst on the NSSM 186 task force assembled by the Director of Net Assessment, to provide assessments on Soviet and NATO operational­ concepts and the NATO-Warsaw Pact balance of forces to the Secretary of Defense. Diego has published widely, including most recently ‘Theatre Operations, High Commands and Large-Scale Exercises in Soviet and Russian Military Practice: Insights and Implications’, Fellowship Monograph 12, NATO Defense College, Rome, May 2018. He holds degrees from The George Washington and Harvard Univer- sities and from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris.

36 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Lieutenant General Ruben C. García Servert Spanish Air Force Commander, Combined Air Operation Centre Torrejón

Lieutenant General Servert is the Commander of the Combined Air Operation Center at Torrejón Air Base, Spain. Born on 18th April 1958 in Madrid, he joined the Air Force Academy in 1975. He served as a Pilot in the 31st Wing at Zaragoza and in different Air Force Units until 1995, when he was assigned to the Air Warfare School as Head of Strategy & International Affairs Department. In 1996, he became Air ­Attaché to the Embassy of Spain in Paris; in 1999 he was assigned to the Ministry of Defence and, in 2005, he was Commandant of the Air Force Academy. In the period 2009 – 2010, he was the Commander of Kabul Airport (Afganistan). Once promoted to Brigadier General, he was assigned to the Air Force Staff as Chief of International Affairs, until his current assignment as Commander CAOC TJ in early 2013.

He has participated in operations KFOR, ONUSAL, ONUCA and UNPROFOR, fly- ing 6,000 hours as a pilot. His military education includes the USAF Navigator Course, Defense Attachés Course, NATO TACEVAL Evaluator, NATO Defense Col- lege and Flag Officers Course. He has been awarded among others the Knight of the L­ egion d’Honneur of France, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Santos-Dumont Merit Medal of Brazilian Air Force.

Lieutenant General Servert is the author of several articles and papers: ‘An Insight of Afghanistan: A Chronicle of Spanish Leadership in Kabul Airport’, and ‘NATO Stra- tegic Concept, a Spanish point of view’, among other; and achieved the Bachelors & Masters Degrees in Laws and Political Sciences.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 37 Group Captain David C Tait MBE ADC MA RAF Royal Air Force Station Commander RAF Honington Director, National Force Protection Centre

Group Captain Tait commenced his service on No 16 Squadron RAF Regiment (a Rapier squadron) at RAF Wildenrath, Germany in 1990. He saw service in ­Belize, Northern Ireland, twice in Bosnia and Afghanistan, and was responsible for Air Land Integration in HQ 1st UK Armoured Division.

Tait deployed as the Operations Chief to the Iraq Survey Group, Bagdad, which was charged with searching for WMD across Iraq. Appointed as the Commander of No II Squadron RAF Regiment, he deployed with his squadron to Basrah, Iraq in 2005. Promoted to Wing Commander in 2008 with a tour in the Joint Action J7 area of PJHQ. Tait attended ACSC 13 and took command of No 6 Force Protection Wing, deploying to Camp Bastion in 2011. He joined the Air Staffs in the MOD in 2012, with responsibility for International Engagement across NATO, Europe and Central Asia. In 2013 he was promoted into Headquarters Air Command, where he was responsible for the ‘generate, operate and sustain’ aspects of CBRN and Force Protection Commitments. As DACOS A7 Policy and Plans he became responsible for Lessons, Operational Training and International Defence Engagement plan- ning / delivery. He assumed his current appointments as Station Commander RAF Honington, and Director, National Force Protection Centre in December 2016.

A keen mountaineer, Tait led the successful British Services’ Expedition to Makalu, the World’s 5th highest mountain, in 2008. He was involved in the British Services’ Medical Research Expedition to Dhaluagiri, reaching an altitude of 7,500 metres without supplemental oxygen. He also enjoys off-piste skiing and fell-running.

38 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members Commodore Andreas Vettos Hellenic Navy Deputy Chief of Staff Maritime Air, Allied Maritime Command Commander Maritime Air NATO

Andreas Vettos, Commodore Hellenic Navy, was born in Thessaloniki on 24th July 1965. After joining the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1983 he was commissioned as Ensign of the Hellenic navy in June 1987.

He completed Helicopter Pilot Courses on Hellenic Army and Navy helicopters and is a graduate of the Search and Rescue School in the United States of America (USCG-USA). Additionally he attended the Flying Supervisor Course in the United Kingdom and is a graduate of the Supreme Joint War College as well as the Na- tional defence College in Greece. Besides this he has earned a Master’s Degree in Applied Strategy and International Security from Plymouth University, UK.

Being a naval officer he served as a Combat Information Centre Officer, Anti-Sub- marine Warfare Officer and Operations Officer on destroyers, frigates and mine- sweepers before finally assuming the duty as Commanding Officer on MSC HS KLIO and FFGH HS LIMNOS. His shore and staff assignments included duties as Helicopter Squadron Commander, Deputy Commander / Commander of the Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command, Spokesman of the Hellenic Navy General Staff as well as that of the Director of Personnel and Training Branch of the Hellenic Fleet Command.

He is an experienced flight instructor on S-70B Aegean Hawks with flight experi- ence of more than 2,500 hours, mostly at night over the Aegean Sea. After being promoted to his current rank as Commodore on 2nd March 2016 he assumed the role of Commander Maritime Air NATO in June 2016.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Panel Members 39 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., an affiliate of General Atomics, delivers situational awareness by providing remotely piloted aircraft systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. The company’s Aircraft Systems business unit is a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable RPA systems, including Predator A, Predator B / MQ-9 Reaper, Gray Eagle, Predator C Avenger®, Predator XP, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian. It also manufactures a variety of state-of-the-art digital Ground Conference Sponsors Conference ­Control Stations (GCS), including the next-generation Advanced Cockpit GCS, and provides pilot training and support services for RPA field operations. The Mission Systems business unit designs, manufactures, and integrates the Lynx® Multi- mode Radar and sophisticated Claw® sensor control and image analysis software into both manned and remotely piloted aircraft. It also focuses on providing inte- grated sensor payloads and software for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnais- sance (ISR) aircraft platforms and develops high energy lasers, electro-optic sensors, and meta-material antennas. GA-ASI is dedicated to providing long-endurance, mission-capable aircraft with the integrated sensor and data link systems required to deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike capabilities.

40 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors IBM

IBM is a globally integrated, values-based enterprise of individuals who create and apply technology to make the world work better. The core objective of more than 360,000 IBM employees in more than 175 countries is to support companies of all sizes in the digital transformation of their business models. We are much more than a ‘hardware, software, or services’ company. We dramatically accelerated the growth of our strategic imperatives – artificial intelligence / business analytics, cloud computing, security, the use of the possibilities in the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies are to be mentioned here – to help our clients be- come ‘digital’. Cognitive solutions comprises a broad portfolio of capabilities that help IBM’s clients to identify actionable new insights and inform decision-making for competitive advantage. Leveraging IBM’s research, technology, and industry expertise, this business delivers a full spectrum of capabilities, from descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to cognitive systems. Cognitive Solutions includes Watson, the first commercially available cognitive computing platform that has the ability to interact in natural language, process vast amounts of big data, and learn from interactions with people and computers. With progressive solutions and deep technical competencies, IBM helps government and defense organizations meet complex challenges by repurposing existing technical invest- ments, and by introducing efficient new solutions to meet today’s issues.

IBM strengthen national security by optimizing military effectiveness and effi­ ciency – including areas such as mission systems, logistics, operations support, business processes, IT modernization and intelligence information analysis like Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR). www.ibm.com/federal www.ibm.com/industries/government/defense.html www.ibm.com/industries/de/de/public/aussere-sicherheit.html

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors 41 Leonardo

Leonardo is a world player in Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space, developing advanced components to fully integrated systems and platforms.

The Company has extensive expertise in the development and production of state-of-the-art TWTs, mini TWTs, Microwave Power Module (MPM), High Power Amplifier (HPA) and top-class microelectronics solid state components and sub- systems for airborne, naval, ground, missile and space applications for the defense and aerospace market.

42 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Lock- heed Martin is led by Marillyn A. Hewson, Chairman, President and Chief Ex­ ecutive Officer. Our corporation is organized around our core business areas: Aeronautics, Rotary and Mission Systems, Missiles and Fire Control, and Space Systems.

Aeronautics delivers breakthrough capabilities and landmark aircraft that continu- ally redefine flight. Aeronautics is committed to the relentless research and devel- opment of high-performance aircraft, seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customer’s missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors 43 Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innova- tive systems, products and solutions to government and commercial customers worldwide, offering an extraordinary portfolio of capabilities and technologies for applications from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. As a leader in integrated strike systems, Northrop Grumman brings world-class capabilities in system design, systems engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment. The abil- ity to project power, strategically, anywhere in the world is an essential tenet of the US military. Our platforms like the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and the bomber for the ­future, the B-21 Raider, provide a powerful projection of force. With more than 60,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 25 countries, we strive to ­attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs and services in the world.

44 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors Sierra Nevada Corporation

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is a trusted leader in solving the world’s toughest challenges through advanced engineering technologies in Space Systems, Com- mercial Solutions, and Defense and National Security.

Recognized as one of the world’s top ten most innovative companies, SNC deliv- ers tailored solutions to government and commercial customers in space, aviation, ­cyber, electronics and systems integration – including applications in telemedicine, navigation and guidance systems, threat detection and security, and infrastructure protection.

The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integra- tor for innovative, high-performance ISR systems. Its end-to-end Command, Con- trol, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground / flight training and complete logistics support. The IAS group also provides a compre- hensive array of secure mobile communications, lifecycle sustainment, real-time network management, data links and sensors. SNC IAS has highlighted success supporting Special Operations customers worldwide with several non-standard aviation Type Certifications (TC), Foreign Military Sales export Military Type Cer- tifications (MTC) for the A-29 Super Tucano, PC-12 Vigilant Knight Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA), MQ-9 Gorgon Stare Persistent Surveillance Systems, as well as the M-28 Sky Truck MMA. SNC along with its wholly owned subsidiary, 328 Support Services Group, GmbH near Munich, Germany is the OEM and System Integrator for the Dornier 328 (DO-328) Prop and Jet aircraft.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors 45

Thales

Whenever a critical decision needs to be made, Thales has a role to play. Our solu- tions help customers to make the right decisions at the right time and act accord- ingly in challenging environments.

To help create a safer world, we serve five keys sectors: Aerospace, Space, Ground Transportation, Defence and Security.

World-class technology, the combined expertise of 64,000 employees and opera- tions in 56 countries have made Thales a key player in keeping the public safe and secure, guarding vital infrastructure and protecting the national security interests of countries around the globe.

We are proud of the role we play in a world that is increasingly mobile, intercon- nected, interdependent and dangerous.

In Aerospace, governments, airports, airlines, pilots, crews and passengers rely on Thales to make flight safer, easier and more efficient.

We do this by designing, delivering and supporting the systems that keep our skies running. From air traffic management, training and simulation solutions, nose-to- tail aircraft connectivity and in-flight services, we enable and connect all parts of the aerospace ecosystem in the air, on the ground, and in between.

Whatever it takes.

46 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors ThalesRaytheonSystems

Thales Raytheon Systems (TRS) is a transatlantic joint venture company that spe- cializes in Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Command and Control (C2) Systems. TRS is equally owned by two global defence leaders – Raytheon in the US and Thales in France, with the primary facility in Massy, near Paris, France. The Chief Executive Officer of TRS is Thierry Weulersse, and David Weeks is the Vice President of Programmes.

Thales Raytheon Systems is the prime contractor to provide NATO and the NATO nations with IAMD for the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) pro- gramme. ACCS is a new and complex European continent-wide air and missile defence system that provides the integrated planning, tasking and execution of Air and Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) operations. The installation of NATO CAOCs for planning and national ARS tactical sites across Europe ensures a technically integrated and operationally unified C2 system for the future.

The ACCS system is currently installed in 19 European locations including the NATO deployable tactical control system capability (DARS unit) based in Poggio Renatico, Italy and is in various stages of phased implementation, testing and operational acceptance. ACCS also provides a key part of the NATO AIRCOM HQ Ramstein, Ballistic Missile Defence Operations Center (BMDOC). On the basis of a renewed system architecture the ACCS community will be expanding into 10 other NATO nations with the ACCS Software Based Element (ASBE) phase of the Programme. ACCS is therefore creating a unified military airspace over Europe and is ready to adapt over the next 10 years of evolution to include the new NATO Command Structure requirements. ACCS will continue to grow as an open frame- work to deliver services enabling effective deterrence and adapting to the many coming challenges of collective security.

JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference Sponsors 47 Conference ‘Rules of Engagement’

The success of this year’s Conference depends on the contributions of the participants:

The Moderator, Commodore (ret.) A. J. J. M. van Koningsbrugge, Royal Nether­ lands Navy, will regulate the engine and orchestrate the Conference, keeping the participants to time, drawing together the themes of the panels, enabling the questioning of the audience, and refereeing any issues that might arise. The Speakers are expected to offer a clear perspective on the topic at hand. There is no need to stick to official viewpoints or lines to take; on the other hand, ­excessively personal perspectives might not be helpful. The Speakers sketch the boundary outlines of the topic and are critical to a successful Conference. Keep- ing to time is essential as overrunning will only reduce the time available for discussion and debate. The engine of the Conference is the Audience. The Audience has the potential to make or break the event. Enthusiasm, engagement and mature debate will ensure that the time spent together has been truly useful. Please step forward and debate the issues. If you significantly disagree with a speaker or viewpoint, please say so, but accept that all views are welcome and rarely is any one perspective the whole truth. Questions should be short, to the point, and seek the Speaker’s viewpoint. The Moderator will give the questioner an opportunity to have the last say after the speaker or speakers have replied. Finally, please do not think your question is not worth asking; almost certainly others are in the audience wanting to ask the same thing!

5 Rules of Conference Combat

• Stick to time! • Ask questions – don’t make statements. • Engage in the Debate. • Open your mind to contrary views. • Respect the Chatham House Rule (see ‘Chatham House Rule’).

48 JAPCC | Conference Guide | 2018 | Conference ‘Rules of Engagement’ Chatham House Rule

‘When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, partici- pants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation­ of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.’

Explanation

The Chatham House Rule originated at Chatham House with the aim of providing anonymity to speakers and to encourage openness and the sharing of information. It is now used throughout the world as an aid to free discussion. Meetings do not have to take place at Chatham House to be held under the rule.

Meetings, events and discussions held at Chatham House are normally conducted ‘on the record’ with the Rule occasionally invoked at the speaker’s r­equest. In cases where the Rule is not considered sufficiently strict, an event may be held ‘off the record’.

FAQs:

Q. When was the Rule devised? A. In 1927 and refined in 1992 and 2002.

Q. Should one refer to the Chatham House Rule or the Chatham House Rules? A. There is only one Rule, i.e. the plural Chatham House Rules is incorrect.

Q. What are the benefits of using the Rule? A. It allows people to speak as individuals, and to express views that may not be those of their organizations, and therefore it encourages free discussion. People usually feel more relaxed if they don’t have to worry about their reputation or the implications if they are publicly quoted.

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