PERSPECTIVES ON ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENCE 27TH NOVEMBER 2018

12:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE Russia’s exploitation of the 12:50 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS electromagnetic spectrum in Eastern Ukraine and its increasing investment 13:00 SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENCE CHALLENGES FOR THE UAS THREAT • Overview of UAS technologies and roles within the battlefield into electronic warfare (EW) capability • General aspects & operational perspectives on C-UAS development demonstrates a significant • Tactical & Technical points of view to IPB, detection, elimination challenge to the execution of NATO’s • Optimal C-UAS: lethal or non-lethal? Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. • Examining experimentation conducted by the University of Defence EW capability development reinforces Dr. Ing. Miroslav Kratky, Department of Air Defence Systems, Russia’s anti-access/area-denial University of Defence in Brno approach and allows Russian forces to 13:40 DEFEATING THE THREAT OF UAS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATION retain tactical advantage. In addition to • Assessing methods to close the SHORAD capability gap in Europe exploiting jamming techniques, Russian • Integrating CMIC and Stryker vehicles to advance force protection forces have successfully integrated • Evaluating short-term and long-term requirements to detect and intercept UASs for surveillance and assault. By hostile UAS in the European area of responsibility arming drones with explosive devices, Colonel David Shank, Commander of 10th AAMDC, US Europe (Subject to Final Confirmation) Russian troops have been able to limit manoeuvrability of NATO units. 14:20 EXAMINING CURRENT AND PLANNED OPERATIONAL INDIRECT FIRES CAPABILITY OF THE In response to this threat on NATO’s • Achieving NATO interoperability and understanding the strategic priorities Eastern flank, allied nations are and operational employment of Bulgarian air defence artillery requesting information for advanced • Overview of current capability which includes towed 12mm: 100 D-30, MRL EW systems and Short-Range Air 122mm: 24 ARPA-40, MOR 120mm: 100 M-75 and examining future plans for modernisation and investment Defence (SHORAD) equipment. The • Feedback from Saber Guardian which saw the Air Defence Artillery live fire conference focus day will support this exercise take place in Shabla, objective and delve into emerging Confirmed Representative,Bulgarian Ministry of Defence requirements for EW and SHORAD 15:00 COFFEE AND NETWORKING against Low, Small and Slow (LSS) targets. It will offer a comprehensive 15:40 UPGRADING EW OPERATIONS AND NON-KINETIC TARGET ENGAGEMENT overview of procurement priorities for • Assessing capabilities of the mobile electronic warfare (EW) suite jamming solutions and air defence • Advancing signals analysis and classification • Examining procurement objectives and the second-generation Symon artillery in Eastern Europe, allowing signal analysis system attendees to learn best practices from Confirmed Representative, Reconnaissance & EW Department, Czech Army thought-leaders including an overview 16:20 ADVANCING TARGET ACQUISITION FOR THE FUTURE FORCE of Spain’s recently acquired CUAS system • Outlining requirements and objectives for developing indirect fire systems and the US Army’s planned activation of for 2030+ Stinger formations and new air-defence • Automating fire direction systems and digitising the C2 suite short-range artillery systems. • Examining networked assets and interconnected systems for intelligence gathering for the future force Dwayne Hynes, Deputy Chief of Staff, G2,US Army ATTEND THE EW 17:00 SPANISH ARTILLERY: CHALLENGES & REALITIES • Air Defence Artillery & SHORAD DAY TO: • Spanish Air Defence Artillery organization • Advance target engagement • Active defence and passive defence for field Artillery Battalion and neutralisation of enemy assets • Field Artillery Doctrine • Mixed weapon systems by learning about effective jamming • Target mensuration and non-kinetic solutions • Precision Guided munition • Redefine existing air defence • Long-range fires Lieutenant Colonel Luis Algara, Chief of Department of Tactics, Techniques artillery technology for applications and Gunnery – Artillery School, against a wider array of missile, manned, and unmanned aircraft 17:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: DEFEATING THE THREAT OF UAS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE threats OF OPERATION • Assessing methods to close the SHORAD capability gap in the Eastern • Upgrade disruption of enemy assets European flanks in congested operating environments • Advancing shoulder-fired man-portable air defence systems to defeat LSS by advancing EW capabilities targets on the move • Evaluating short-term and long-term requirements to detect and intercept • Enhance detection of aircraft hostile UAS systems with low kinematic profile 18:20 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE FOCUS DAY by informing your organisation of integrated radar technology, and networked infrared, optical, and acoustic sensors

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0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH

0850 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS 1440 ENSURING FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILTIY OF ARTILLERY ASSETS 0900 CONSIDERATIONS FOR CZECH ARTILLERY DEVELOPMENT • Evaluating the integration of recently acquired PZH • Current requirements and plans 2000 Howitzers to ensure their full operational • Artillery development strategic project capability • Artillery Reconnaissance • Assessing methods to upgrade situational awareness • Training and capability building and target acquisition • Future plans for 2026+ • Addressing counter fire and counterbattery radar Colonel Milan Kalina, Chief of Artillery, Czech Republic Army capability • Engaging in multinational training exercises to 0940 UPDATE ON THE THEATRE SURFACE FIRES COMMAND enhance interoperability of the • Providing cross-boundary, theatre-wide fires for a Lieutenant Colonel Drazen Music, Howitzer PzH2000 Land Component HQ Battalion Commander, Artillery and Missile Regiment, • Utilising US and Alliance Field Artillery long-range fires Croatian Army • Reflecting on experimentation during Dynamic Front 18 and furthering the Theatre Surface Fires Command 1520 MODERNISATION OF ARTILLERY ASSETS TO RETAIN HIGH concept during future exercises READINESS AGAINST PEER ADVERSARY Colonel William Kirby, Commander, 19th Battlefield • Outlining the acquisition of German PzH 2000 Coordination Detachment (BCD), US Army Europe howitzers which will extend the Battalion’s range of fire from 11km to NATO standard 40km 1020 PECULIARITIES OF ARTILLERY CONFRONTATION IN THE • Assessing modernisation priorities to tailor Krauss- DONBASS CONFLICT Maffei Wegmann PzH howitzers to Lithuanian • Overview of current Ukrainian indirect fire capability operational requirements and an update into the current conflict in the Donbass • Evaluating Dynamic Front 2018 : focusing on • Operational feedback of recent reconissance, standardisation of indirect fire deployment and surveillance and fire control activities identification of targets from operational to tactical • The direction for the development of combat efficiency levels to increase damage and reconnaissance capability Major Marijus Jonelis, Commander General Romualdas Major General Andrii Koliennikov, Deputy Director, Giedraitis Artillery Battalion, Lithuanian Land Forces Central Scientific Research Institute of the Armament and Military Equipment Directorate, Armed Forces of 1600 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING Ukraine 1640 UPGRADING ARTILLERY RECONNAISSANCE AND 1100 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING TARGET ACQUISITION • Examining the performance parameters of the 1140 CZECH MODERNISATION PRIORITIES AND THE NEW Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) self-propelled 120MM MORTAR SYSTEM howitzer • Preparing for tender in 2021 • Evaluating the reconnaissance potential of German • Contenders and capability needs artillery and target acquisition using UASs • Cost versus effectiveness • Enhancing reliability of data to accelerate rapidity of • Related artillery projects response on the battlefield Martin Šufajzl, Project Manager – Artillery & Mortars, • Addressing short-range fires and Air Defence artillery Armaments & Acquisition Division, Czech Ministry of Lieutenant Colonel Uwe Kraft, Head of Artillery and Defence Joint Fires Branch,

1220 MOBILE SOUND RANGING ARRAY, THE LATEST INSIGHTS 1720 PANEL DISCUSSION: ENHANCING FIRES C2 AND • Acoustic monitoring of impact zones during NATO TARGETING IN DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS exercises • Evaluating ways to improve precision and capability • Capturing 3D shockwaves of artillery and rocket shells of fire support at 40km range • Sound ranging during intense firing • Incorporating soft-ware to communicate in real time Alex Koers, Cofounder/Director, Microflown AVISA and link field artillery and C2 systems. • Digitising the fires C2 suite. Assessing challenges and potential vulnerabilities of digital systems 1250 EVOLVING ARTILLERY TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF • Addressing operations in degraded and GPS-denied CONVENTIONAL WARFIGHTING AGAINST A PEER environments without radar capability OPPONENT • Analyse the challenge to indirect fire presented by the modern battlefield 1800 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF MAIN • Outline the ’s reorientation of its fires CONFERENCE DAY ONE • Overview of the ongoing changes at the Royal School of Artillery to ensure that forces are correctly prepared for the likely character of conflict • Identify the approach being taken to improve NATO fires interoperability Colonel John Musgrave, Commandant, Royal School of Artillery, British Army

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0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE accelerating howitzer fire rate while avoiding overheating challenges 0855 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS • Identifying procurement objectives in light of the planned increase in defence expenditure 0900 KEYNOTE: PROVIDING EXPERTISE IN SUPPORT OF Colonel Igor Cebek. Chief of J5 – Capability Planning, ALLICANCE LAND FORCES READINESS Strategy and Plans, Slovenian Ministry of Defence • Ensuring competency and standardisation of artillery Jurij Jurtela, Senior Military Specialist, Slovenian Ministry assets of Defence • Overview of the recently established NATO Force Integration Units to enable high readiness in the 1340 NETWORKING LUNCH Eastern flanks • Assessing multinational training exercises and 1440 MODERNISING ARTILLERY IN SUPPORT OF SLOVAK standardisation to enhance interoperability of GROUND FORCE OPERATIONS European allies • Overview of current Slovak Ground Force capability J.T. Thomson, Incoming Commander, and insight into the strategic purpose and operational NATO (Subject to Final Confirmation) intent of indirect fire modernisation • Developing the artillery command and fire control 0940 VISION FOR MODERNISING CZECH ARMY´S ARTILLERY system (DELOSYS) to be deployed on battalion and ASSETS IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATO STANDARDS battery levels in conjunction with various artillery units • Outlining procurement plans to meet NATO standards: • Procurement of close and short-range 3D radars examining requirements to replace the 152mm mounted Colonel Pavol Barančík, Fire Support Coordinator DANA Howitzer & Chief of Artillery, • Addressing situational awareness, target acquisition, and advanced fire control system to enhance target engagement 1520 STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EASTERN • Evaluating considerations for system integration EUROPEAN ALLIES • Ensuring interoperability of the Czech Land Forces to • Analysing current capabilities, including the M777 increase participation in multinational missions lightweight howitzer Lieutenant Colonel Marcel Křenek, Chief of Artillery • Assessing Operation Reassurance and the Canadian Department Land Forces HQ, Czech Army Army’s engagement in multinational training exercises to enhance Eastern European artillery capabilities at 1020 MODERNISATION AND INTEGRATION OF ROMANIAN the battalion and brigade-levels ARTILLERY - AS AN INDIVIDUAL NATION AND AS PART • Outlining efforts to support the NATO Enhanced OF THE NATO COLLECTIVE FORCE Forward Presence mission and examining the recent • Operating the Romanian native-made, highly mobile, deployment of an additional artillery battery to Latvia multiple rocket launcher which has been used to improve indirect fire support operationally in , Afghanistan, Confirmed Representative, Army Operations, and Iraq • What is the planned future for Romanian artillery? Colonel Daniel Condruz, Section Head for Fire Support, 1600 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING Romanian Army 1640 ADVANCING INDIRECT FIRE CAPABILITY AND MORTAR 1100 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING WEAPONS SYSTEMS FOR THE STRYKER AND THE FUTURE FORCE 1140 CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT • Evaluating the role of PM CAS in life cycle program PERSPECTIVE OF POLISH FIELD ARTILLERY management of artillery and mortar products • Current status and plans • Providing the Warfighter with smart and precision- • New equipment capability guided munitions for operations in congested • Artillery weapon locating radar environments • JFO/JFS program • Addressing life support and sustainment of Lieutenant Colonel Wojciech Dalka, Field Artillery Department, conventional munitions and mortar systems • Assessing current priorities and challenges for 1220 IMPLEMENTATION OF JFS IN THE advancing indirect fires capability for the US Army • Addressing cooperation with the Latvian MoD and Colonel Will McDonough, Project Manager Combat the self-propelled howitzer agreement Ammunition Systems, US Army (Subject to Final • Attaining freedom of manoeuvre and advancing Confirmation) neutralisation of enemy assets by increasing range and rate of fire 1720 PANEL DISCUSSION: INDIRECT FIRE SUPPORT WITHIN • Advancing close air support A RAPIDLY CHANGING AND FLUID THREAT CONTEXT Lieutenant Colonel Bertram Hadeyer, Artillery Branch, • Evaluating methods to attain interoperability and Austrian Armed Forces reflecting on multinational training exercises • Addressing rate of fire and maintaining 1300 SLOVENIAN MODERNISATION PRIORITIES: ENHANCING maneuverability in different operating environments CAPABILITY IN LINE WITH NATO STANDARDS • Improving firing sequence and instituting soft launch • Accelerating C2 to advance target engagement and procedures for long-range missile systems precision • Achieving freedom of manoeuvre through effective 1800 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF MAIN firepower projection CONFERENCE • Evaluating sustainment of existing assets and

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