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Integrated Air & Missile Defence2016 9th Annual Main Conference: INTEGRATED 16th – 17th March 2016 Pre Conference Workshops: AIR & MISSILE 15th March 2016 Location: DEFENCE2016 London, UK Collaborating to close critical MEET THE capability gaps GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF AIR DEFENDERS in air & missile FROM THE LAND, AIR & defence SEA ENVIRONMENT Senior Air Defence Commanders Sharing their Experience Include: Major General Carlos Brigadier General Brigadier General Brigadier General Colonel Tomas Jakusz, Bueno Vargas, Michael Gschoßmann, Donald Fryc, Dan Cavaleru, Chief Specialist GBAD, Commander, Director Ground Based Chief of the 32nd Deputy Chief, Polish Armed Forces Colombian Air Force Operation, AAMDC, Romanian Air Force German Air Force US Army Air & missile defence has rapidly become the key national security concern. The need to guarantee the control of national air space is now paramount as the spectrum of airborne threats widens: Increase the integration of cutting-edge latest directed energy and international and internal C2 systems to reduce multi-target engaging ground- the crucial time from detection to engagement of based interceptors to ensure a national and regional airborne threats seamless national shield Reduce the degradation of your air and missile Grow your capacity to detect and identify ‘low, defence systems with the aid of bespoke third party slow & small’ flying objects, in order to prevent MRO services, allowing you to extend platform life potentially devastating strikes by unmanned threats cycles and close critical capability gaps “It was very interesting to explore the Enhance your ability to neutralise non-traditional different views on Integrated Air and Missile aerial threats by equipping your forces with the Defence, in particular the development of doctrine and weapon systems” – Head of Armaments Office, Italian Army General Staff Early Confirmed Sponsors Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 (0)20 7036 1300 www.airmissiledefenceevent.com LIST OF EARLY INTEGRATED CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AIR & MISSILE & VIP ATTENDEES Dear Colleague, DEFENCE2016 Major General Carlos Bueno Vargas, Commander, Colombian Air Force The past 18 months has seen air and missile defence jump to the front of the military and civilian news for a variety of reasons: States Brigadier General Michael Gschoßmann, Director Ground Based Operation, German across Eastern Europe have realised the urgent requirement for closer Air Force cooperation and integration, with the Baltic States organising a joint air defence system. Meanwhile fluctuating tensions in East Asia have sparked Brigadier General Donald Fryc, a renewed focus on AMD and the dominance of Daesh (ISIS) in the Middle Chief of the 32nd AAMDC, US Army East has generated numerous concerns around the ability of air defences Brigadier General Dan Cavaleru, to handle threats from C-RAM to UAVs. Deputy Chief, Romanian Air Force Brigadier General Albert Sáfár, Finally and most recently the establishment of ISIS as a coherent threat Chief of Staff, Hungarian Air Force and the growing danger of BMD in the region, have forced nations across Colonel Peter Gielen, the Middle East to re-evaluate their air defences and they have identified a Chief of GBAD, Royal Netherlands Army number of concerning capability gaps. Colonel Jan Sedliacik, Chief of the Air Defence Branch, Czech The IAMD conference, now entering its 9th year, has become the chosen Armed Forces meeting place of the air & missile defence community, chiefly to discuss Colonel Janell Eickhoff, best practice, but more recently as a method of pooling and sharing Commander of the 10th Army Air and solutions/ideas to tackle critical challenges. Missile Defence Command, US Army Europe Discussing a wide variety of topics from the closer integration of C2 Colonel Tomas Jakusz, systems to the maintenance of aging air defence systems and the growing Chief GBAD Specialist, Polish Armed threat of extreme threats such as UAVs, the IAMD 2016 conference Forces will see the community gather to decide the future of the field – join air Wing Commander Alun Walton, defenders and their industry counterparts to have a stake in these key SO1 Air C2 Dev, DACOS Development 1, UK decisions. MoD Lieutenant Colonel Esa Lappi, Kind regards, Senior Technical Officer, Finnish Defence Command Lieutenant Colonel Mattias Elfstrom, Air Defence Regiment, Swedish Armed Forces Alexander Jupp Eric Desautels, Conference Director Director of the Office of Emerging Integrated Air & Missile Defence 2016 Security Challenges, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, US Key End-User Attendees at Integrated Air & Department of State Peter Woodmansee, Missile Defence 2016 include: Missile Defense Program Manager, EPOC v Commanders v Program Managers Missile Defense Division Chief, US EUCOM • Chief of GBAD • Head of Capability Development Jakub Cimoradsky, • Chief of Air C2 v Government/Ministry of Defence Staff Officer, IAMD Section, NATO • Director of Ground Based Representatives Paul Dendy, Operations • Head of Policy & Strategy Staff Officer, IAMD Section, NATO • Commander of Air Defence • Head of (National) Armaments Regiment • Head of Acquisition Dr. Isaac Bankman, • E.g. 12th SAM Battery • Head of Procurement Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global Key Solution Provider Attendees at Integrated Fabian Ochsner, Vice President, Marketing, Business Air & Missile Defence 2016 include: Development and Product Portfolio v Director/Head of Sales • OEMs Management, Rheinmetall Air v Program Director • Sensors and Radars Defence AG v Director of Business Development • C2 Systems Joseph (Yossi) Horowitz Col (Res), EMEA • Missile Manufacturers Business Development & Marketing v VP Business Development • Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Director, Air Superiority Systems v Director of Marketing (MRO) Division, Rafael Advanced Defence v Representing: • Data links/Communications Systems • Systems Integrators www.airmissiledefenceevent.com PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP – 15TH MARCH 2016 09:30 Coffee & registration Morning Workshop A 10:00 INNOVATIVE METHODS OF DETECTION & INTERCEPTION – COUNTERING UAVS Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have long been considered a thorn in the side of air defenders, given the potential range of threats that they can pose to air space and infrastructure, at a relatively low cost to the attacker. However, in recent years, the AMD community has seen their proliferation and use increase, from miniature UAVs posing a threat to large events and urban environments, to the use of larger HALE platforms as highly effective ISR and offensive platforms. The air defence community, while obviously concerned with the threat posed by ballistic missiles, remains greatly challenged by the variety of UAVs that exist to test their defences. This session will discuss the operational challenges posed by UAVs both to air defenders and to the assets they are tasked with protecting: Attend this dedicated session in order to: v Understand the challenges posed by these ‘low, slow and small’ threats- in particular from the perspective of detection v Learn how sensors, radar and forward observers can be deployed in innovative ways to enhance your ability to detect UAVs v Hear about the latest developments in counter-UAV technology – How can you take advantage of directed energy weapons to combat these ever-evolving threats? v Join the discussion with experts from the military and solution-providing communities – What will the threats of the future look like and how can the IAMD group work together to meet and defeat them? The threat from UAVs is clear and only set to grow as an affordable method of challenging the sovereignty of air space; intelligence gathering; and possibly inflicting damage on individuals and infrastructure. This meeting is essential for those commanders attempting to reconcile this non-traditional airborne threat with the current capabilities that they possess. Seize the opportunity to network with other professionals facing the same challenges and discover the solutions being developed by the industry community to combat them. Dr. Isaac Bankman, Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global 12:30 Networking Lunch Afternoon Workshop B 13:30 EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES TO THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF C2 SYSTEMS Many nations around the world are preparing to upgrade their air and missile defence capabilities by purchasing new sensors to acquire new missile and interceptor systems. Yet, with an enhancement in capabilities, air defence commanders face an ever-growing task to ensure these new acquisitions are able to operate effectively and efficiently within the existing AMD architecture. Command and Control (C2) software is vital to any modern day air defence portfolio. Sensors and interceptors are often based in separate physical locations and it is essential to ensure that secure transfers of data and communication between assets and commanders are able to take place, in rapid response to an airborne threat. However air defence commanders face a multitude of challenges in attempting to achieve this and the adoption- and then integration- of C2 systems is central to that. This session will take participants through a discussion of case studies concerning the integration of Command & Control systems for national and international AMD architectures and the challenges that they can expect to encounter during this long process. Attend this workshop in order to: v Benefit from an increased understanding of how enhancing C2 systems can subsequently improve
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