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Leading Military Experts: Major General Aguiar Santos, Pandur Mechanised Brigade Commander, Portuguese Army, Portugal Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land Systems, Spanish Army, Spain Brigadier Martin Wijnen, Commander of 43 Mechanized Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army, Netherlands Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director of Armament and Procurement, Austrian MoD, Austria Brigadier Ben Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare, IISS, UK Colonel Egbert Teeuw, Head of Ground Based Weapon Systems Division, Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation, Netherlands Lieutenant Colonel Henk Ouwehand, Commander of the 45th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army, Netherlands Major Claus Heesakker Johansen, Armoured Vehicles Study and Development Branch, Danish Army Combat Benefits of attending: and Fire Support Centre, Denmark (sfc) • Cutting edge technology presented by those at Leading Industry Experts: the forefront of industry, including BAE Systems, Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE General Dynamics Land Systems, Systems Hägglunds, Sweden Rheinmetall/KMW and Lockheed Martin UK Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC GMBH, Krauss Maffei & Rheinmetall, Germany • Senior military representation from those leading Mr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin, UK procurement in Europe, including Spain, Mr Gary Hines, Head of Protected Vehicles, Thales, Portugal, the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands Australia Mr Mark Dean, Head of Survivability and Mechanical System • Gain an insight into the work of internationally Design, General Dynamics Land Systems, UK respected researchers and military programme Sponsorship is now open managers For further information, please contact Justin Predescu via [email protected] or +44 207 8276130

PLUS AN INTERACTIVE HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Wednesday 25th November, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK Countering IED Threats: Understanding the Operational Environment and Developing Proactive Solutions

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Dear Colleagues, Senior Representatives from both the Military and Industry It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015, taking place from the 23rd to the 24th of November in London. Major General Aguiar Santos,Pandur Mechanised Brigade Commander, Portuguese Army, Portugal

As an imperative asset within any land force, the armoured Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, vehicle is relied upon to provide mobility, fire support and Head of Land Systems, Spanish Army, Spain protection to personnel. However, as the operational environment has proven time and time again, these assets Brigadier Martin Wijnen, Commander of 43 have proven vulnerable to an array of threats, such threats Mechanized Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army, Netherlands are constantly adapting. It is therefore the aim of our forth coming conference to meet these challenges head on, Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director of providing a platform for leading armoured vehicle Armament and Procurement, Austrian MoD, Austria operators, respected research institutions as well as cutting Brigadier Ben Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare, edge industry to convene and develop proactive solutions. IISS, UK

I would ask you to pay particular attention to our Colonel Egbert Teeuw, Head of Ground Based conference agenda, which has been put together with Weapon Systems Division, Netherlands Defence great care to ensure the very best opportunities to bench Materiel Organisation, Netherlands mark and learn from subject matter experts, dealing with Major Claus Heesakker Johansen, Armoured the technologies and operational doctrines at the heart of Vehicles Study and Development Branch, Danish the armoured vehicle. Army Combat and Fire Support Centre, Denmark (sfc)

Only through learning and networking with our peers can Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE Systems Hägglunds, Sweden we enhance and improve our ideas and execution of military projects. I urge you to join us in November 2015, Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC GMBH, alongside an array of likeminded individuals to ensure that Krauss Maffei & Rheinmetall, Germany you too can benefit from this unique forum. Mr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin, UK

Yours Sincerely, Mr Gary Hines, Head of Protected Vehicles, Thales, Australia Mr Robert Shaw, Mr Mark Dean, Head of Survivability and Mechanical C-IED Advisor, UNMAS, Department of System Design, General Dynamics Land Systems, UK Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations

FUTURE ARMOURED VEHICLES SURVIVABILITY 2015: POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Countering IED Threats: Understanding the Operational Environment and Developing Proactive Solutions

Hosted by: Mr Robert Shaw, C-IED Advisor, UNMAS, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations 9.00 - 12.30 Wednesday 25th November 2015, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London

Regardless of a noticeable drawdown in the direct use of land forces, the Topics covered will include: IED still offers a potentially devastating threat to mechanised forces within • Lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, many strategically important regions. Led by an international leader in the understanding the threat as a starting point field, Countering IED Threats shall seek to draw on a wealth of operational experience, identifying and understanding the threat as a starting point, • How research and industry can develop then proactively providing solutions through requirements for material technical solutions through comprehensive assets, advanced operational strategies and tactful training solutions. understanding of the threat • Key areas for investment in the research Allowing ground forces to effectively plan for future operations where and development field forces may once again be exposed to the debilitating and lethal threat • Future requirements for solution providers of IEDs.

Register online at: www.favsurvivability.com • Alternatively fax y Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015 Day One | Monday 23rd November 2015

8.15 Day 1 - Conference Registration and Informal Introductions 13.45 How Experience from Previous Operations and the Emergence of New Threats will Shape Armoured Vehicle Doctrines and 8.45 Chairman’s Opening Address Technology • An overview of lessons learned from counter insurgency operations 9.00 Spanish Survivability Requirements for Its Planned 8x8 IFV • A discussion of threats experienced • Operational requirements that have driven procurement • Current advances in IED capability and the proliferation of • The capability gaps within the existing BMR 6X6 vehicle advanced anti-armour weapons amongst non-state actors • Survivability requirements for the Spanish Land Forces, how the • How land forces and solution providers can overcome these BMR's replacement can deliver these challenges Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land Systems, Major General Aguiar Santos, Pandur Mechanised Brigade Spanish Army, Spain Commander, Portuguese Army, Portugal Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director of Armament and 9.30 Promoting Enhanced Force Protection through Interoperability Procurement, Austrian MoD, Austria amongst Defence Forces Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land Systems, • A case study of Dutch and German joint-cooperation within their respective armoured vehicle fleet Spanish Army, Spain • Survivability and force protection capability gaps, how joint Brigadier Martin Wijnen, Commander of 43 Mechanized force cooperation can fill these requirement’s Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army, Netherlands • Challenges with co-operation in this domain, how these might Brigadier Ben Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare, IISS, UK be mitigated and a net-centric approach created for future operations 14.30 An Overview of ABBS’s Active Mine Protection Systems Brigadier Martin Wijnen, Commander of 43 Mechanized • The VGAM system: For the elimination of vehicle global Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army, Netherlands acceleration • How ABBS’s Vehicle Active Floor & Seat (VAFS) system can 10.00 Austria's Approach to Armoured Vehicle Modernisation and protect occupants by drastically reducing Floor Shock and Procurement Gross Deformation effects, providing an Active Seat • Austria´s view concerning Armoured Vehicles mechanism • A progress report on Austria’s introduction of enhanced • Drehtainer’s Zero Shock® system and its ability to completely capability within the Pandur I platform eliminate the Floor Shock threat • An overview of these upgrades and how they have Mr Roger Sloman, Managing Director, Advanced Blast and enhanced force protection Ballistic Systems, UK • The potential for defence forces to co-operate in this important area 15.00 BAE Systems CV90: Increasing Vehicle Survivability through the Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director of Armament and Creation of an Agile yet Stable Platform Procurement, Austrian MoD, Austria • A case study of the CV 90 and its cutting edge active dampening system 10.30 Morning Coffee and Networking In Exhibition Area • The creation of an intelligent suspension system that allows for 11.00 An Overview of how the Boxer can Offer Interoperable a reduction in vehicle wear, enhanced crew comfort and Survivability for European Land Forces accurate mobile fire • BOXER: Representing requirements of 4 nations and managed • The challenges of integrating this technology via OCCAR Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE • BOXER’s provision of modularity Systems Hägglunds, Sweden • Inviting cooperation in several dimensions: Development, Procurement, Operation, and Industrial Participation 15.30 Afternoon Tea and Networking In Exhibition Area Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC GMBH, Krauss Maffei & Rheinmetall, Germany 16.00 Combining Doctrines and Technology to Overcome Adapting Threats to Mechanised Personnel 11.30 Morning Keynote Address - Reserved for Sponsor • An overview of the past operational environment, the fluidity of threats and the need for constant adaptation. 12.00 Armoured vehicles For 2035: How Industry Is Responding To Ever • Strategic lessons learnt from the Iraq and Afghan campaigns Changing Military Requirements In Today’s Complex • How ground forces can combine proven doctrines and Operational Environment technical assets to keep up with adapting threats. • Assessing the evolution of 21st century conflict and where Mr Robert Shaw, C-IED Advisor, UNMAS, Department of industry see the need for a change to the status quo Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations • Common feedback from military programme managers and how this translates to future capability shifts 16.30 The Development of Effective Survivability Solutions: • The latest R&D trends and where industry are investing their Balancing the Factors at Play future spend to improve vehicle performance • Identifying the threat as a starting point for solution • Future predictions for the use and design of armoured vehicles development to ensure mission effectiveness Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC GMBH, Krauss • Balancing vehicle assets to create effective compromise Maffei & Rheinmetall, Germany • The challenges faced in achieving compromise, for example, Mr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin, UK armour vs mobility Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE • Novel means of overcoming these challenges Systems Hägglunds, Sweden Mr Ian Elegy, Senior Technical Lead-Blast and IED Protection, Mr Gary Hines, Head of Protected Vehicles, Thales, Australia Platform Systems Division, DSTL, UK Mr Mark Dean, Head of Survivability and Mechanical System Design, General Dynamics Land Systems, UK 17.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks

12.45 Networking Lunch In Exhibition Area 17.15 End of Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Day One your registration to +44 (0)870 9090 712 or call +44 (0)870 9090 711 Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015 Day Two | Tuesday 24th November 2015

8.15 DAY 2 - Conference Registration and Informal Networking 13.30 The 43rd Mechanised Brigades Approach to Force Protection • An overview of the material assets and strategies utalised to 8.45 Chairman’s Opening Address protect the 43rd Brigade’s mechanized personnel • An account of operational successes and lesson learnt within 9.00 An Overview of the Portuguese PANDUR II 8x8: Capability and the survivability domain • Applying these lessons, requirements and planning for future Requirements operations • Survivability aspects of the PANDUR II 8x8 Lieutenant Colonel Henk Ouwehand, Commander of the 45th • Operational lessons learnt from Kosovo and Lithuania Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army, • Future plans to enhance the PANDUR II 8x8 protections in the Netherlands face of modern threats Major General Aguiar Santos, Pandur Mechanised Brigade, 14.00 The Lockheed Martin Approach to Developing Advanced Portuguese Army, Portugal Armour Solutions • An overview of the key challenges Lockheed is seeking to 9.30 Morning Keynote Address - Reserved For Platinum Sponsor overcome • Ensuring multi-hit protection from both blast and ballistic 10.00 Danish retirement of the M113 Platform and the Emergence of threats New Capability • Material solutions at the forefront of cutting edge armour • Existing requirements survivability combining composites, metals and ceramics for a • The integration of Denmark’s newly acquired MOWAG Piranha comprehensive approach to armour development Mr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin, UK platforms • How these platforms can enhance offensive capability and 14.30 Afternoon Keynote Address - Reserved for Sponsor survivability for Danish land forces Major Claus Johansen, Director of Study and Development 15.00 Afternoon Tea and Networking In Exhibition Area Division, Danish Army Combat Centre, Denmark 15.30 The Development of Comprehensive Survivability in the Light 10.30 Morning Coffee and Networking In Exhibition Area Armoured Vehicle Sector: A Case Study of the Hawkei • The operational requirements driving the need for protected 11.00 Present and Future Armoured Vehicle Survivability in the yet highly mobile systems Netherlands: Including the BOXER, CV90 and Fennek • Means of meeting the challenges associated with balancing • An overview of the fleet’s survivability spectrum, from the light weight and mobility to heavy domain • How the Hawkei’s armour, mobility and situational awareness • Practices for maintaining and enhancing capability enhance its survivability • Future requirements and areas for investment Mr Gary Hines, Head of Protected Vehicles, Thales, Australia Colonel Egbert Teeuw, Head of Ground Based Weapons 16.00 Meeting an Array of Threats through Flexible Protective Solutions Systems, Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation, • The value of modularity and adaptability in protection and Netherlands survivability • Implementation of modular and adaptable protection, with 11.30 An Overview of Recent Russian Capability Development within reference to the Generic Vehicle Architecture its Armoured Vehicle Fleet • Future means of building on this concept and overcoming • Past Russian capabilities and doctrines for armoured vehicle associated challenges development Professor Bryn James, Head of Armoured Protection, DSTL, UK MoD • The direction in which the modernisation process is taking • What these developments mean for the discipline of 16.30 The FOI’s Understanding Blast and Ballistic threats to Mechanised armoured vehicle development Personnel • How these developments will affect operational planning and • An overview of the current threats that are shaping research doctrines and development • Means of detection and evasion, locating and evading Brigadier Ben Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare, IISS, UK concealed threats through assets such as ground searching technology 12.00 Networking Lunch In Exhibition Area • The direct protection of personnel: The latest work in defeating IED and ballistic threats to armoured vehicles 13.00 An Overview of the Scout SV: Modern Survivability Design Mr Martin Hagstrom, Programme Manager, Weapons and • A review of the requirements Protection, FOI, Sweden • Design considerations • Testing outcomes 17.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks Mr Mark Dean, Head of Survivability and Mechanical System Design, General Dynamics Land Systems, UK 17.15 End of Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Day Two Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015 www.favsurvivability.com

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