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DAY ONE - 26 MARCH 2019 TRAINING FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS

0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE CURRENT THREATS AND STATE OF CAPABILITY

0845 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS: General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff 0855 FOUR STAR LEAD PARTNER WELCOME ADDRESS Gene Colabatistto, Group President, Defence and Security, CAE Inc 0900 HARNESSING LESSONS FROM 100 YEARS OF OPERATIONS  Replacing existing contracted services to meet air warfare support requirements across the air, navy, army, and joint forces commands  Outlining the current RAF training requirements and the main considerations for advancing operational training for air-to- air combat; air-to-surface combat, Joint Terminal Attack Controller/Forward Air Controller; EW, air-traffic control, ground- based air defence, and airspace battle management; and live gunnery.  Establishing a Joint Secure Air Combat Training System to prepare Airmen for operations in congested battlespaces Air J H Hunter, Director Flying Training No 22 Group, Royal 0930 CHANGING TRAINING DOCTRINE AND CHANGING THE CULTURE OF MILITARY FLYING TRAINING General (Ret’d) Frank Gorenc, Former Commander, USAFE 1000 SHAPING THE HUMAN CONTRIBUTION TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGE  The role of knowledge, training, and experience within the fighter force  Training requirements to achieve and maintain operational advantage  Implications of enablers to achieve relevant training environments Major General Alain Pelletier, Chief Fighter Capability, 1030 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING OUTSOURCING BASIC TRAINING

1100 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CURRENT THREAT ENVIRONMENT AND TRAINING MODERNISATION REQUIREMENTS  Developing a robust force to deter Russian aggression on the Eastern flanks  Engaging in multinational training exercises to attain interoperability and develop capability in compliance with NATO standards  Examining training implications of the planned upgrades to MiG-29 fleet of multi-purpose aircraft  Outlining emerging requirements General Sergiy Drozdov, Commander, Pending Ministerial Authorisation 1200 AUGMENTING PILOT TRAINING CAPACITY – THE ADVANTAGES OF SHORT TERM PILOT TRAINING CONTRACTS  Typically, capital expenditures of pilot training systems are for a 20 year+ timeframe. What happens when short term pilot demands exceed production capacity?  Outsourcing pilot training to industry or another Government doesn’t mean you must make sacrifices: finding a training provider with top technology that adapts the syllabus to the needs of the specific country is tough to find. RSW explains why it is important not to integrate in an existing training system, rather, leverage the knowledge and lessons learned to create a custom training solution  Recruiting top instructor talent affects the resulting product: how to find and attract the top military instructor pilots in an environment of pilot shortages and top paying commercial aviation jobs General (Ret’d) William R. Looney III, Former Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), US Air Force 1215 ADVANCING TRAINING FOR COIN OPERATIONS  Developing the capacity of personnel to fight under all types of terrains and weather conditions, and conduct operations in degraded environments  Procuring Super Tucano light to respond to and retain battlefield advantage in the volatile, contemporary security environment  Reducing training costs without compromising combat effectiveness Air Vice Marshal Charles Akpochai Ohwo, Director of Evaluation, 1245 EMPOWERING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT; A NON-MILITARY SOLUTION  20 years of successful Outsourced training for African Militaries  Training for Capability, Capacity, and Sustainability  African challenges though an African lens Captain Kate Odendaal, Global Training Director, Starlite Aviation Group 1315 NETWORKING LUNCH

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1430 COMMANDERS’ PANEL DISCUSSION: SUSTAINING CREDIBLE FORCE IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT  Determining investment priorities and mitigating disproportionate spending on live training  Sustaining equipment while planning for modernisation  The volatility of the Eastern European security environment necessitates strong projection of airpower. How can we ensure that pilots are trained to operate and fight in an increasingly congested and information-dominated battlespace?  How can we develop exceptional leaders and equip pilots with skills to act decisively in high-intensity conflict? Is greater emphasis on higher fidelity GBTS a feasible way to prepare Airmen for multi-domain warfare? Moderator: Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff Panellists: Colonel General Sergiy Drozdov, Commander, Ukrainian Air Force Subject to Final Confirmation Major General Alain Pelletier, Chief Fighter Capability, Royal Canadian Air Force Major General Kevin A. Huyck, Director of Operations, US Air Combat Command Air Vice Marshal Charles Akpochai Ohwo, Director of Evaluation, Nigerian Air Force 1530 USAF INITIAL FLIGHT TRAINING AND RAF MULTI-ENGINE PISTON TRAINING – CONTRACTOR OWNED CONTRACTOR OPERATED (COCO)  Turn Key: Military Tailored Basic and Advanced flight skills using military procedures and syllabi with active duty uniformed aviator oversight  Military Ethos instilled by highly experienced Military Veterans who both instruct, lead and mentor civilian instructors to deliver the same training  Technologically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) from General Aviation used to train basic and advanced skills in a far cheaper platform yet fully capable of training key live flying skills. Some of these aircraft and simulators have more advanced avionics and systems than most legacy military still in service. Mark Maryak, Chief Pilot USAFIFT, L3 Link/Doss Phil Bell, RAF ME Chief/Regulatory Instructor Pilot, L3 CTS 1600 SHAPING THE FAF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM FOR NEW CHALLENGES  Outlining industry engagement and modernisation of ground-based training facilities to prepare fighter jet crews for the full spectrum of operations in an increasingly complex battlespace  Exploring scalable options to satisfy single, tandem, and side-by-side seating configurations  Addressing the role of light combat attack aircraft in advanced training and counter-insurgency  Developing ground-based systems and fielding econfigurabler threat emulation Colonel Julien Moreau, Commander Flying Schools, French Air Force 1630 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING ROTARY- OPERATIONS IN DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS

1700 QUESTIONS ON HUNGARIAN FORCE TRANSFORMATION  Overview of the Zrinyi 2026 Programme  Examining the recent procurement of 16 H225M multi-purpose  Training for light utility, tactical transport, combat , and light attack operations Colonel Tamás Bali, Deputy Commander, 86 Szolnok Helicopter Base, 1730 INTRODUCING THE NH 90 SEA LION INTO THE GERMAN NAVY  The meaning of EMAR for the implementation of the NH 90 Sea Lion  Walking a new path: Army aviation training as forerunner to naval specialisation  Looking ahead to the future: The German Naval Aviation Flying Training Concept Commander Jan Keller, Commander Flying Group, German Navy 1800 ITALIAN ARMY AVIATION APPROACH TO FLYING TRAINING  Lessons learned from multinational and multi-domain training exercises  Developing flight training TTPs in accordance with NATO operational requirements  Training in mixed inventories of new and legacy rotary-wing platforms  Outlining new qualifications and pilot training requirements for new fleet of helicopters Major Matteo del Nevo, Army Aviation Command, Italian Army 1830 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff 1910 MILITARY DINNER SPONSORED BY CAE By invitation only

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0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0850 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS: Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff 0900 TRAINING COMBAT AIR FORCES IN SUPPORT OF US SECURITY OBJECTIVES  Expanding simulation, augmented reality, and gaming to accelerate progression of Airmen through the training pipeline  Outlining requirements for adversary air and examining Operation Location Laydown going to contract in 2020-21  Addressing pilot shortage and skills retention  Evaluating the role of light attack aircraft in near peer-on-peer conflict Major General Kevin A. Huyck, Director of Operations, US Air Combat Command 0930 FOUR STAR LEAD PARTNER INDUSTRY BRIEFING PROVIDED BY CAE (Ret’d) Geoff Brown, Former Chief, Royal Australian Air Force 1000 ’S JOURNEY TO AIR FORCE MODERNISATION  Addressing equipment limitations and hardware modernisation  Outlining the recent acquisition of the T-6 Texan II trainer to enhance advanced training for the full spectrum of operations  Networking simulation capabilities and providing ample synthetic training opportunities  Improving cooperation with the USAF and international partners General Alejandro Gabriel Amorós, General Director for Plans, Programmes and Budgets, 1030 INDUSTRY LEADERS’ PANEL DISCUSSION:  How can industry support connectivity and LVC between new and legacy platforms? What are the challenges associated with software compatibility?  How can industry provide greater flexibility in flight training?  How can we balance intellectual property with interoperability for users?  What are the challenges of distributed mission training?  How can we ensure that interface protocols are applicable to al parties involved? How can we provide multiple levels of security?  How can we ensure internal interoperability and commonality between international partners? Moderator: Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff Panellists: Mike Lewis, Director BD & Strategy Flight Training Services, L3 Link CAE, Leonardo 1100 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT AND OPERATIONAL CONVERSION TRAINING

1130 SUSTAINING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH TO 2055  Examining the planned procurement of light combat aircraft as part of wider plans to meet current and emerging threats in the rapidly evolving regional security environment  Reducing flying training costs through synthetic training: overview of the recent procurement of flight and navigation procedures trainer (FNPT) II simulator and its impact on combat capability  Advancing LVC and ensuring effective integration of trainer aircraft with simulators Dato Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan, Air Education and Training Commander, Royal Malaysian Air Force 1200 OPTIMISING THE PILOT PIPELINE AND ENHANCING MULTINATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES  Overview of the lead-in-fighter-training (LIFT) unit and its role in preparing pilots for transitioning to the JF-17 and F-16  Assessing trainer aircraft and ways to acclimate new pilots to fast jets in the lead-up to their conversion on frontline aircraft  Outlining the Multinational Military Flight Crew Training Centre (MMFCT-C) established in partnership with Air Vice Marshal Nasser ul Haq Wyne, Inspector General, Air Force 1230 THE ROLE OF LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT IN ADVANCED TRAINING  Evaluating the fleet of A29 Super ucanoT and the role of light attack aircraft in counter-insurgency, border patrol, and advanced training  Training Airmen to operate advanced computer systems and integrated weapons systems in  Lessons learned from CRUZEX 2018 and training for multinational combat against insurgent or paramilitary forces Air Vice Marshal Luiz Guilherme Silveira de Medeiros, Commander 10th Wing, Danilo Popp Lucas, Commander of the Air Defence Group, Brazilian Air Force 1300 NETWORKING LUNCH

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ADVANCED TRAINING

1430 TRAINING TO OPERATE IN CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS: A PERSPECTIVE  Lessons learned from multinational training exercises: evaluating the recent participation of the Colombian Air force in the Red Flag exercise  Preparing for humanitarian assistance and operations against asymmetric threats  Training airmen to conduct air transport in degraded environments General Juan Guillermo Conde Vargas, Chief of Staff of CCOES, Colombian Air Force 1500 SOLUTION FOR FAST JET TRAINING”  Polish Training System 2019 - the new road map for the fast jet training  Phasing the training as a key solution for training downloading from combat squadrons  Meeting F-16C/D Block 52+ training entry criteria - syllabus development  Technology supporting training capability  Ground Base Training System in PLAF fast jet training  Requirements to sustain proper rate of training - Integrated Logistic Support Colonel Wojciech Pikuła, Commander of the 4th Training Wing, Polish Air Force Inspectorate Colonel Konrad Madej, Head of Training, 4th Training Wing, Polish Air Force Inspectorate 1530 OUTSOURCED TRAINING AS A COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURE  Retaining air superiority to conduct air policing and deter Russian aggression  Evaluating industry engagement to amplify basic and advanced training  Assessing challenges associated with adapting to advanced software in fighter cockpit  Adapting the training system to ensure effective pilot transition into fighter aircraft Lieutenant Colonel Michal Kudyn, Commander 213rd Training , 1600 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING LVC

1630 IMPROVING LVC AND FULL-IMMERSION MISSION EXPERIENCE FOR PILOTS AND SENSOR OPERATORS  Advancing VR and high-fidelity ground based training  Leveraging advanced educational technology and ensuring ample learning opportunities for the US Navy  Developing immersive training to expand intellectual agility and mitigate cognitive complexity  Enhancing LVC and war-gaming to enable complex, multi-domain warfare scenarios Rear Admiral Gregory Harris, Chief of Naval Air Training, US Navy 1700 INNOVATION - A MONSTER OR OPPORTUNITY? Innovation in technology is presenting ground breaking opportunities with the flying training environment. The presentation will discuss a number of these trends and how their power and value might be harnessed Mark Green, Director Strategy and Business Development, Lockheed Martin 1730 DEVELOPING A NEW TRAINING SYSTEM, THE PROCUREMENT ASPECTS  A training system for the 21st century  Military requirements vs industrial considerations  The Spanish Integrated Training System programme Colonel Enrique Martinez Vallas, Chief of Acquisitions Programme Section, Spanish Ministry of Defence 1800 PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CAN INDUSTRY PREVENT AND SOLVE THE CURRENT GLOBAL MILITARY PILOT SHORTAGE  How can we reform the training system to mitigate skills shortage and create a full-spectrum capable, high-end focused force?  Assessing manpower shortage, retention of pilots, and personnel management. How can air forces ensure seamless transition through the pipeline and train airmen and sensor operators better, faster, and cheaper?  What solutions are adequate to mitigate the pilot shortage in the near and long-term? Should air forces consider trainer aircraft procurement, outsourced training, or a greater reliance on ground-based training systems? Moderator: Commodore (Ret’d) David Waddington CBE, Director Strategy Business Development (Air), CAE 1830 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY TWO Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff

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0800 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

0850 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff SEAMLESS TRANSITION TO 5TH GENERATION AIRCRAFT

0900 HOST-NATION OPENING ADDRESS: THE CHANGING FACE OF FLYING TRAINING  Lessons learned and anticipated progress in line with MFTS  Modernisation of MFTS to meet the requirements of the front-line  The challenge of Innovation Air Vice Marshal Warren James, Commanding 22 Group, IMMERSIVE TRAINING AND HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION FOR THE FUTURE FORCE  Developing AI to support learning and select content based on specific strengths and weaknesses of Airmen  Achieving efficiency without compromising quality: leveraging COTS to help train better, faster, cheaper  Ensuring software compatibility and inter-connectivity of AI and synthetic training devices  Mitigating challenges associated with the incompatibility of legacy aircraft and advanced trainers Major General Patrick J. Doherty, Commander 19th Air Force, US Air Force 1000 FUTURE PLANS OF ROFKA  Overview of the Mitt squadron  Enhancing conversion training to prepare pilots to fly F-35 fighter aircraft  Assessing synthetic training requirements for UAV pilots Confirmed 1*, Representing Chief of Air Staff, Republic of Korea Air Force 1030 LVC IN MIXED INVENTORIES OF NEW AND LEGACY PLATFORMS AND 5TH GENERATION TRAINING  Evaluating Adir F-35 pilots’ performance of sorties in advanced simulators  Transforming 5th generation pilot training by developing LVC technologies  Networking simulators and integrating 4th and 5th generation fighter aircraft into combined LVC exercises  Building resilience and robustness for operations in an information-dominated battlespace Lieutenant Colonel Ben Blustein, Head of Fighter Exercises Branch, 1100 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

1130 PANEL DISCUSSION: TRAINING TO OPERATE THE F-35  As NATO nations prepare to deploy 5th generation aircraft, how will training requirements change? Will the capabilities of 5th and subsequently 6th generation aircraft denote an augmented focus on synthetic training?  How can we ensure seamless pilot transition into 5th generation aircraft? How will the TX programme transform the training syllabus?  As the European airspace is becoming increasingly congested, what solutions need to be incorporated to develop a training environment with NATO partners?  Given the increasing complexity of electronics on-board, how can we ensure implement common interfaces and open architectures to advance interoperability?  80+ weapons systems to interact within training environment – commonality & open architecture, common interfaces  How can we ensure the integration of cyber and space capabilities to build resilience in an information-dominated battlespace? Moderator: Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff Panelists: Major General Patrick J. Doherty, Commander 19th Air Force, US Air Force Confirmed 1*, Representing Chief of Air Staff, Republic of Korea Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ben Blustein, Head of Fighter Exercises Branch, Israeli Air Force 1200 AIR FORCE STRATEGY 2017–2027 AND PLAN JERICHO  Outlining the RAAF’s pilot training system facilities project  Examining AIR 5428 P HASE 1 and the combat training capability  Capitalising on future high technology systems and taking advantage of advanced technology and aircraft capabilities  Transforming the training system to ensure agile decision-making in information-dominated environments Chris Hake, Officer Commanding No. 78 Wing,Royal Australian Air Force

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1230 MEETING SELECT TRAINING READINESS REQUIREMENTS  Implementing and managing live, virtual, constructive, gaming and mission command efforts that support Institutional Initial Military Training and Professional Military Education  Ensuring that simulators safely meet aircrew training task standards when fielded, modified, and sustained  Developing doctrine and TTPs to retain high operational readiness of rotary-wing, air traffic control, and unmanned aerial systems Colonel John M. Ferrell, Director, Directorate of Simulation, US Army Aviation Center of Excellence 1300 NETWORKING LUNCH

1400 CHALLENGES OF PILOT TRAINING IN  Overview of the Belgian fixed-wing and otary-wingr flying training system  Transforming MFTS in anticipation of 5th generation aircraft procurement: building capability to face air-to-air and surface- to-air threats  Establishing linked synthetic mission training systems and networking simulators to enable multi-entry and multi-location training exercises Colonel Patrick Goossens, Head of Training, 1430 MAXIMISING TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS TO RETAIN THE COMPETITIVE EDGE  Overview of the main priorities and challenges associated with the replacement of TS-11 Iskra jet trainers  Reducing the need to fly sorties on far more expensive and complex variants of frontline aircraft through the acquisition of M346 trainer aircraft  Enhancing flexibility and operational versatility by integrating embedded synthetic training devices  Ensuring effective pilot interactions in real time with a virtual tactical scenario Colonel Norbert Chojnacki, Chief of the Air Combat Branch, Polish Air Force Inspectorate 1500 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

1530 MODERNISATION OF THE SWEDISH FLIGHT TRAINING SYSTEM TO DETER RUSSIAN AIR SPACE CONTRAVENTION  Exploring future solutions for a holistic training system covering Phase II-IV  Securing SwAF’s long-term 2040+ requirement for military pilot training  Designing a state-of-the-art training system to be adaptable to new threat scenarios and operational behaviours  Optimising trainer aircraft against ground-based training systems  Achieving greater cost-efficiency of training by establishing a building block approach and downloading high-level training tasks into earlier stages of training Major Michael Rosenqvist, Project Manager MFTS, 1600 ASPECTS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR RECRUITING AND TRAINING FUTURE “GENERATION Z” PILOTS FOR THE INCREASINGLY INFORMATION-DOMINATED BATTLESPACE  Recruiting challenge for Generation Z based on actual studies  Training Syllabus adaptions to the future generation and operational needs  From Pilatus PC-7 via Pilatus PC-21 prop trainers to modern fighter jets  The challenge to recruit and train for the information dominated battlespace Colonel Beat Hedinger, Military Pilot and Chief of SPHAIR Department, Mr. Simon Kull, Marketing Lead SPHAIR, Swiss Air Force 1630 CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE Major General Thomas Deale, Former Vice Director for Joint Force Development, US Joint Staff