CELEBRATING 300 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH OF THE TAKING FIREPOWER FORWARD ROYAL ARTILLERY REGIMENT Main Conference: 23rd – 24th May 2016 Post Conference Workshops: 25th May 2016 Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London, United Kingdom Senior Artillery Commanders Sharing Their Experience Include: Colonel Brigadier Brigadier Brigadier Colonel Timothy J. Bishop, General Fabio Simon Humphrey, General Paul Christopher Taylor, Director of Artillery, Giambartolomei, Director of Capability Tennant, Commander of 210 Canadian Land Commander of the Combat Support, Chief of Joint Fires & Field Artillery Brigade, Forces Artillery Command, UK MoD Influence, ARRC HQ, 2nd Infantry Division, Italian Army NATO US Army Uniting the global joint fires community to shape the next generation of artillery p Advance your understanding of p Access the most up-to-date p Discuss the merits of different state-of-the-art C4i and battlefield development in precision guidance levels of artillery platform management systems, in order and range increasing technology, mechnisation from towed systems to ensure that new acquisitions, seen in such systems as all the way to the wheeled PzH such as 155mm platforms, can be Excalibur, HE-ER or the XM1156 2000 and the tracked AS90, in effectively integrated Kit, to guarantee your capability to order to enhance your indirect fire deliver effect on target capabilities Early Confirmed Sponsors FUTURE ARTILLERY 2016 23rd – 25th May 2016 | London, UK Senior Expert Speaker Panel: Dear Colleague, Brigadier Simon Humphrey, Director of Capability Combat Support, UK MoD Artillery has seen something of a renaissance in the past Brigadier General Paul Tennant, Chief of Joint Fires & few years, with its rejuvenation in the recent Russo-Ukrainian Influence, ARRC HQ, NATO War and the increased relevance of artillery to the joint fires Brigadier General Fabio Giambartolomei, picture, in the war against Daesh or so-called ISIL. Commander of the Artillery Command, Italian Army Colonel Christopher Taylor, Commander of 210 Field Meanwhile the Western world is recognising the need for Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, US Army Colonel Timothy J. Bishop, Director of Artillery, a modern indirect fire capability, with the UK looking to Canadian Land Forces modernise, by providing Medium-Weight Artillery for the Colonel Pasi Pasivirta MSc, Director of Artillery, soon-to-be-formed ‘Rapid Response Brigade’. Finnish Army Command Colonel Manfred Dietmar Felber, This follows the success of the CAESAR on deployment with Head of Joint Fire Support/Indirect Fire Section, the French Army, in theatre across Western Africa. Office for Army Development, German Army Colonel Chiheb Khelifa, Commander, Artillery Regiment, Such operations come against a backdrop of rapid and Tunisian Land Army pervasive technological and doctrinal change within Colonel Johan Pekkari, Commander the artillery community, driven by externally evolving of Artillery, Swedish Armed Forces technologies. The development of precision-guidance Colonel Edward O’Neill, Director of the Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, Fires Center capabilities has rendered the artillery piece capable of not of Excellence (FCOE), US Army only suppression but of accurate lethality. Coupling this with Colonel Heyward Hutson, the increased mechanisation of artillery and the widening Assistant Commandant, Field Artillery School, US Army variety of ammunition that it can carry and the global artillery Colonel Ivan Mraz, Head of the Artillery Directorate, community has seen artillery systems grow into a veritable The Army of the Czech Republic anti-tank capability. Lieutenant Colonel Kaarel Mäesalu, Inspector of Artillery, Estonian Defence Forces However the advancement of these solutions, while of great Lieutenant Colonel Eamonn Welch, utility to the contemporary artillery commander, brings a SO1 Offensive Support Plans, Capability Directorate Combat Support, UK MoD raft of fresh challenges. Most crucial amongst these is Lieutenant Colonel Jason S. Freeby, the need to knit all these new and enhanced capabilities Executive Officer, Marine Corps Artillery Detachment, together to ensure a seamless indirect fire capability, while Fort Sill, US Marine Corps simultaneously de-conflicting with other fire support and Lieutenant Colonel Soren Høst, forward deployed assets at the battalion- and brigade-level Head of Fire Support Division, Army Combat & Fire Support Centre, Danish Army joint fires picture. Lieutenant Colonel Rienk Sijbrandi, Chief Plans Fire The Future Artillery 2016 conference will confront all these Support Command, Royal Netherlands Army Lieutenant Colonel Jin Whee Chung, challenges and more, as the global joint fires community Artillery Project Team, Defense Acquisition Program gathers decide how to take fire power forward. Administration, Republic of Korea Lieutenant Colonel Milan Kalina, Kind regards, Deputy Head of Fire Support Department, University of Defence, Czech Republic Confirmed Representative IDF Artillery Major Charles Tardy-Joubert, Artillery Capability Branch, Artillery School, French Army Anthony Lewis, Analyst, Land Platform Systems Team, DSTL Kirsty Small, Project Technical Authority, Land Will Rushworth Indirect Fires and Enabling Systems Team, DSTL Conference Director, Future Artillery 2016 Ricky Hart, Capability Adviser, Land Fires, DSTL Chris Foss, Editor of Armour & Artillery, IHS Janes Highlights of Future Artillery 2016 Colonel (Retd) Didier Rampal, Business Development Manager, Artillery and Weapon p Benefit from a series of case studies examining the use of Systems, Nexter Systems Medium Weight Artillery Ken Musculus, Vice President, Tactical Missiles, Lockheed Martin p Study the various solutions currently available to mechanise Joerg Schulz, Project Manager, and mobilise systems, in order to render your fire support more ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH flexible capability Dave Dorman, Orbital ATK Armament Systems Division, Vice President, p Engage with the vibrant and diverse international community Defense & Government Relations of artillery commanders in order to learn how they intend to Bård Frostad, satisfy operational requirements in the short and medium term Senior Military Advisor, Saab Technologies Norway p Network with foreign artillery counterparts and industry thought Ian Burch, Software Systems Engineer & Offensive leader, to harness a global pool of knowledge and experience, Support SME, Rockwell Collins in order to develop your own capabilities and joint fires Brigadier General (Retd) Benny Mehr, Senior Consultant,Land & Naval Radars and Systems Division, doctrine ELTA Systems www.future-artillery.com | [email protected] | +44 (0)20 7368 9737 FUTURE ARTILLERY 2016 23rd – 25th May 2016 | London, UK Who should Attend? Key Military Attendees at Future Artillery 2016 include: Key Solution Provider Attendees at Future p Artillery Commander Artillery 2016 include: p Commanding General Artillery Regiment p Director/Head of Sales p SO1 Joint Fires p Program Director p Program Managers p Director of Business Development EMEA p Head of Capability Development p VP Business Development p Government/Ministry of Defence Represenatives p Director of Marketing p Head of (National) Armaments & C2 p Representing Manufacturers of: p Head of Acquisition for Towed Systems p Gun Systems p Head of Land Systems Procurement p C4i p Target acquisition systems p Training systems providers and integrators Very interesting; an “ optimum update of the p Ammunition “ current situation p Counter-battery sensors Great exchange of Engineer, Tecnobit, Past Attendee knowledge and discussion “ “over critical aspects concerning the evolution of Artillery Artillery Directorate Staff Officer, Hellenic Army General Staff , Past Attendee The 13th Annual Future Artillery Gala Dinner Monday 23rd May 2015, 18:30 - 22:00 Our proud return to The Honourable Artillery Company, one of the world’s most historic and beautiful artillery venues! The annual Future Artillery Gala Dinner is one of the key conference highlights each year. The dinner is the ideal way to conclude the first day of the main conference, joining your new contacts and old acquaintances for drinks and dinner in the dramatic surroundings of the Honourable Artillery Company’s Armoury House. This beautiful Grade II listed building is located in central Lon- don and has been home to the Honourable Artillery Company since 1735. The dinner is held in the Long Room, which retains several eighteenth-century features, such as the Royal Coat of Arms and Regimental Coat of Arms. On the walls are portraits of Captains-General and of other notable members of the Company. The most recent is of the present Captain-General, HM Queen Elizabeth II (1999). Regiments of the Company have fought with distinction in both World Wars and its current Regiment, which forms part of the Territorial Army, has a demanding and exciting role as part of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps. Join your col- leagues, friends and peers for the perfect conclusion to the first day of conference in one of the most historic artillery venues in the world. www.future-artillery.com | [email protected] | +44 (0)20 7368 9737 FUTURE ARTILLERY 2016 23rd – 25th May 2016 | London, UK MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 23rd MAY 2016 08:30 REGISTRATION & COFFEE PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS 08:45 WELCOME BY EVENT DIRECTOR & DEFENCE IQ 13:30 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF US ARTILLERY – SATISFYING GREATER ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS 08:50 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS p