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The ISTAR Focus DayWill Enable You To:
� Benefit from in-depth briefings on key ISTAR programmesincluding the UKWatchkeeper Tactical UAV and the USArmy’s EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
� Examine the challenges facing Forward Observation Officersand Forward Air Controllers in theatre to enable you tobuild the most effective capabilities for these troops
� Find solutions to overcome the challenge of deliveringpinpoint accuracy in target acquisition
� Meet ISTAR Project Managers and specialist industryteams in this personal networking environment
The Precision AmmunitionFocus Day Will Deliver:
� Detailed analysis of US developments of precisioncapabilities for canon, rocket and mortar weapon systems
� Latest developments with Excalibur 1a-2 rounds andprogress towards lowering the cost of the new 1b shell
� In-depth briefings to help you achieve the most reliableand cost-effective near-precision capabilities
� Intimate networking with precision Programme Managersand leading experts allowing you to build crucialcontacts and share innovative solutions
Join Us AndBenefit From:� 30+ presentations from leadingartillery experts in the worlds’ mostadvanced militaries including speakersfrom the UK Royal Artillery, US Army,US Marine Corps, Canadian ArmedForces and the Brazilian Army
� A truly international delegationenabling you to meet and networkwith 200+ key decision makers,leading artillery figures and industrypartners
� Capitalise on lessons emerging fromAfghanistan to identify key areas forinvestment and hear equipmentfeedback on GMLRS, Excalibur,M777, PZH2000 and the CARDOMMobile Mortar System
� Discover new and emergingrequirements so that you canunderstand and respond to anauthoritative market forecast
� Consider the future direction ofin-direct fires in the contemporarybattlespace and know howtechnology will provide your forceswith a crucial tactical edge
“I believe, genuinely, itis the best artillery conference
in the world”Bob Preedy, Head of Artillery and Business
Development, Land Systems BAE
“Great way to get updated on what’s happeningwithin the artillery industry and networking with
users and key equipment manufacturers”Frank Johansen, Director, Defense Products Division,
Scepter Corporation
Register online at www.future-artillery.com or contactus at +44 (0)20 7368 9300 or [email protected]
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Main Conference:Wednesday 23rd March – Thursday 24th March 2011PrecisionAmmunition and ISTAR Post Conference Focus Days: Friday 25th March 2011 Olympia Conference Centre, London
2 Brand NewFocus Days for 2011:
Balancing Future Artillery Effectiveness withAffordability to Drive Forward Indirect Firepoweron the Battlefield of Today and Tomorrow
Balancing Future Artillery Effectiveness withAffordability to Drive Forward Indirect Firepoweron the Battlefield of Today and Tomorrow
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Advisory Board includes:Brigadier General Heribert Hupka,Director of Artillery, German ArmyColonel Anthony Johnson,Commanding Officer Marine CorpsArtillery Detachment Fort Sill, USMCMajor General (ret’d) Lee Baxter,Military Adviser, Smiths DetectionMajor (ret’d) Bard Frostad, DirectorBusiness Development WLS, SAAB
Senior InternationalSpeakers include:
Brigadier Richard Haldenby,Commander Royal Artillery1st Armoured Division, British ArmyColonel Mike Ross, Assistant DirectorCapability, HQ Director Royal Artillery,British ArmyMajor General David Halverson,Commanding General of the FiresCentre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US ArmyBrigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,Program Executive Officer, PEOAmmunition, US ArmyBrigadier General Dato’ MohdHaniff bin Othman, Commandant,Malaysian ArmyColonel Brian McPherson,Director of Artillery, Canadian ForcesColonel Birger Mejholm,Artillery Regiment Director,Danish Army Fire Support CentreColonel Valério Luiz Lange,Commander of the 6th Group of theMultiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian ArmyColonel David Rice,Project Manager, Precision Fires,Rocket and Missile Systems, US ArmyHenk Damen, Senior Project Manager,NetherlandDefenceMateriel OrganisationLieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,Deputy Commandant of Artillery School,Swedish Armed ForcesLieutenant Colonel Mike Milner,Excalibur Project Manager, PicatinnyArsenal, US ArmyLieutenant Colonel Enrico Marinelli,Head of Operational Requirements,Italian Army
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23rd -25th March 2011
Olympia Conference Centre, London
Dear Colleague,
Are you interested in how different nations are planning to take
forward their indirect-fire capabilities on an ever decreasing budget?
If so, join us at Future Artillery 2011 conference and exhibit
ion and
discover how Heads of Artillery and Programme Managers are planning
to
realign priorities, to meet thedemands of the future battlef
ield in today’s
economic climate.
Being the largest in-direct fireconference in the world, this u
nparalleled
forum will enable you to meet morekey decision makers, from a wider
variety of countries than everbefore.
As we all know, developing precision capabilities, improving
accuracy in
target location and providingeffective joint fire support thr
ough air-land
integration are key prioritiesin the artillery. Future Artille
ry 2011 will
provide you with the very latest technological updates, cruc
ial
operational feedback and insight into other forces requirem
ents to help
you develop your own firepower capabilities.
This is the ideal opportunity to share ideas and experiences
with leading
artillerymen and the most innovative industry teams. This
conference
will bring you fully up to datewith advancements in artiller
y and fire
support, provide clarity on the best ways to tackle key chal
lenges and
arm you with ideas to take forward.
Future Artillery 2011 would not be complete without the pin
nacle that
is the Gala Dinner, where youwill be able to join colleagues
and friends for
an evening of informal discussions and intimate networkin
g.
On behalf of the Advisory Board, we look forward to meetin
g you in
London at this prestigious event.
Semper Fidelis,
Colonel Anthony Johnson
Member of Advisory Board
Future Artillery 2011
7 Key ReasonsYou Cannot Miss
Future Artillery 2011:
1 Future Artillery is the best-attendedartillery conference in the world,providing you with an unbeatablenetworking experience with keydecision makers
2 Gain in-depth insight into the latestlessons emerging from Afghanistanfrom the US, UK, Canada, Germany andDenmark and assess how they areimpacting priorities
3 Engage with fellow artillery experts,foster new relationships and gain usefulcontacts at the renowned gala dinner forintimate networking outside theconference proceedings
4 Hear from 25+ decision makers to assesstheir future strategy for artillerymodernisation across the full spectrum ofin-direct fire support capabilitiesincluding; Command and Control, Mortars,Joint Fires and C-RAM
5 Benefit from a balanced agenda withlimited vendor presentations toensure you maximise your time spent atthe conference with Senior InternationalArtillery Officers
6 Identify key areas for investment andcapitalise on the expertise of this trulyinternational delegation of leadingartillery figures
7 Uncover new requirements andexplore the latest advancements intechnological developments all in onespace ensuring you are fully up to date
“A highly relevant and timely agenda that providesa superb forum to discuss the challenge of
indirect fires in the contemporary battlespace”Colonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director,
Danish Fire Support Centre
“This is a meeting for seriousprofessional field artillerymento hear from FA leaders fromaround the world... the onlyconference anywhere thatachieves such a lofty goal”
Major General (ret’d) Lee Baxter, Smiths Detectionand Former Chief of US Field Artillery
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Post Conference Precision AmmunitionFocus Day: 25th March 2011Optimising the Role of the Artillery and Effectively PreventingCollateral Damage – Future Requirements in Precision AttackRationale:This practical and interactive focus day will
provide you with an in-depth analysis ofactive procurement programmes as well asexciting technological developments, in thisever growing area of investment.We haveidentified thought leaders and subject expertswho will examine the future direction ofprecision weaponry for the artillery and helpyou develop capabilities that will deliver theoptimum effect in theatre, whilst managingthe key concerns of collateral damage,fratricide and affordability.
Benefits of attending:� Access multiple perspectives on how different nations from across the
globe are approaching procurement of precision weapons
� Engage in candid and constructive discussions on how the cost ofprecision can be managed whilst ensuring your force is equipped to meetthe requirements of future conflicts
� Examine the current priorities and future direction of precision munitionsprogrammes from key nations including the US, Canada and The Netherlands
� Hear the most up to date developments with the Excalibur Project,assessing progress towards lowering cost and improving reliability
� Evaluate new technologies and ensure you are up to speed ondevelopments with course-correcting fuzes to ensure you achieve the mostcost effective, high pay off solutions
08.10 Conference Registration and Coffee08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.35 US Artillery Precision Munitions Update – DrivingForward the Effectiveness of Fire Support and Meeting theNeeds of Future Combat• Current priorities and future developments;Tubed artillery, rocket artillery (incl. GMLRS and ATACMS), artillery mortar weapons systems
• Fostering innovation and diversity to increase the combat power of our Warfighters• Achieving the right mix of precision guided, conventional munitions and smart weapons fora comprehensive, affordable and highly effective force
• Developing technical and integrated systems for future mortar and ammunition utility products
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US Army
09.10 Lowering Cost and Boosting Reliability of theExcalibur 155mm Precision Munition, Version 1b Shell andUpgraded 1a-2 Rounds Development Update• Overview and latest developments with the Excalibur Project – upgrades to the 1a roundand update on version 1b progress
• Advancement towards meeting the targets for low cost and greater reliability – currentsituation and considerations going forward
• Providing accurate, first round fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting• Accurate terminal guidance and steep terminal trajectory resulting in significantly reducedcollateral damage and allowing engagement in cluttered, highly obstructed battlefields
• Timeline and forward plan for deployment of the version 1b shell
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Milner, Excalibur Project Manager,Picatinny Arsenal, US Army
Excalibur is the must have precision weapon. Don’t miss your chance to hear directly fromLt. Col. Milner, Project Manager. He will provide a critical update on developments with thenew shell and enable you to know exactly what progress has been made towards loweringthe cost and enhancing reliability of this exciting capability. Lt. Col Milner brings a diversearray of experience having deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom serving as the Victory BaseContracting Chief and most recently served as the Commander of Defense ContractManagement Agency Italy, during which he deployed as the Lead LOGCAP ACO supportingthe CENTCOMAOR.
09.45 The GMLRS Alternative Warhead Program (AWP) –Meeting the Requirements of the Clusters Munitions Policy• Technological improvements to the GMLRS• Achieving the effects of a cluster bomb without leaving unexploded ordnance behind• Recommendations for new technologies to reduce or eliminate cluster munitions failure rates• Cluster Munitions in an Era of PrecisionWeapons – Potential Issues• Further plans in the US for munitions upgrades
Colonel David Rice, Project Manager,Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Join Colonel Dave Rice for this forward thinking session on the development of the unitarywarhead for the GMLRS. Colonel Rice has held a variety of command and staff positions intactical Field Artillery units to include Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Leader, Commander andBattalion Operations Officer. As an Acquisition officer, he has been assigned to the MLRSProject Office, various positions on the Army Staff in the Pentagon, and as Product Manager,Large Caliber Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. His most recent assignment was to theOffice of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) where heprovided resource oversight for the Army’s portfolio of Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
10.20 Increasing the Capability of Rocket Artillery toAchieve Precision at Long Range – Requirements of theCanadian Army• Assessing the need for additional rocket artillery systems and required capabilities• Capitalising on existing technologies as a cost effectiveness. Low risk solution• Enhancing precision strike capabilities through a Long Range Precision Rocket System toprovide indirect fire support for land forces and joint operations
• Overcoming present and future battlefield threats – reducing the enemy’s ability to respondand manoeuvre
• Procurement cycle, developments and time-line for initial operating capability
Lieutenant Colonel Sylvain Gagne, Director of Land Requirements(Fire Support), Canadian Armed Forces (pending final approval)
10.55 Morning Coffee
11.25The Netherlands Requirements for PrecisionAmmunitions- Striking the Balance Between Cost and Capability• Current capabilities and plans for procurements of precision munitions• Examining the capabilities of course correcting fuzes to enable affordable precision andprovide cost effective solutions for stockpiles of conventional ammunition
• Developing a comprehensive and balanced suite of precision capabilities thataccommodates cost constraints with force effectiveness
• Immediate procurement plans and long term strategy for developing precision
Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
12.00 European Correcting Fuze (ECF) - Enhancing ArtilleryCapability• The ECF solution; enhancing capability for minimum cost and risk• A joint programme approach; benefits of a multi-company approach• Results and learning from the ECF testing programme• Integrating ECF into the artillery system• Next steps
Henry Johnston,Munitions Manager,BAE Systems
12.35 Panel Discussion on the Future Developments forPrecision Weapons – Tightening the CEP, Driving Down Costand Expanding Precision Capabilities Across the Artillery• The challenge of developing precision munitions for 105mm systems• Achieving greater accuracy with precision guidance kits for 105mm and 155mm• User requirements and development of precision capabilities for mortars• Feasible timescale for further precision capabilities to be delivered• Examining available options for precision or near precision in today’s economic climate
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US ArmyColonel David Rice, Project Manager,Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
13.10 End of Precision Focus Day and Networking Lunch
Precision Focus Day AGENDA
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Post conference ISTARFocus Day: 25th March 2011Driving Forward Capabilities to Obtain Effective SurveillanceIntelligence and Guarantee Highly Accurate Acquisition of Targets
Rationale:The expansion of forces using precision
weapons has gone hand in hand with a need todevelop pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition inorder to minimise collateral damage.The ISTAR(Intelligence, Surveillance,Target Acquisition andReconnaissance) focus day will provide you withan in-depth analysis of key difficulties beingexperienced in detection, verification and locationof targets.You will hear from thought leaders andsubject specialists who will provide you withinvaluable insight into the future direction ofISTAR, bring you the latest innovations intechnology and enable you to assess the bestsolutions to match your own requirements.
Benefits of attending:� Find solutions and assess how different nations are working to develop
pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition to support the use of precisionweapons and reduce collateral damage
� Understand the long-term plans of artillery forces in terms of expandingtheir ISTAR capabilities and gain insight into emerging requirements
� Hear operational feedback on key ISTAR capabilities including the firstdeployment of the US EQ36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
� Understand how UAV capabilities can be effectively integrated into theartillery and explore their potential future use for engaging time sensitivetargets and targets of opportunity
� Interact with leading industry figures in this intimate networkingenvironment and find out how they can support you in driving forwardyour ISTAR capabilities
ISTAR Focus Day agenda14.10 Conference Registration and Coffee14.25 Chairman’s Opening Address
14.30 Swedish Requirements for Developing PinpointAccuracy in Target Acquisition to Support the Use ofPrecision Weapons• Key difficulties being experienced with obtaining accurate targeting information anddelivering high levels of precision
• The range of precise geo-spatial solutions currently available – digital mapping systems• Assessing the current capabilities of satellite imagery in locating targets for the artillery• Exploring the challenges of the detection, verification and location process• Further requirements for the future – what are the barriers to achieving precision in targetacquisition?
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström, Deputy Commandant ofArtillery School, Swedish Armed Forces
Participate in this session as Lt. Col Nystrom examines the current challenges presented bythe need for highly accurate targeting information with consideration of both TTPs andpotential equipment requirements. Lt. Col Nystrom has served as Head of Artillery Departmentin Sweden since 2007 and as DCO Arty School R&D since 2008. Previously he has held postsat the Supreme Headquarter and Military Regional Commands and earlier in his career wasHeadmaster of ballistics Artillery School and Operation Manager at the Defence MaterialAdministration Missile Test Range, Vidsel
15.05 US Army Sensor Capabilities Support of Ground Fires:PM Radars• Weapon Locating Radar Systems developed to meet Army fire support requirements• Assessment of the Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire TargetAcquisition (EQ-36) Radar System
• Utilising StrataTube filtration technology to air-cool electronics, without introducing dustand other contaminants for enhanced performance and reliability of the system in theatre
• Fire Support Digitization AN/TPQ-37• Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar developments• Creating synergy between different weapon locating radars to maximise protection
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas, Project Manager, RadarsProject Management Office, Fort Monmouth, US DoD
15.40 Integrating Counter Battery Operations as part ofISTAR• Developing net-centric capabilities for Counter Battery Operations and Sense &Warn• 3D battle space de-conflicting• Achieving rapid response while operating within restricted Rules of Engagement• Optimising the use of Weapon Locating Sensors on the battlefield
Major (Ret’d) Bard Frostad, Director Business Development WLS,SAAB
Bringing 20 years experience working on the ARTHUR program, originally as Project Officerfor Weapon Locating Radars at the Norwegian Artillery School and member of theSwedish/Norwegian Tactical Reference Group for ARTHUR and later as Program Manager,development and procurement of ARTHURWeapon Locating Radar, ARMYMATCOMNOR. Afterretiring from the Norwegian Field Artillery in 2001 he joined Saab Microwave Systems andtook responsibility for all operational aspects of ARTHUR (MAMBA)
16.15 Examining the German Army’s Approach To Use ofISTAR for Fire Support in Land Operations - Challenges andDevelopments• Role of Artillery in the Integrated Intelligence & Reconnaissance System of the Army• Overview of the Target Aquisition Systems: new mission-orientated requirements andplanned capabilities with a focus on UAS
• Lessons Learned from current operations and quick reactions with fielded systems
Lieutenant Colonel Georg Neuhaus,Staff Officer UAS Development German Army Office
16.50 Use of Tactical and Mini UAVs in the UK RoyalArtillery for Improved Situational Awareness andOperational Advantage• Operational capabilities and the latest feedback from theatre on the Hermes 450 and DesertHawk III
• Tactical use of UAVs by the UK Royal Artillery• Developments with the Watchkeeper Tactical ISTAR UAV and fielding plan in 2011• Ensuring system interoperability through integration of NATO standard data links andinternational standards for image data transfer
• Exploring the role of ISTAR in prosecuting moving targets and targets of opportunity• The future potential capability enhancements for Tactical UAVs
Major Matthew Moore,Watchkeeper Implementation Team,Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
Don’t miss this session from Major Matt Moore where he will provide you feedback from hisexperience operating the Hermes H450 Tactical UAV and DESERT HAWK 3 Mini UAV during OPHERRICK 8 as well as the latest updates on theWatchkeeper programme and insight into futuredevelopments. Major Moore has served as SO2 UAS at HQ Director Royal Artillery and OC of theWatchkeeper Implementation Team since 2009. Earlier in his career he was responsible for thecapability development of ASTOR and has deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo. He has alsocompleted exercises in the United States, Denmark and Canada with AS90 and MLRS.
17.25 Panel Discussion: Improving CommunicationThroughout the Network to Achieve Real-time DataTransfer of Targeting Information• Assessing the challenges of integrating air and land assets• Improving data links between all sensors to all shooters to deliver accurate and timely callsfor fires
• Obtaining intelligence from Close Air Support and ensuring rapid and clear exchanges ofinformation with land forces
• Effectively tracking and communicating positions of friendly forces
Major Matthew Moore,Watchkeeper Implementation Team,Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas, Project Manager,Radars Project Management Office, Fort Monmouth, US DoD
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,Deputy Commandant of Artillery School, Swedish Armed Forces
18.00 End of ISTAR Focus Day
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Agenda at a glanceMAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE:Wednesday 23rd March
08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address Colonel (Ret'd) Jon C. Schreyach, US Army
08.40 UK Current Operational Feedback – The Evolving Role of Artillery To Meet TheDemands Of Counter-Insurgency OperationsColonel Mike Ross,Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army
09.10 US Army Artillery Developments, Evolving Capabilities And Requirements ToMeet The Needs Of Future ConflictsMajor General David Halverson, Commanding General of the Fires Centre ofExcellence, Fort Sill, US Army
09.40 PrecisionTargeting, Fires, and Effects: Battle Proven Systems with Eyes on the FutureScott Arnold, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control and Lee Flake,EQ-36 Program Director, Lockheed Martin MS2
10.10 Driving Forward Artillery Modernization In The Brazilian ArmyColonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group of the Multiple RocketLauncher, Brazilian Army
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Balancing Force Effectiveness With Minimising Collateral Damage -Identifying Key Lessons From The Canadian Experience In AfghanistanColonel Brian McPherson, Director of Artillery, Canadian Forces
11.40 Utilising Lessons Learned In Helmand Province, Afghanistan To Bolster TheFuture Success Of Multi-National OperationsColonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director, Danish Army Fire Support Centre
12.10 Exploring The Future Of Weapon Locating Sensors And Target AcquisitionTools To Improve Operational EffectivenessMajor (Ret’d) Bard Frostad, Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
12.40 Networking Lunch
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16.10 Afternoon Networking and Coffee Break
16.40 Malaysian Armed Forces Modernisation Programme – Examining Priorities ForThe Next Phase In 2011 – 2015 And BeyondBrigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin Mohd Regen, Commander, Artillery Division,Malaysian Army
17.10 Artillery Systems Upgrade Developments In The Indian Army – ImmediatePriorities And Future RequirementsAwaiting confirmation: Brigadier General Dato’ Mohd Haniff bin Othman,Commandant, Malaysian Army
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
18.00 Pre-Dinner DrinksHosted by Soltam Systems
19.00 9th Annual Future Artillery 2011 Gala DinnerHosted by SAAB
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2: Thursday 24th March08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address Colonel (Ret’d) Jon C. Schreyach, US Army
08.40 Future Requirements Of The UK Royal Artillery – Transforming The Horizons OfModern Artillery And Plans For Moving Firepower Forward In The Next DecadeBrigadier Nicholas Eeles, Director Royal Artillery, British Army (pending final approval)
09.10 Exercise Flying Rhino: Improving Communication And Partnership Between AirAnd Land In Multi-National OperationsBrigadier Richard Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 1st Armoured Division, BritishArmy
09.40 The German Artillery Modernisation Programme And How OperationalFeedback Is Influencing The Vision For The FutureColonel Fiepko Koolman, Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, Germany Army
10.10 Field Artillery and Weather: The Way AheadMajor General (Retired) Lee Baxter, Senior Adviser, Smiths Detection
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Developing The Use Of Precision In The Italian Army – Current CapabilitiesAnd Future PlansLieutenant Colonel Marinelli, Head of Operational Requirements, Italian Ministry ofDefence and Senior Artillery School Officer
11.40 High Performance Insensitive Munitions (IM) Developments For Artillery – TheCase for Mandating IM Across The boardProfessor Jacqueline Akhavan, Head of Centre for Defence Chemistry, CranfieldUniversity
12.10 Combining Firepower and Force Protection to Meet the Needs of Modern ArmiesChristoph Jehn, Project Manager, NASHORN, Rheinmetall DefenceFabian Ochsner, Col (Res), Vice President, Rheinmetall Defence
12.40 Networking Lunch
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15.40 Afternoon Networking and Coffee Break
16.10 Panel Discussion: Achieving Interoperability within Multi-National andCoalition Forces to Enable Real-time Intelligence SharingBrigadier General Arturo García-Vaquero Pradal, Commander of the Field ArtilleryBrigade, Spanish ArmyColonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal ArtilleryColonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery DetachmentFort Sill, US Marine CorpsColonel Pereira Dos Santos, Commander of Artillery, Portuguese Army(pending final approval)
16.40 Examining the Combat Proven Capabilities of CAESAR: Optimising the Successof New Platforms in TheatreLieutenant Colonel Olivier Fort, Head of Doctrine & Prospective Studies, FrenchArtillery School, French Army
17.10 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
STREAM A:Exploring C-RAM And Ground BasedAir Defence Capability Use And FuturePotential In The Artillery
Defeating The Ever Present ThreatFrom Mortars And Rockets - AssessingThe Performance Of The C-RAMSystem Of Systems In TheatreMichael J. Van Rassen, C-RAM ProductDirector, US Department of Defence
Exploring Adding Force Protection AndBase ISTAR As A New Capability For‘Artillery Forces’Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, CapabilityBranch, Royal Artillery, British Army
Industry Presentation Available
Panel Discussion: Developing EffectiveGround-Air Defence Systems For TheFutureMichael J. Van Rassen, C-RAM ProgramDirector, US Department of DefenceMajor Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, CapabilityBranch, Royal Artillery, British ArmyMajor (Ret’d) Bard Frostad, DirectorBusiness Development WLS, SAAB
STREAM B:Driving Forward Mortar Fire PowerCapabilities
Assessing UK Mortar Developments:Developing Requirements To Meet TheNeeds Of The Current Fight AndEffectively Preparing For The FutureBattlefieldColonel Peter Warden, RequirementsManager, Light Weapons, DE&S, UK MoD(pending final approval)
Embedding Mortars In The IndirectFires Arsenal In Sweden For A FlexibleAnd Strategically Enhanced Fires ForceLieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head ofIndirect Fire Systems Office, SwedishDefence Materiel Administration
Using Mortars To Enhance Fire SupportCapabilities Against An Array OfComplex Targets - OperationalFeedback Of The Expeditionary FireSupport System (EFSS) MortarColonel Anthony Johnson, CommandingOfficer Marine Corps Artillery DetachmentFort Sill, US Marine Corps
Industry Presentation Available:If you are interested in sponsoringthis session please call Yousuf
at +44 (0)207 368 9500
STREAM A: Effective Air-LandIntegration and Joint Fires Support
Establishing And Embedding A JointFires Architecture In Finland To EnableSmoother Integration Of Air And LandCapabilities In TheatreLieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, FinnishExchange Officer, Joint Fires Branch,United States Joint Forces Command
Managing The Pressures On ForwardObservers In Joint Fires OperationsAnd Exploring Requirements ToSupport This Crucial Role On TheBattlefieldColonel Anthony Johnson, CommandingOfficer Marine Corps Artillery DetachmentFort Sill, US Marine Corps
Dawn of the Digital Forward Observer:Precise, Responsive & Integrated JointTargeting Solutions at Your Finger TipsIan Burch, Subject Matter Expert -Offensive Support, Rockwell Collins -Australia
STREAM B: Increasing Effectiveness ofArtillery Command and Control
Achieving A Fully DigitizedBattlespace To Advance NetworkCommunications And Provide HighlyEffective Fire SupportLieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,Commandant Artillery School,Australian Army
Industry Presentation Available:If you are interested in sponsoringthis session please call Yousuf
at +44 (0)207 368 9500
Developing Engaging And EffectiveTraining Of Fire Control OrdersThrough Exploiting New Technologies:UK Case Study Of Using The iPAD As ATraining ToolMajor Tom Ellis, Training DevelopmentAdviser, Royal Artillery, British Army
“This conference gives us the opportunityto share ideas and figure out howeverybody is attacking the same
problems and coming up with solutions”Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery
Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
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Future Artillery 2011Main Conference Day One: Wednesday 23rd March
08.00 Conference Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s OpeningAddress Colonel (Ret’d) Jon C. Schreyach, USArmy
08.40 UK Current Operational Feedback – TheEvolving Role Of Artillery To Meet The Demands OfCounter-Insurgency Operations• Meeting the challenges of operating in a complex, counter-insurgency environment• Assessment of use of precision attack capabilities – GMLRS and Excalibur feedback• How can artillery forces play a role in force protection?• Capitalising on the strategic capabilities of mortars in urban, asymmetric warfare• The role of effective battlespace management and digitization in future artillery• How current operational experience is shaping future requirements
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability,HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army
Don’t miss this key address from Col. Mike Ross for your chance to gain vital insightinto the UK Royal Artillery’s experiences in Afghanistan. Col. Ross has served as theAssistant Director Capability for the Royal Artillery since January 2009. He is primarilyresponsible for marrying equipment projects with all the other lines of development(people, organisations, training, infrastructure, doctrine and logistic support) to deliver acomplete and coherent capability package, both now and in the future. He hascommand of a branch of 13 officers, and the Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit.Previously he served in variety of gun regiments based in UK and Germany, includingoperational tours in Belize and Bosnia, in the latter part of his career he has specialisedin technical and acquisition jobs.
09.10 US Army Artillery Developments, EvolvingCapabilities And Requirements To Meet The NeedsOf Future Conflicts• US artillery long-term modernization strategy and vision for future fires• The latest lessons from Afghanistan and the impact on impending plans andprogrammes
• Preparing for an uncertain future and potential requirements for diverse types ofconflicts
• Initiatives to enhance effectiveness of Joint Interagency, Inter-governmental andMultinational capabilities on the battlefield both of today and tomorrow
• US perspective on air space deconfliction• US long-term requirements for a self-propelled howitzer• Adapting training programmes to produce leaders who are able to get the most outof the full set of joint and interagency capabilities
Major General David Halverson, Commanding General of theFires Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army
We are delighted to welcome Maj. Gen. Halverson who will share his future visionfor the Fires Centre of Excellence and long-term strategy for US artillery modernisation.He has held a variety of troop and staff positions, both in the United States andoverseas bringing over 30 years of experience to his current position as CommandingGeneral of the Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill since August 2009. Prior tocoming to Fort Sill, he was the Director of Force Development. Earlier in his career heserved as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Pacific,Chief, Review and Methodology Division, Test and Experimentation Command at FortHood, Commanded the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division as theCINC Team Chief in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Program, Analysis, andEvaluation Directorate. In June 1999, he assumed command of the forward-deployed2d Division Artillery, 2d Infantry Division at Camp Stanley, Korea. In June of 2001, MGHalverson became the CENTCOM J3, Chief of Plans and planned, coordinated andexecuted war plans for OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQIFREEDOM
09.40 Precision Targeting, Fires, and Effects: BattleProven Systems with Eyes on the Future• Evolving threats and the landscape of requirements for artillery targeting andprecision effects
• Insight into the most recent operational feedback from ongoing combat operations -EQ-36 Radar, M270A1, HIMARS, GMLRS and ATACMS
• Supporting the full spectrum of missions from major combat operations to counter-insurgency missions
• Plans for the continued evolution of these systems' capabilities to meet tomorrow'schallenges and requirements
Scott Arnold,Vice President,Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire ControlLee Flake,EQ-36 Program Director,Lockheed Martin MS2
10.10 Driving Forward Artillery Modernization InThe Brazilian Army• Overview of current indirect fire capabilities• Managing contemporary threats• Immediate requirements and equipment upgrade programmes• Performance of the ASTROS II (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System)• The ASTROS 2020 Programme• Long-term modernisation strategy for an adaptable and highly effective fires force
Colonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group of theMultiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian Army
Don’t miss your chance to hear from Colonel Lange newly appointed CommandingOfficer of the 6th GLMF/CIF - Brazilian Army MLRS ASTROS II Battalion, Rocket ArtilleryTraining Center and Army Range in Formosa, Goias, Brazil (from Feb 2011) as hediscusses Brazil’s modernisation plans. During his career Colonel Lange held, amongothers, the following posts: Battery Commander of the 12th Field Artillery Regiment(1998); Commanding Officer of the 1st Multiple Rocket Launcher Battery ASTROS II(2001-2002); and Brazilian Army Liaison Officer at AVIBRAS Aeroespacial (2003-2004).Colonel Lange has also served as United Nations Military Observer with the 13thArgentine Task Force at UNFICYP in Cyprus (1999).
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Balancing Force Effectiveness WithMinimising Collateral Damage - Identifying KeyLessons From The Canadian Experience InAfghanistan• Examining the performance of current equipment in theatre including the M777• How lessons learnt are being embedded into future thinking• Joint Fires mission feedback to enhance training and adequately prepare forces forfuture conflicts
• Future requirements and priorities for the Canadian artillery post Afghanistan
Colonel Brian McPherson, Director of Artillery,Canadian Forces
Colonel McPherson brings 25 years experience as a Gunner having served in SecondRegiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in his early career and as a FOO for theCanadian Airborne Regiment and the Royal Canadian Dragoons prior to being posted tothe Field Artillery School in 1992. Later he served for three years as the RegimentalCommand Post Officer in the 2nd Regiment, RCHA and the Operations Officer duringwhich time he participated in Operation RECUPERATION (Winnipeg floods). In 1998 hedeployed to Bosnia Herzegovina on Operation PALLADIUM as the Senior Liaison Officer.He has also been deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on OperationCROCODILE, as part of the United Nations mission in the Congo, where he served asthe United Nations Force Commander’s Chief Liaison Officer to the Congolese Army.From 2006 to 2008 Colonel McPherson commanded the Royal Regiment of CanadianArtillery School where he was awarded a Land Force Commanders Commendation.
11.40 Utilising Lessons Learned In HelmandProvince, Afghanistan To Bolster The FutureSuccess Of Multi-National Operations• The changing environment – current challenges for artillery systems in theatre• Incorporating lessons learned into future requirements• Successful use of artillery for future COIN ops• Lessons from the experience of small armed forces operating in multi-nationaloperations
• The Danish approach to Joint Fires• Fielding of the mobile 120mm heavy mortar system - CARDOM• Developing and fielding a modern artillery force with the limited budget of smallerarmies
Colonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director,Danish Army Fire Support Centre
As a key combat force operating in Afghanistan engage in this session and takeaway crucial lessons learned to help design and assess your own forces futurerequirements to meet the needs of the battlefield. Colonel Mejholm has held hisposition as Commander of the Danish Artillery regiment and Fire Support Centre since2009. Previously he held a number of key posts including Battery Commander, HeavyArtillery Battery, Commanding Officer, 3rd Artillery Battalion (M-109). In 2003 he servedas the Chief J3 Ops, Kabul Multinational Brigade, Afghanistan, and in 2005 Chief J3Ops, Multinational Division South East, Iraq. Prior to his current role he served as theCommander, Danish Advisory and Training Staff in Latvia
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12.10 Exploring The Future Of Weapon LocatingSensors And Target Acquisition Tools To ImproveOperational Effectiveness• Characteristics and dilemmas of the development of new weapon platforms andammunition types
• Asymmetric versus Symmetric Combat Operations• A view on requirements and characteristics of Future Weapon Locating Sensors• Future TA tools for improved effectiveness• How to create optimal synergy between Sensors andWeapon Systems• Exploitation of high precision ammunition in Counter Battery Operations
Major (Ret’d) Bard Frostad,Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10 - 15.40 Choose either Stream A or Stream BStream A: Exploring C-RAM And GroundBased Air Defence Capability Use AndFuture Potential In The Artillery
14.10 Defeating the Ever Present Threat fromMortars and Rockets - Assessing the Performanceof the C-RAM System of Systems in Theatre• Analysing the key capabilities of the weapon system• Operational experience from Iraq – lessons learnt in defeating insurgent indirect fire• The ultimate goal - integrating all sensor capabilities in the network to ensure themost effective use of ISTAR intelligence
• Expansion plans for US C-RAM capabilities
Michael J. Van Rassen, C-RAM Product Director,US Department of Defence
14.40 Exploring Adding Force Protection And BaseISTAR As A New Capability For ‘Artillery Forces’• Examining the challenges of integrating a variety of different sensors• Combined air-land pictures• Joining sense and warn capabilities with effectors for protection• Enabling persistent security effect• Developing the ability to respond to attacks from mortars, rockets and artillery andprovide protection in all weather
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch, Royal Artillery,British Army
As SO2 ISTARwithin Capability Branch,Headquarters Director RoyalArtillery,MajorMartin Smithis responsible for the capability development of ISTAR assets, less UnmannedAir Systems (UAS) andAir Defence. As such he co-ordinatesAutomated Sense andWarn (AS&W) and all weapon locatingsystems,as is thetraining leadforBase ISTAR. Aswellasserving inbothAirDefenceandCloseSupportregiments,hismost recent regimental dutywas as aUASBattery Commander in Iraq
15.10 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
15.40 Panel Discussion: Developing EffectiveGround-Air Defence Systems For The Future• The current landscape of capabilities for land based air defence• Tackling the challenges of today’s battlefield• Identifying key operational requirements for the conflicts of the future• Examining the practicalities of merging air defence assets into artillery regiments• Assessing the role of HIMARS launchers for air defence requirements
Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Van Rassen,C-RAM Program Director, US Department of Defence
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch,Royal Artillery, British Army
Major (Ret’d) Bard Frostad,Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
Stream B: Driving Forward MortarFire Power Capabilities
14.10Assessing UKMortar Developments: DevelopingRequirements ToMeet The Needs Of The Current FightAnd Effectively Preparing For The Future Battlefield• Current capabilities across the spectrum of mortar systems• The need for mortars with extended range in mountainous environments tocomplement the use of direct fire
• Fielding and future considerations for 60mm bi-pod and handheld mortar systems• Increasing the mobility of mortars to achieve highly efficient and responsive fires• Potential future requirements for improving British mortar weapon systems includingtarget acquisition capabilities
Colonel Peter Warden, Requirements Manager, LightWeapons, DE&S, UK MoD (pending final approval)
14.40 Using Mortars To Enhance Fire SupportCapabilities Against An Array Of Complex Targets -Operational Feedback Of The Expeditionary FireSupport System (EFSS) Mortar• The challenges of delivering all-weather, ground-based, close supporting, lethalindirect fires
• Feedback on the EFSS performance in exercises to date• Limitations experienced to consider for future developments• Combining the firepower of a mortar with the precision and range of a field artillerypiece
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine CorpsArtillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
15.10 Embedding Mortars In The Indirect FiresArsenal In Sweden For A Flexible And StrategicallyEnhanced Fires Force• Meeting mortar system requirements in Sweden• Challenges to cost effectively modernizing the 81 mm mortar system• Developing a fully integrated fire control system that enables fast, accurate targetingfor indirect and direct fire missions
• Long term plan for battalion level fire support
Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of Indirect Fire SystemsOffice, FMV Defence Materiel Administration
Participate in this key session to gain insight into Sweden’s future vision for mortarfire support. LTC Lewin has served in the traditional assignments as platoon leader andbattery commander. From 2000 through 2002 he was the manager for indirect firesystems at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Since 2003 he has worked at theDefence Materiel Administration (FMV), initially as deputy Product Manager forExcalibur at the program office at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, USA. In 2005 he assumed therole as product manager for all indirect fire systems at FMV and in April 2007 he gotthe position as Head of the Indirect Fire Systems Office. The office is responsible for the155 mm ARCHER gun system (with Norway), BONUS (with France), EXCALIBUR (withthe USA), Arthur radar system (with Norway), Forward Observer Instrument (withNorway), mortar system mid-life upgrade and all legacy equipment.
15.40 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
16.10 Afternoon Tea and Networking
16.40 Malaysian Armed Forces ModernisationProgramme – Examining Priorities For The NextPhase In 2011 – 2015 And Beyond• Current capabilities and acquisition programmes for field and air defence artillery• Priorities of the 10th Malaysian Plan (10MP) for 2011 - 2015• Update on procurements plans for a 155mm self-propelled howitzer• Managing the challenges of tri-service interoperability and developing Joint Forcecapabilities
• Future plans and approach to integrating affordable precision capabilities
Brigadier General Dato' Mohd Haniff bin Othman,Commandant, Malaysian Army
17.10 Artillery Systems Upgrade Developments InThe Indian Army – Immediate Priorities And FutureRequirements• Examining the key immediate requirements of the Indian Artillery• Accelerating efforts to technologically modernise India’s firepower capabilities acrossthe spectrum
• Current and planned upgrades of existing artillery systems• Future vision for the Indian Artillery and long term plan for the integration of newplatforms
Awaiting Confirmation: Lieutenant General Vinod Nayanar,Director General Artillery, Indian Army
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address andEnd of Day One
18.00 Pre-Dinner DrinksHosted bySoltam Systems
19.00 9th Annual Future Artillery 2011 Gala DinnerHosted by SAAB
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Future Artillery 2011Main Conference Day Two: Thursday 24th March
08.00 Conference Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s OpeningAddress Colonel (Ret'd) Jon C. Schreyach, USArmy
08.40 Future Requirements Of The UK RoyalArtillery – Transforming The Horizons Of ModernArtillery And Plans For Moving Firepower ForwardIn The Next Decade• Recent developments and forthcoming plans for the UK’s Indirect Fire and Joint Firespicture
• Outline of the UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the impact on equipmentprogrammes and structures in the Royal Artillery
• Maximising capabilities to target locations at depth to improve accuracy over longerdistances
• Integrating ISTAR assets including; UAVs, ground sensors and Forward Observers toprovide a common picture of the battlespace
• Heightening the strategic importance of artillery units on the future battlefield
Brigadier Nicholas Eeles, Director Royal Artillery,British Army (pending final confirmation)
09.10 Exercise Flying Rhino: DeliveringOperationally Relevant Joint Fires Training In AMulti-National Environment• Observations on the nature of Joint Fires• Exploring the challenges of training for the fundamental enabler of Joint Fires:Battlespace management
• Co-ordinating multi-national training exercises• Designing and delivering effective Forward Air Controller training to maximisepreparedness for combat
Brigadier Richard Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 1stArmoured Division, British Army
We are honoured to welcome Brigadier Dickie Haldenby, Commander Royal Artilleryof the 1st (UK) Division. Presenting on the substantial Exercise Flying Rhino, he willshare with you how effective Joint Fires training on a multi-national scale can bedesigned and successfully executed to ensure preparedness for combat. As well asCommanding a number of gun batteries, he also served a year at PJHQ as SO1 Info Opsin the J3 Branch, after which he returned to 29 Cdo Regt RA as CO. This 2½ year tourculminated in his deployment with his regiment on Op HERRICK 5.
09.40 The German Artillery ModernisationProgramme And How Operational Feedback IsInfluencing The Vision For The Future• Current operational capabilities of the restructured German Artillery• Reorganising to be more effective against the current threat across the full spectrumof military operations
• Equipment feedback from operational deployment in Afghanistan, potential capabilitygaps and future considerations
• Ensuring a rapid and reliable flow of situation and target data, fire missions, fireorders and target effects
• The Adler Command and Control System –developing interoperability with existingsystems and with other nations
Colonel Fiepko Koolman,Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, German Army
10.10 Field Artillery And Weather: The Way Ahead• Corrections to Field Artillery Firing Data due to weather conditions has beenhistorically important
• Precise corrections based on met are one of the five elements of accurate predictedfire
• The largest source of errors in firing data are from weather• Met information is collected in diverse ways; some more accurate than others• New advances in collection techniques are revolutionizing the field
Major General (Ret’d) Lee Baxter,Senior Advisor, Smiths Detection
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Developing The Use Of Precision In The ItalianArmy – Current Capabilities And Future Plans• Current precision capabilities of the Italian Army• Development and fielding of the VULCANO precision munitions for 155mm artillery• Achieving long ranges in precision munitions• Present and future requirements of Italian Artillery Regiments for precision
Lieutenant Colonel Marinelli, Head of OperationalRequirements, Italian Army
11.40 High Performance Insensitive Munitions (IM)Developments For Artillery – The Case ForMandating IM Across The board• The new generation of Insensitive Munitions – sustaining chemical stability whenexposed to mechanical shocks, fire and impact from shrapnel and retainingperformance
• New production techniques and materials• Testing updates on low risk, high performance IM solutions• Effectively increasing the shelf life of munitions and reducing the logistical burden ofdisposal and it’s effect on the environment
• Ensuring high levels of safety performance for safer operation in any environmentwhilst maintaining highly lethal performance
Professor Jacqueline Akhavan, Head of Centre for DefenceChemistry, Cranfield University
This is your opportunity to gain insight into the exciting technological developmentswith IMs, as well as the chance to explore the case for mandating their use in theartillery. Professor Akhavan brings vast experience in this complex area. She has been atCranfield University since 1987. Her main research activity is in the development ofPBXs for insensitive munitions which contain inert and energetic polymers. Her researchgroup are also developing techniques for the recovery and recycling of energeticcomponents from PBXs using super critical fluids and the disposal the contaminatedwaste by bioremediation.
12.10 Combining Firepower, Mobility and ForceProtection to Meet the Needs of Modern Armies• A look at the tactical situation faced by militaries today and the requirements drivenby experience in recent conflicts.
• The requirements leading to the development of NASHORN• Getting the balance right between weight, mobility, protection, accuracy, range,firepower, autonomy, manpower, rate of fire and ease of operation.
• C-RAM – is it a lasting Force Protection requirement?• Skyshield – fully capable C-RAM base protection air defence system• Status of the German C-RAM force protection System MANTIS
Christoph Jehn, Project Manager NASHORN, RheinmetallWaffe Munition and Rheinmetall Land SystemeFabian Ochsner, Col Swiss Airforce and Vice President,Rheinmetall Air Defence
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10 - 15.40 Choose either Stream A or Stream BStream A: Effective Air-Land
Integration and Joint Fires Support
14.10 Establishing And Embedding A Joint FiresArchitecture In Finland To Enable SmootherIntegration Of Air And Land Capabilities In Theatre• Current priorities and next steps to meet full operational capability• Efforts to develop a Joint Fires Service Architecture in Finland• Developing the capability to conduct precision guided operations MLRS andenhanced artillery ammunition
• Examining the most cost effective approach to integrating air and land assets
Lieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish Exchange Officer, JointFires Branch, United States Joint Forces Command
Forces across the globe are examining the best, and most cost effective, way toimplement a Joint Fires Architecture. This is a chance to benefit from Finnish experiencein this key area. Lieutenant Colonel Nurmi will bring his unique perspective as a FinnishExchange Officer to United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. He hasbeen posted at USJFCOM since August 2009. Previously he was at the Finnish JointDefence Command in Helsinki, where he worked at the Operations Division (J3) andwas responsible for coordinating the development of the Finnish Joint Fires capability.“A very valuable conference”
Major Carsten Heilmann Petersen,ISTAR Branch Chief, Danish Army Fire Support Centre
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14.40 Managing The Pressures On ForwardObservers In Joint Fires Operations And ExploringRequirements To Support This Crucial Role On TheBattlefield• Current and future kit requirements for JFOs and JTACs• Effective sharing of situational awareness for successful conduct of fully jointoperations
• Deploying Fire Support Officers at Company level to ensure highly competentcoordination of fires from air and land
• Supporting JFOs and JTACs to deliver accurate fires and operate effectively in acounter-insurgency environment
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine CorpsArtillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Don’t miss this key presentation where Col. Johnson will bring his considerableexperience to assess the challenges facing Forward Observers. He has himselfperformed the duties of Forward Observer, Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Commanderand Battery Executive Officer. He also participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm.Colonel Johnson has served as a Fire Support Coordinator, Battalion Operations Officerand Commanding Officer of Battery I, 3d Battalion, 11th Marines. He was deployed withMarine Forces Central Command (MARCENT) for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March of 2002. In June 2004, ColonelJohnson took command of the 5th Battalion of the 10th Marine Regiment, 2d MarineDivision for its deployment to Iraq where his duties included responsibility for thedevelopment of Iraqi Army and Police forces in the Al Anbar province. Since 2008Colonel Johnson has assumed command of the Marine Detachment, US Army FieldArtillery School, at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
15.10 Dawn of the Digital Forward Observer:Precise, Responsive & Integrated Joint TargetingSolutions at Your Finger Tips• Why go digital at the coal face? The pros & cons of digital joint offensive supportcoordination at the OP.
• State of the art - where are we today?• Keeping the observer's job simple and safe - abstracting complexity, automation,situational awareness that doesn't overload the user, integration with ISTAR, dataentry and integrity on an ergonomic Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• Precision, precision, precision - the three rules of first round effectiveness andcollateral damage mitigation. How can digital help?
• Digital joint fires support for SF in the deep battlespace• The art of the possible - the digital observer tomorrow and beyond
Ian Burch, Subject Matter Expert - Offensive Support,Rockwell Collins - Australia
Stream B: Increasing Effectivenessof Artillery Command and Control
14.10 Achieving A Fully Digitized Battlespace ToAdvance Network Communications And ProvideHighly Effective Fire Support• Introduction and integration of the AFATDS battlespace management C2 system toeffectively coordinate Joint Fires
• Assessing the training challenges in the run up to fielding the M777 and AFATDS• How will an integrated Battlespace Management System (BMS) enable the effectivecoordination of all Offensive Support capabilities across the modern battlespace?
• The potential for AFATDS / BMS to improve engagement of time-sensitive targets andaid air space deconfliction
o Australian operational experiences of battlespace management and airspacedeconfliction
Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,Commandant Artillery School, Australian Army
14.40 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
15.10 Developing Engaging And Effective TrainingOf Fire Control Orders Through Exploiting NewTechnologies: UK Case Study Of Using The iPAD AsA Training Tool• Finding solutions for providing more effective, affordable and faster training to meetthe demands of current operational commitment and is geared to modern learners
• Development of the iPAD application for training fire control orders• Feedback from use in training so far and potential improvements required• Plans for further applications
Major Tom Ellis, Training Development Adviser, Royal Artillery,British Army
15.40 Afternoon Tea and Networking
16.10 Panel Discussion: Achieving Interoperabilitywithin Multi-National and Coalition Forces toEnable Real-time Intelligence Sharing• Transforming fire control systems to operate as an integral part of a C4I distributionnetwork for more accurate information and concentrated fire control
• Ensuring a fast and accurate response to urgent calls for fire• Building on lessons learnt in theatre to date• Developing a strategy for the future and potential technological requirements
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine CorpsArtillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability,HQ Director Royal Artillery
Brigadier General Arturo García-Vaquero Pradal,Commander of the Field Artillery Brigade, Spanish Army\
Colonel Pereira Dos Santos, Commander of Artillery,Portuguese Army (pending final approval)
16.40 Examining the Combat Proven Capabilitiesof CAESAR: Optimising the Success of NewPlatforms in Theatre• Overview of French Artillery missions in Afghanistan• Key mission scenarios across a range of operations including long range firing• Feedback on the strategic, operational and tactical mobility of CAESAR• Future considerations for the French Artillery and the CAESAR programme
Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Fort, Head of Doctrine &Prospective Studies, French Artillery School, French Army
17.10 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
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Major General David Halverson,Commanding General of the Fires Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US ArmyBrigadier Richard Haldenby,Commander Royal Artillery 1st Armoured Division, British ArmyBrigadier Nicholas Eeles*,Director Royal Artillery, British ArmyBrigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US ArmyBrigadier General Dato’ Mohd Haniff bin Othman,Commandant, Malaysian ArmyBrigadier General Arturo García-Vaquero Pradal, Commander of theField Artillery Brigade, Spanish ArmyColonel Mike Ross,Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery, British ArmyColonel Anthony Johnson,Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, USMCColonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Groupof the Multiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian ArmyColonel Peter Warden*,Requirements Manager, Light Weapons, DE&S, UK MoDColonel Brian McPherson,Director of Artillery, Canadian ForcesColonel Birger Mejholm,Artillery Regiment Director, Danish Army Fire Support CentreColonel Pereira Dos Santos*,Commander of Artillery, Portuguese ArmyColonel David Rice,Project Manager, Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US ArmyColonel Fiepko Koolman,Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, German ArmyMichael Van Rassen,C-RAM Product Director, US DoDLieutenant Colonel Mike Milner,Excalibur Project Manager, Picatinny Arsenal, US ArmyLieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,Deputy Commandant of Artillery School, Swedish Armed ForcesLieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas,Project Manager, Radars Project Management Office, US DoD
Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Fort, Head of Doctrine & Prospective Studies,French Artillery School, French ArmyLieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of Indirect Fire Systems Office,Swedish Defence Material AdministrationLieutenant Colonel Enrico Marinelli,Head of Operational Requirements, Italian ArmyLieutenant Colonel Georg Neuhaus, Staff Officer,UAS Development Germany Army OfficeLieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish Exchange Officer,Joint Fires Branch, United States Joint Forces CommandLieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,Commandant Artillery School, Australian ArmyHenk Damen,Senior Project Manager, Netherland Defence Material OrganisationMajor Matthew Moore,Watchkeeper Implementation Team, Capability Branch, UK Royal ArtilleryMajor Martin Smith,SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch, Royal Artillery, British ArmyMajor Tom Ellis,Training and Development Adviser, Royal Artillery, British ArmyProfessor Jacqueline Akhavan,Head of Centre for Defence Chemistry, Cranfield UniversityMajor General (ret’d) Lee Baxter,Military Adviser, Smiths DetectionColonel (Ret’d) Jon C. Schreyach,US ArmyMajor (ret’d) Bard Frostad,Director Business Development WLS, SaabScott Arnold,Vice President, Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire ControlLee Flake,EQ-36 Program Director, Lockheed Martin MS2Christoph Jehn, Projectmanager NASHORN,Rheinmetall Waffe Munition and Rheinmetall Land SystemeFabian Ochsner, Col Swiss Airforce and Vice President,Rheinmetall Air DefenceHenry Johnston,Munitions Manager, BAE Systems
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Payment Terms: Upon completion and return of the registration form full payment is required no later than 5business days from the date of invoice. Payment of invoices by means other than by credit card, or purchase order(UK Plc and UK government bodies only) will be subject to a £49 (plus VAT) per delegate processing fee. Paymentmust be received prior to the conference date.We reserve the right to refuse admission to the conference if paymenthas not been received.
IQPC Cancellation, Postponement and Substitution Policy: You may substitute delegates at any time byproviding reasonable advance notice to IQPC. For any cancellations received in writing not less than eight (8) daysprior to the conference, you will receive a 90% credit to be used at another IQPC conference which must occurwithin one year from the date of issuance of such credit. An administration fee of 10% of the contract fee will beretained by IQPC for all permitted cancellations. No credit will be issued for any cancellations occurring within seven(7) days (inclusive) of the conference. In the event that IQPC cancels an event for any reason, you will receive a creditfor 100% of the contract fee paid. You may use this credit for another IQPC event to be mutually agreed withIQPC, which must occur within one year from the date of cancellation.
In the event that IQPC postpones an event for any reason and the delegate is unable or unwilling to attend in onthe rescheduled date, you will receive a credit for 100% of the contract fee paid.You may use this credit for anotherIQPC event to be mutually agreed with IQPC, which must occur within one year from the date of postponement.Except as specified above, no credits will be issued for cancellations. There are no refunds given under anycircumstances. IQPC is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of a substitution, alteration orcancellation/postponement of an event. IQPC shall assume no liability whatsoever in the event this conference iscancelled, rescheduled or postponed due to a fortuitous event,Act of God, unforeseen occurrence or any other eventthat renders performance of this conference impracticable, illegal or impossible. For purposes of this clause, afortuitous event shall include, but not be limited to: war, fire, labour strike, extreme weather or otheremergency.Please note that while speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstancesbeyond the control of the organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakersand/or topics.As such, IQPC reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessarywithout any liability to you whatsoever. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soonas possible.
Discounts: All ‘Early Bird’ Discounts require payment at time of registration and before the cut-off date in orderto receive any discount. Any discounts offered whether by IQPC (including team discounts) must also requirepayment at the time of registration. All discount offers cannot be combined with any other offer
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IQPC recognises the value of learning in teams. Groups of 3 or morebooking at the same time from the same company receive a 10%discount. 5 or more receive a 15% discount. 7 receive a 20%discount. Only one discount available per person.
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VENUE & ACCOMMODATION:Olympia Conference CentreWarwick RoadLondon SW5 9TAwww.eco.co.uk
Overnight accommodation is not included in the registration fee.For venue and accommodation updates please visitwww.future-artillery.com.
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A digital version of the conference proceedings, including allpresentations, is available to buy.� I cannot attend the event, please send me the CD Rom priced at
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Recent digital conferences available - £599 plus VAT each� Future Artillery 2010� Future Mortars 2010� Future Artillery 2009
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* To qualify for discounts, payment must be received with booking by the registration deadline. Early booking discounts are notvalid in conjunction with any other offer. UK VAT is charged at 17.5%. VAT Registration number GB 799 2259 67**Military & Government discounted rates apply to serving military officers, government and university personnel only.*** Please select your choice of focus day Precision Focus Day �� ISTAR Focus Day��All serving Flag Officers 1 Star and above may attend the conference free of chargePlease contact [email protected] for further details. This offer can not be combined with any others and is not transferable.
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MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT**Book and pay by Book and pay by Standard
17th December 2010* 28th January 2011* Pricing�� Main Conference + Save £448 Save £248 Save £148
2 Focus Days*** £999 +VAT £1,199 +VAT £1,299 +VAT�� Main Conference Save £299 Save £199 Save £99and Focus Day*** £799 +VAT £899 +VAT £999 +VAT
�� Main Conference Only Save £150 Save £50£599 +VAT £699 +VAT £749 +VAT
�� Each Focus Day*** Save £100 Save £50£249 +VAT £299 +VAT £349 +VAT
INDUSTRYBook and pay by Book and pay by Standard
17th December 2010* 28th January 2011* Pricing�� Main Conference + Save £698 Save £298 Save £982 Focus Days*** £2,799 +VAT £3,199 +VAT £3,399 +VAT
�� Main Conference Save £499 Save £299 Save £199and Focus Day*** £2,199 +VAT £2,399 +VAT £2,499 +VAT
�� Main Conference Only Save £200 Save £100£1,699 +VAT £1,799 +VAT £1,899 +VAT
�� Each Focus Day*** Save £200 Save £100£599 +VAT £699 +VAT £799 +VAT
23rd-25th March 2011Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK
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