Day 2

30th September 2010

0830 – Morning refreshments
 
0900 – Chairperson’s welcome and a look at the day ahead
David Broden, Armaments Division, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), USA
 
0910 – Keynote presentation: Increasing tri-service and multi national interoperability to increase operational effectiveness at a tactical level

• Joint air to ground integration
• Assessing emerging technologies to enhance interoperability and ‘Blue Force Tracking’

Col. Mike Reed, Director of Operations and Plans, Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team (JFIIT), US Joint Forces Command

0940 – Enhancing multi service and multinational cooperation

• Understanding the need for Inter-service interoperability
• A case study on multinational cooperation in Afghanistan

Maj. Jakub Štefánek, Chief Inspector Tactical Air Force, Czech Republic

1010 – Escalation of force options for the warfighter

• Insights into The Active Denial System (ADS)
• Operationally suitable and effective non lethal weapons
• Future non lethal capabilities

Douglas Jerothe, Deputy Director, Joint Non Lethal Weapons Directorate JNLWD (US)

1040 – Morning refreshments and networking

Operational feedback session: 
 
These presentations will set out the challenges faced by forces in recent and current combat operations: 
 
1110 - Operational Insight 1 - Providing multi-national fire support - A USMC case study
Major Matthew Maz, Operations Officer, 2nd ANGLICO, II MEF, USMC

1130 - Operational Insight 2 - What is the current feedback from the joined-up operating environment in Southern Afghanistan? 
Capt. Troels Skraep, TACP, Danish Army

1150 - Operational Insight 3 - Solutions for small armed forces operating in the Joint Force environment – A Czech Republic perspective

• Czech air force concept
• L159 ALCA
• Training opportunities
• Small air force features

Maj. Jakub Štefánek, Chief Inspector Tactical Air Force, Czech Republic

1210 - Operational Insight 4 - DaCAS and Joint Munition Standards - The way ahead from a ground perspective.

• Experiences of a FOO/FAC in a multinational theatre of operations.
• DaCAS - the way ahead

Capt. James Vaughan, FAC Modernisation Project, National Defence HQ, Canada

Precision guided munitions session: 
 
These sessions will focus on the possibilities for future munition development across the air, sea and land environments: 
 
1230 - Air drop munitions - Guided Air Drop Munition for UAVs

• Development of a low cost, guided munition and ‘smart rack’ for mid-size tactical UAVs
• Demonstration results summary

Mike Willey, Director, General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems
 
1250 - Land Munitions – Understanding how the US Marine Corps is developing programmable air busting rounds to support the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV)

• An insight into the MK44 Bushmaster II 30 mm Cannon's future ammunition
• Development of armour piercing rounds & Programmable Air busting Munitions (PABM)

1310 - Maritime systems - How can maritime platforms be used to greater effect in the joint operating environment?
Small caliber gun systems for naval ship-borne defence and anti-piracy operations

• Utilizing small caliber systems and ammunition to combat seaborne and airborne threats
• Identifying and neutralizing high speed surface craft and UCAVs 
• Developing training and the automation considerations

Gordon A Cain, Managing Director, Vision4ce Ltd, UK

1330 – Lunch and networking

Innovation showcase session:
 
1430 – These presentations will give an insight into the latest developments from the defence industry around the world:

Showcase 1 - Ammunition logistics: Associated challenges & capabilities

• Modes of Transportation
• Origin Requirements
• Transit requirements
• Destination requirements

Brooks Isoldi, Projects Cargo Manager, Agility Defense & Government Services

Showcase 2 - Innovative Ammunition Solutions

• Fuze design
• Novel penetrator
• Design for Insensitive Munitions

Jan Hasslid, Vice President, Medium & Large Caliber Division, Nammo Raufoss



Showcase 3 - Where's my ammo?
RF AIT enabled ammo distribution

• Ammunition –Distribution System
• Ammunition In-Transit/Asset Management
• RF AIT enabled Distribution-How the system works

COL (R) James “Sluggo” Ebertowski, US Army Sales Worldwide, US Army Transportation Corps



1530 – Afternoon refreshments and networking
 
Future requirements session:
 
1600 – The development of more cost effective artillery systems

• Changing requirements for artillery
• Examples of research into future munitions
• Opportunities to improve cost effectiveness through design, manufacture and qualification

Alex Davies, Capability Group Leader, Ammunition and Fire Control, QinetiQ, UK

1630 – Interactive panel discussion: What is the war fighter of the future likely to need?

• The shape of the battlefield in the medium to long term
• Future COIN requirements
• Afghan & beyond

1700 – End of day two and the conference