This document provides information about the 9th annual Air Mission Planning conference taking place on April 17-18, 2018 in London. It will discuss maximizing support systems for airborne missions through presentations from military experts and industry representatives. Attendees can register online or via phone/fax and save money by registering before certain deadlines. The agenda outlines presentations on topics like air capability development, network-enabled capabilities, air command and control, and lessons learned from recent air campaigns. National updates will be provided from representatives of the UK, US, Jordanian, Dutch and Norwegian air forces. The event highlights technological advancements in air mission planning and support.

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17th - 18th
APRIL
2018
Air Mission
Planning
and Support
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Maximising Support Systems for Airborne Missions
CHAIRMAN:
EXPERT MILITARY AND INDUSTRY SPEAKERS:
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former
Deputy Commander NATO AEWC Force
Command, NATO
Major General Youssef al-Hnaity, Air Force
Commander, Royal Jordanian Air Force
Air Commodore Lincoln Taylor, Air Capability
Delivery, Royal Air Force
Air Commodore Julian Ball, Air Capability
Development, Royal Air Force
Colonel Michael Rider, Commander, USAFE-
AFAFRICA Warrior Preparation Centre, US Air Force
Group Captain Niclas Lagerbäck, Head of
Operational Team, Swedish Air Force Combat
Simulation Centre, FLSC, Swedish Defence Research
Agency (FOI)
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Strange, Commander,
13th Air Support Operations Squadron, US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Andries ‘Sink’ Keijzer, Head of Air
Warfare Centre, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Christoffer Eriksen, Technical
Executive Officer, Royal Norwegian Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Vandebroek, Air C4ISR,
Belgian Air Component
Chief Master Sergeant (“Chief”) Scott Leech, Air
Combat Command F-35 Sustainment, US Air Force
Mr. Diego Ruiz Palmer, Policy Adviser to the Assistant
Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges,
NATO
Xavier Chambelant, A400M Military Ground-based
Systems Coordinator, Organisation for Joint
Armament Co-operation (OCCAR)
Dr Salvatore Livatino, Virtual Reality and Robotics,
School of Engineering and Technology, University
of Hertfordshire
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
1. New for 2018: air capability delivery and development
insights from two major Air Forces - UK and USA.
2. Perspectives from the Royal Jordanian Air Force on air
mission planning and support
3. Technological upgrades and advancements for 5th
generation aircraft and systems
4. Responding to emerging global threats through
maximising joint air capabilities
5. A focus on mission support training and simulation

2. AIR MISSION PLANNING AND SUPPORT 2018
Day One | Tuesday 17th April 2018 www.airmissionplanning.co.uk
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Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle
Former Deputy Commander
NATO AEWC Force Command
NATO
It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in the 9th annual Air
Mission Planning conference taking place on the 17th and 18th of April
2018 in London.
Governments of every nation regard air power as their most responsive
and flexible instrument of military power. Air power is invariably the first
responder to developing crises. NATO reacted almost immediately to
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and confrontation with Ukraine through air
power and immediate humanitarian assistance to the hurricane struck
Caribbean Islands and Western United States was made possible by
the readiness and responsiveness of air forces. It is almost impossible to
think of a recent crisis where air power has not been at the spearhead.
It can be a significant asymmetric advantage as its inherent strengths
make it agile, adaptable and scalable, but this advantage can only be
leveraged if it’s employment is thoroughly and comprehensively planned.
Therefore there is the need for a high-level meeting that brings together
senior military leadership, project decision makers, and technical experts
alongside cutting edge industry solution providers to collaborate on
future endeavors. This will not only enhance air mission planning but
also empower nations to better prepare themselves in the face of other
global challenges and joint operations.
This conference will explore how best we plan and deliver 21st Century
Air Power.
Once again, I am delighted to lend my support as the chairman of
this conference because I believe that Air Mission Planning is the best
environment for fruitful international collaboration.
I will kindly ask you to pay particular attention to our conference agenda
which was put together with care to give you the very best opportunity
to learn from subject matter experts relating to the enhancement of air
mission planning. This way we will be able to address the existing and
future challenges in the air.
I urge you to join us in April 2018 with many like-minded professionals to ensure
that you can too participate in and benefit from this unique opportunity.
12.20 AirC4ISR: Supporting the Mission in the 21st Century
• The Belgian Air Force in present war-fighting
• Bringing the Belgian Air Force into the 21st Century through
setting up AirC4ISR
• Challenges ahead in a small budget country
• Requirements for systems that help real-time decision-making
Lieutenant Colonel Erik Vandebroek, Air C4ISR, Belgian Air
Component
1.00 Networking Lunch
NETWORK-CENTRIC CAPABILITIES AND C2
2.00 Ensuring Network Enabled Capabilities in the Royal Netherlands Air
Force F-35A
• Enhancing situational awareness with further tactical data links
• Increasing live data feeds to improve sortie information collection
• MAJIIC (Multi-intelligence All-source Joint ISR Interoperability
Coalition)
- Establishing joint operational capabilities in a NATO framework
- Exercise OPTIC WINDMILL: interaction between MAJIIC and
ballistic missile defence
Lieutenant Colonel Andries ‘Sink’ Keijzer, Head of Air Warfare
Centre, Royal Netherlands Air Force
2.40 Air to Ground C2 in Modern Traditional Warfare
• Close Air Support
• ASOC and JAGIC operations/planning considerations in modern,
full-scale NATO warfare
• Exploring further Air Force capabilities in modern rescue scenarios
to integrate rescue and 5th generation assets in a deployed or
contingency environment
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Strange, Commander 13th
Air Support Operations Squadron ASOS, US Air Force
3.20 In-Mission Support for Combat Aircraft
• Emphasizing the aircraft’s command and control capability
• Feedback from operations and the successful provision of
command and control
• The successful provision of real time mission support to combat
aircraft, the potential for dynamic re-planning and tasking to
meet adapting objectives
• Planning for key developments such as NATO’s Air Command
and Control System (ACCS)
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander
NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO
4.00 Afternoon Tea
STRATEGIC-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF PLANNING SUPPORT
4.30 Air Power and Air Mission Planning in a Changed Security
Environment: A Strategic-Level View
• An increasingly challenging security and operational
environment for air power
• Reflecting on the “air campaign” nearly three decades after
Operation Desert Storm
• The evolving impact of technology on operations
• Formulating a NATO vision for a cutting-edge, combined air
power capacity for deterrence and defence
Mr. Diego Ruiz Palmer, Policy Adviser to the Assistant Secretary
General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO HQ
5.10 PANEL DISCUSSION
Offensive Air Mission Planning:
Strategic Lessons from Recent Air Campaigns
• Objectives in operational mission planning
• Mission planning successes in Operation Inherent Resolve
• Adapting operational tactics to harsh environments
Participants:
Major General Yousef Al Hnaity, Commander, Royal Jordanian Air
Force
Air Commodore Julian Ball, Air Capability Development, RAF
Colonel Michael Rider, Commander, USAFE-AFAFRICA Warrior
Preparation Centre, Royal Netherlands Air Force
5.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy Commander
NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO
NATIONAL UPDATES TO AIR MISSION PLANNING
9.10 Royal Air Force Capability Development for Operation Readiness
• “Prepare” and “protect” capability development areas within
the RAF
• Mission planning lessons learned from joint contingency
operations
• Strategic choices looking forward
Air Commodore Julian Ball, Air Capability Development, RAF
9.50 Warrior Preparation Centre Capabilities and Contribution to
Airborne Mission Planning
• WPC mission brief
• Vision and mission
- Sub-organizations
- Current initiatives
• SPARTAN Series Exercises
• New and future capabilities, including End-to-End Joint Fires Kill
Chain Simulation, F-16 Deployable Tactical Trainers, and F-35
GenFIRE Simulators
Colonel Michael Rider, Commander, USAFE-AFAFRICA Warrior
Preparation Centre
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Session reserved for sponsor
11.40 Maintaining Air Mission Support in Jordan
• Current priorities in Jordanian operation planning
• Airborne mission support training programmes
• Future endeavors
Major General Yousef Al Hnaity, Commander, Royal Jordanian Air
Force

3. AIR MISSION PLANNING AND SUPPORT 2018
www.airmissionplanning.co.uk Day Two | Wednesday 18th April 2018
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Supported by:
1.00 Networking Lunch
2.00 PANEL DISCUSSION
Regional Air Mission Planning Training Tactics
• Advanced training programmes for the F-35
• Fixed-wing aircraft training instruction for
mission readiness
• Adopting virtual reality into military mission preparation
Participants:
Lieutenant Colonel Christoffer Eriksen, Head of Section Air
Warfare Centre, Norwegian Air Force
Xavier Chambelant, Former French Air Force Pilot,
Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR)
CMS Scott Leech, Superintendent, Air Combat Command
F-35 Sustainment, United States Air Force
Dr Salvatore Livatino, Virtual Reality and Robotics, School of
Engineering and Technology, University of Hertfordshire
SIMULATION AND VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR
EFFECTIVE MISSION PLANNING AND SUPPORT
2.40 Operational Use of a Tactical Flight Simulator
• Enabling development
• The first un-intentional steps
• Experiences
• Future development
Niclas Lagerbäck, Head of Operations, Department of Air
Combat Simulation, Swedish Defence Research Agency
3.20 Afternoon Tea
3.50 Innovative Mission Training, Control and Teleoperation
enabled by Virtual and Augmented Reality User Interfaces
• New levels of remote tele-exploration and tele-operation
• Greater user immersion and performance through VR/AR
technology
• More intuitive information visualization of rich sensory data
sets enabling faster decision making
• Enhancing training and collaborative planning through the
use of 3D representation and S-3D visualization
Dr Salvatore Livatino, Virtual Reality and Robotics, School of
Engineering and Technology, University of Hertfordshire
4.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Air Commodore (Ret’d) Paddy Teakle, Former Deputy
Commander NATO AEWC Force Command, NATO
5TH GENERATION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
9.10 The Royal Air Force’s Air Capability Delivery in Theatre
Presentation details to be confirmed
Air Commodore Lincoln Taylor, Air Capability Delivery, HQ Air,
RAF
9.50 Special Operations Theory for Non-Linear 5th Generation Air
Operations
• McRaven’s Relative SOF Superiority Theory and
• Maj McFarland’s Proposed NLO Doctrine
• Implementing These Theories into Future F-35 Operation
Execution
Lieutenant Colonel Christoffer Eriksen, Head of Section Air
Warfare Centre, Norwegian Air Force
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 F-35 Sustainability
• Expectation Management
• Configuration Management
• Joint Operations Sustainment
• Power Projection
CMS Scott Leech, Superintendent, Air Combat Command
F-35 Sustainment, United States Air Force
AIR MISSION PLANNING
AND SYSTEMS IN ALL OPERATIONS
11.40 A400M Mission Planning
• Aircraft Versatility:
- The challenge of mixing military and civilian needs
- The challenge of keeping the two-crew member
philosophy from Airbus
• The constant need for data
• The associated necessary strong ground support
Xavier Chambelant, A400M Military Ground-based Systems
Coordinator, Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation
(OCCAR)
12.20 Air Mission Planning for Spanish Air Operations
• Exploring Spanish air mission planning processes
• System support for the Eurofighter Typhoon
• In-theatre mission planning
Subject to Final Confirmation, Spanish Air Force

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