Eastern Europe’s Most Focused Armoured Vehicles Meeting
17th - 18th May 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
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Due to the huge success of our inaugural Future Armoured Vehicles Eastern Europe conference in Prague, June 2015, we are delighted to announce the dates of our 2016 event. The conference will once again be in Prague and will take place on the 6th and 7th of June.
The participants of Future Armoured Vehicles Eastern Europe 2016 will cover the whole value chain of the armoured vehicle equipment market. The speakers and invited participants will be carefully selected to bring together those with active requirements for armoured vehicles and will ensure that as well as military leaders, the OEMS and prime contractors participate. We will also make sure that the very latest technology innovators will be present to share their ground breaking equipment with a captive audience all looking to advance their combat vehicle programmes.
Benefits of Attending:
• Launch new products or services at AVTAF and give your company the opportunity to
• Educate the market on your company’s capability and make the business case for how they can solve your potential customers challenges and requirements
• Build your brand so your solutions are front of mind when your prospects are putting potential solution providers on their short list
• Meet and network with active buyers while there is still a chance to influence their purchase decision
• Generate new leads through meeting new prospects from a variety of new countries and programmes
• Learn how to do business in Eastern Europe from procurement and high level military decision makers
REGISTER BY 29 FEBRUARY AND SAVE £400!
REGISTER BY 31 MARCH AND SAVE £200!
For more information and to register, please visit www.futurearmouredvehicles.com/linkedin
As your 38th Army Chief of Staff, I have visited with Soldiers serving around the world as well as at our installations across the United States. At every location our Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members have inspired me with their passion, courage, and commitment to each other, to our Army, and to the Nation.
Our Army serves in a period of dynamic uncertainty. International threats by both state and non-state actors to America's national interests and those of our Allies and partners are in the headlines every day. The unpredictability so prominent in the contemporary security environment will almost certainly remain a characteristic of the future.
In this challenging environment, it is essential that our Total Army -- Active Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve -- be ready to accomplish the range of military operations we are directed to perform. Our leaders and the American public rightly place their confidence in our professional competence and character, and they expect us to succeed.
While we continue to support our Soldiers and Civilians who are in harm's way around the world, we are making changes to our institutions and processes to ensure that we are maximizing the limited resources available to the Army. To communicate my intent for how the Army must move forward, I am publishing here the following five priorities:
- Adaptive Army Leaders for a Complex World
- A Globally Responsive and Regionally Engaged Army
- A Ready and Modern Army
- Soldiers Committed to Our Army Profession
- The Premier All-Volunteer Army
These priorities are the basis for the objectives outlined in the upcoming 2014 Army Strategic Planning Guidance. That Strategic Guidance will provide the Total Army a definitive statement of our mission as we look ahead to build upon our hard-earned experiences of the previous decade of war and toward a future that poses distinct challenges of its own.
The attached document explains my priorities. I expect every member of the Total Army to know these and to implement decisions and actions in accordance with them. I look forward to discussing them with you further as I visit your duty locations.
Army Strong!
Raymond T. Odierno
General, 38th Chief of Staff
United States Army
SETAF: Soldier Equipment and Technology Advancement Forum Ina Luft
After the successful inaugural this April, SETAF 2016 shall seek to bring together soldier modernisation program managers, technical leaders from industry, leading researchers and end users.
Taking place 14 - 15 March in London we invite you to proactively advance and develop optimum approaches to dismounted soldier capability.
What is so unique about this event? With its interactive format, we maintain our original belief in “NO ATTENDEES ONLY PARTICIPANTS”. Unlike other events, SETAF is designed around a combination of panel discussions and focused discussion groups, run by co-chairs who are experts in their respective subject matter.
With no PowerPoint presentations or keynotes, SETAF will dedicate the precious time of participants to networking and interactive discussions, making it a complementary part of the soldier modernisation communities’ annual training and development programme.
Eastern Europe’s Most Focused Armoured Vehicles Meeting
17th - 18th May 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
www.futurearmouredvehicles.com/linkedin
Due to the huge success of our inaugural Future Armoured Vehicles Eastern Europe conference in Prague, June 2015, we are delighted to announce the dates of our 2016 event. The conference will once again be in Prague and will take place on the 6th and 7th of June.
The participants of Future Armoured Vehicles Eastern Europe 2016 will cover the whole value chain of the armoured vehicle equipment market. The speakers and invited participants will be carefully selected to bring together those with active requirements for armoured vehicles and will ensure that as well as military leaders, the OEMS and prime contractors participate. We will also make sure that the very latest technology innovators will be present to share their ground breaking equipment with a captive audience all looking to advance their combat vehicle programmes.
Benefits of Attending:
• Launch new products or services at AVTAF and give your company the opportunity to
• Educate the market on your company’s capability and make the business case for how they can solve your potential customers challenges and requirements
• Build your brand so your solutions are front of mind when your prospects are putting potential solution providers on their short list
• Meet and network with active buyers while there is still a chance to influence their purchase decision
• Generate new leads through meeting new prospects from a variety of new countries and programmes
• Learn how to do business in Eastern Europe from procurement and high level military decision makers
REGISTER BY 29 FEBRUARY AND SAVE £400!
REGISTER BY 31 MARCH AND SAVE £200!
For more information and to register, please visit www.futurearmouredvehicles.com/linkedin
As your 38th Army Chief of Staff, I have visited with Soldiers serving around the world as well as at our installations across the United States. At every location our Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members have inspired me with their passion, courage, and commitment to each other, to our Army, and to the Nation.
Our Army serves in a period of dynamic uncertainty. International threats by both state and non-state actors to America's national interests and those of our Allies and partners are in the headlines every day. The unpredictability so prominent in the contemporary security environment will almost certainly remain a characteristic of the future.
In this challenging environment, it is essential that our Total Army -- Active Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve -- be ready to accomplish the range of military operations we are directed to perform. Our leaders and the American public rightly place their confidence in our professional competence and character, and they expect us to succeed.
While we continue to support our Soldiers and Civilians who are in harm's way around the world, we are making changes to our institutions and processes to ensure that we are maximizing the limited resources available to the Army. To communicate my intent for how the Army must move forward, I am publishing here the following five priorities:
- Adaptive Army Leaders for a Complex World
- A Globally Responsive and Regionally Engaged Army
- A Ready and Modern Army
- Soldiers Committed to Our Army Profession
- The Premier All-Volunteer Army
These priorities are the basis for the objectives outlined in the upcoming 2014 Army Strategic Planning Guidance. That Strategic Guidance will provide the Total Army a definitive statement of our mission as we look ahead to build upon our hard-earned experiences of the previous decade of war and toward a future that poses distinct challenges of its own.
The attached document explains my priorities. I expect every member of the Total Army to know these and to implement decisions and actions in accordance with them. I look forward to discussing them with you further as I visit your duty locations.
Army Strong!
Raymond T. Odierno
General, 38th Chief of Staff
United States Army
SETAF: Soldier Equipment and Technology Advancement Forum Ina Luft
After the successful inaugural this April, SETAF 2016 shall seek to bring together soldier modernisation program managers, technical leaders from industry, leading researchers and end users.
Taking place 14 - 15 March in London we invite you to proactively advance and develop optimum approaches to dismounted soldier capability.
What is so unique about this event? With its interactive format, we maintain our original belief in “NO ATTENDEES ONLY PARTICIPANTS”. Unlike other events, SETAF is designed around a combination of panel discussions and focused discussion groups, run by co-chairs who are experts in their respective subject matter.
With no PowerPoint presentations or keynotes, SETAF will dedicate the precious time of participants to networking and interactive discussions, making it a complementary part of the soldier modernisation communities’ annual training and development programme.
Based at London's ExCel centre, this is the only international exhibition & conference dedicated exclusively to the armoured vehicle community. International Armoured Vehicles brings together senior military and industry experts, providing opportunities to gain expert insights on armoured vehicle trends, global procurement activity and lessons learnt from the battlefield, as well as to conduct business with the world's leading vehicle, system and component manufacturers and smaller specialist suppliers.
Based at London's ExCel centre, this is the only international exhibition & conference dedicated exclusively to the armoured vehicle community. International Armoured Vehicles brings together senior military and industry experts, providing opportunities to gain expert insights on armoured vehicle trends, global procurement activity and lessons learnt from the battlefield, as well as to conduct business with the world's leading vehicle, system and component manufacturers and smaller specialist suppliers.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear the latest developments from the Czech Armed
Forces as they outline their IFV procurement plans in a bid
to increasingly modernise their land forces by 2026.
• Benefi t from an unparalleled insight into the IFV
modernisation programmes of key Central and Eastern
European nations, including briefi ngs from heads of land,
of procurement, and operational command from the
Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Latvia, Romania and
many others!
• Grasp the opportunity to meet with additional leading
international nations, such as Germany, Sweden, the
United States, Spain, NATO and OCCAR.
• Don’t miss out on the chance to view the latest
combat vehicle survivability, C4I and weapons systems
technology in our exhibition hall.
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT EXPERTS INCLUDE
Major General Jaromir Zuna, 1st Deputy Chief of Staff,
Czech Armed Forces
Major General Ivo Strecha, Director of the Force Development
Division, Czech Armed Forces
Lieutenant General Dr Gabor Borondi, Deputy Chief of Defence,
Hungarian Defence Forces
Major General Norbert Huber, Director of Armament and
Procurement, Austrian MoD
Brigadier General Christopher LaNeve*, Commanding General
7th Army Training Command, US Army Europe
Brigadier General Mikael Frisell, Director Land Systems, SDMA,
FMV, Swedish MoD
Brigadier General Sava Claudiu, Deputy Commander, 2nd
Infantry Division, Romanian Armed Forces
Colonel Hans-Joerg Voll, Branch Chief, Army Concepts and
Capabilities Development Center ACCDC, Bundeswehr
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Ramos, Product Manager Vehicle
Protection Systems, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground
Combat Systems, US Army
Colonel Jose María González Casado, Pizarro Program Manager
National Armament Directorate, Spanish MoD
Colonel Bostjan Mocnik, Chief of Capability Development
Branch, Slovenian MoD
Colonel Jaroslav Kozubek, Head of Department of Tactics, Faculty
of Military Leadership, University of Defence Brno, Czech Republic
Lieutenant Colonel Raivis Melnis, Land forces Mechanized Infantry
Brigade 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion Commander,
Latvian Armed Forces
GOLD SPONSOR EXPERT SPEAKER
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and Turrets, Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh
INDUSTRY EXPERTS INCLUDE
Mr Bear Midkiff, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Central and
Eastern Europe, CMI Defence
Mr Michael Rust, Head of Sales and Marketing,
IBD Deisenroth
Mr David Meyer, Head of Business Development,
Lockheed Martin UK
Mr Alex Koers, Co-founder and Director,
Microfl own AVISA
Mr Hugo Torstensen, Business Development Director Defense
Division Europe, Soucy International Inc
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2. 8.15 Registration & Coffee
8.45 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
8.55 Un Update on the Czech Armed Forces Long Perspective for
Defence: 2030
• The solutions to maintaining a fully operational mechanised force
• Utilising comprehensive, real-time situational awareness capabilities
such as ground and air reconnaissance in conjunction with
mechanised brigades
• Fully utilising the support of NATO allies for maximum force
interoperability
• Future challenges to the evolution of the Czech Armed Forces
and how they will be overcome
Major General Jaromir Zuna, 1st Deputy Chief of Staff,
Czech Armed Forces
9.25 Ensuring the Hungarian Ground Forces have the Right Land
Capabilities to Defend Against Future Threats
• Equipping the Hungarian Armed forces with enough tracked and
wheeled IFV vehicles in accordance with national and international
duties
• Striking the right balance between modernising legacy fl eets of
BTR-80As and the acquisition of entirely new vehicles
• Defi ning Hungary’s role in the land domain and the security of the
region
Lieutenant General Dr Gabor Borondi, Deputy Chief of Defence,
Hungarian Defence Forces
9.55 Session Reserved for Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh
Mr Oliver Mittelsdorf, Senior Vice President Sales Tracked Vehicles and
Turrets, Rheinmetall
10.25 Morning Coffee
CENTRAL EUROPEAN UPDATES
10.55 Updating Legacy Vehicle Fleets and Implementing New Platforms for
the Support of Operations in Diffi cult Terrain
• Considering the current operational capabilities of Austrian land
forces
• Outlining the importance of updating legacy vehicle fl eets to
ensure that standards are met for the three essential requirements:
mobility, fi repower and protection
• Procuring the BvS 10: operational requirements to traverse diffi cult
terrain and the strategic importance of procuring a platform that
will modernise Austrian land capabilities signifi cantly
Major General Norbert Huber, Director of Armament and Procurement,
Austrian MoD
11.25 Speaker Details TBC
Mr Alex Koers, Co-founder and Director,
Microfl own AVISA
11.55 The Role of Czech Land Forces in National and Regional Defensive
Strategy
• Meeting tactical objectives and operations as a single
independent brigade or within an Allied force structure
• Utilising the Infantry fi ghting vehicle BVP-2 for high cross-country
capabilities, considerable fi re power and a high resistance option
to enemy strikes
• Future requirements for Czech Land Forces and the evolution of the
BVP-2 IFV
Speaker Session Reserved for Czech Land Forces, Czech Armed Forces
12.25 Sponsor Speaking Session
Mr Bear Midkiff, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Central and
Eastern Europe, CMI Defence
MODERNISATION AND UPGRADES
12.55 Outlining Current STRYKER Lethality and APS Upgrades
• Underlining the operational requirements for Up-Gunning the
STRYKER IFV
• Selecting and fi elding the right APS system for the STRYKER platform
• Supplying infantry brigade combat teams with a STRYKER platform
that allows rapid deployment in restrictive areas across all types of
terrain and urban austere environments
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Ramos, Product Manager Vehicle
Protection Systems, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground
Combat Systems, US Army
1.25 Networking Lunch
2.25 German Land Forces and the Capabilities to deal with Future Threats
• Assessing the current capacity to deal with threats, both present
and emerging
• Outlining the current threat detection systems across German
infantry fi ghting platforms
• Development of C2 and C4 ISTAR networks for better platoon and
interplatoon communications
• Future developments for the German Army across the land domain
Colonel Hans-Joerg Voll, Branch Chief, Armoured Corps,
Army Concepts and Capabilities Centre, Bundeswehr
2.55 Addressing the Challenge of Range and Reach for Armoured Turrets
• Medium Weight
• Modular Capabilities
• UK approach – case study
Mr David Meyer, Head of Business Development, Lockheed Martin UK
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
3.25 Dictating the Requirements for the Romanian Armed Forces and the
Requirement for Land Force Modernisation
• The importance of upgrading legacy platforms such as the MLI-84
JDER with a 25 mm Oerlikon KBA cannon and Spike missiles
• How Romanian land forces will acclimatise to the introduction of
227 Mowag Piranha V IFVs
• Romania’s engagement with allied and partner nations to promote
force interoperability across the region
Brigadier General Sava Claudiu, Deputy Commander 2nd Infantry
Division, Romanian Armed Forces
3.55 Sponsor Speaking Session
Reserved for IBD
Mr Michael Rust, Head of Sales and Marketing, IBD Deisenroth
4.25 Afternoon Tea
4.55 The Current Role of the 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion and the
Wider Outlook for the Latvian Armed Forces
• Latvia’s intention to modernise land requirements and mechanised
forces
• How the developing doctrine of mechanised infantry forces in Eastern
Europe has shaped the structure of the Latvian Armed Forces
• Procurement priorities for the Latvian Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Raivis Melnis, Commander, 1st Mechanised
Battalion, Latvian Armed Forces
5.25 Composite Rubber Tracks: a Capability Enhancement for the Modern
Army
• Increased survivability
• Reducing the life cycle cost
• Improving the driving performance
• Reducing the logistic burden
Mr Hugo Torstensen, Business Development Director Defense Division
Europe, Soucy International Inc
5.55 Assessing the Patria 8x8 IFV and the Future Procurement Plans for the
Croatian Armed Forces
• Outlining the different roles and capabilities of Croatia’s Armoured
Units
• Future plans to modernise Croatia’s Armoured Capacity
• Underlining Croatia’s role in regional security and allied
interoperability
Colonel Miroslav Kuhar, Chief of Land Arms Tactics Department,
Croatian Defence Academy, Croatian Armed Forces
6.25 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
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Day One Monday 20th May
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3. 8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.10 Developing the Czech Armed Forces to Achieve Force Superiority
Against Future Threats
• Utilising modern IFV capabilities to evolve the Czech Armed Forces
into a highly lethal and manoeuvrable fighting force
• Developing Czech armoured vehicle programmes for maximum
force efficiency
• Modernising Czech Land Force doctrine to fully exploit armoured
assets on the battlefield
Major General Ivo Strecha, Director Force Development Division,
Czech Armed Forces
9.40 Swedish Armoured Capabilities and the Evolution of the CV 9040
• The current role of the Swedish Army: An update on Sweden’s role
during Trident Juncture 18
• Successes of the Mjölner, and how it will considerably increase
the indirect fire capability of the CV 9040, increasing support and
lethality to mechanized battalions
• Outlining the future requirements and planned developments to
the CV 9040 in order to match future threats and potential enemies
Brigadier General Mikael Frisell, Director Land Systems, SDMA, FMV,
Swedish MoD
10.10 Session Reserved for Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh and PSM Projekt
System Management GmbH
Mr Oliver Mittelsdorf, Senior Vice President Sales Tracked Vehicles and
Turrets, Rheinmetall
Mr Mathias Kraus, Head of Sales, PSM
10.40 Morning Coffee
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
11.10 The Importance of Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the European
Theatre
• How the 2nd Cavalry Regiment aims to support regional forces with
the strategic deployment of armoured brigades
• Lessons learned during Exercise Saber Strike 18: how well did US
Strykers operate?
• Increasing readiness and enhancing interoperability between NATO
allies and partner forces
Brigadier General Christopher LaNeve, Commanding General 7th
Army Training Command, US Army Europe*
11.40 Speaking Session
Reserved for Sponsor
12.10 Assessing Spain’s Current Pizarro Programme: operational
requirements and future developments
• Perception of the current and future operational environments
and associated threats for the Spanish Armed Forces
• The success story of the Pizarro programme
• Prospects of development and modernisation within the
Spanish armoured Vehicle Fleet
Colonel Jose María González Casado, Pizarro Program Manager
National Armament Directorate, Spanish MoD
12.40 Networking Lunch
HOST NATION BRIEFINGS
1.40 Possible Parameters of Perspective IFVs
• Evolution of IFVs
• IFVs Construction Schools
• Parameters of Perspective IFV
Head of Department of Tactics, Faculty of Military Leadership,
University of Defence Brno, Czech Republic
2.10 Panel Session: Addressing the Balance of Upgrading Legacy Vehicles
whilst Striving to Procure New Platforms
• How IFV brigades are changing the way that wars are waged on
the modern battlefield
• Capturing the operational requirements of today’s IFVs
• Question and answer session with military experts
Major General Ivo Strecha, Director Force Development Division,
Czech Armed Forces
Brigadier General Mikael Frisell, Director Land Systems, FMV,
Swedish MoD
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Ramos, Product Manager Vehicle Protection
Systems, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems,
US Army
Colonel Bostjan Mocnik, Chief of Capability Development Branch,
Slovenian MoD
Colonel Hans-Joerg Voll, Branch Chief, Armoured Corps, Army
Concepts and Capabilities Centre, German Army
2.40 International Allied Armoured Co-operation and the Strive for
Increased Interoperability
• An update on NATO’s Army Armament Group activities
• Identify, harmonize and support NATO and National armaments
activities to response to the Alliance’s capability requirements
• NATO’s mission to support synergy among the procurement,
research and technology and defence industrial allied communities
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Richard Macha, Czech National Armament
Representative in NATO HQ, Czech Delegation to NATO HQ,
Czech MoD
3.10 Afternoon Tea
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
3.40 How NATO NSPA Strives to Provide Integrated Logistics Support to
BOXER User Nations
• In-Service Support for the current BOXER MRAV fleet
• Support capabilities and partnerships
• Managing the in-service support and ILS issues relating to the
expansion of the BOXER MRAV fleet
Mr Richard Jones, Project Coordinator, Land Combat Systems BOXER,
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
4.10 Discussing the Versatility of the BOXER: The Next Generation of Multi
Role Armoured Vehicles
• Balancing vital capabilities such as; transport-capacity, mobility,
protection, survivability, growth potential and efficient life cycle
costs
• Considering the differing operational requirements for the multiple
variants of the BOXER armoured vehicle
• BOXER programme participating nations and the future implications
for allied interoperability
Mr Gerardus Lijten, ILS Section Leader, Boxer Programme Division,
OCCAR-EA
4.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
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than 35 years of experience IBD has
been involved in many large vehicle
programs. As of today about 60,000 vehicles have been
equipped with IBD’s protection kits. The products of the
IBD PROTech Family cover all layers of the Survivability
Onion. Therefore comprehensive survivability kits can
be designed providing broad band protection against
almost every actual and upcoming threat. Recent
developments in materials and technologies allow for
higher protection levels at significantly lower weight.
The IBD NanoTech materials show much higher ballistic
performance compared to standard materials so that
weight savings up to 40 % are possible. With IBD’s concept
of Integrated Protection new vehicles have been
designed with significantly improved basic protection
at lower vehicle weight. The IBD ESPACE Concept is
a comprehensive Survivability Concept for combat
platforms and has successfully been applied to MBTs and
heavy IFVs. Spin-off solutions have been designed and
applied to different versions of the Leopard 2 and other
MBTs. www.ibd-deisenroth-engineering.de
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin
is a global security and
aerospace company that employs approximately 125,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration
and sustainment of advanced technology systems,
products and services. Lockheed Martin works with
partners in more than 70 countries to deliver innovative,
affordable solutions which solve both national and
regional defence needs. Lockheed Martin UK - Ampthill is
a leading provider of mission systems for armoured fighting
vehicles and their integration onto a range of platforms.
Lockheed Martin turret solutions integrate a range of
lethal effects from the highly versatile and effective
Case-Telescoped 40mm ‘fire-on-the-move’ cannon, to
more traditional 30-40mm solutions. The company’s billion-
dollar contract to deliver the turret for the British Army’s
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle Capability Sustainment
Programme underlines how strategic investments in
technology are allowing Lockheed Martin to engineer a
better tomorrow. www.lockheedmartin.co.uk
5. SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and
branding packages, uniquely tailored to complement
your company’s marketing strategy. Prime networking
opportunities exist to entertain, enhance and expand
your client base within the context of an independent
discussion specifi c to your industry. Should you wish to
join the increasing number of companies benefi ting
from sponsoring our conferences please call:
Justin Predescu on +44 (0) 20 7827 6130 or email:
jpredescu@smi-online.co.uk
SPONSORED BY:
Microflown AVISA is a
trusted partner of several
NATO countries in the fi eld
of acoustic situational
awareness. Based upon the Microfl own, a unique sensor
that measures acoustic particle velocity, the company
provides unique low SWaP sensor nodes that provide
acoustic directionality over the entire audio bandwidth.
Loaded with proper fi rmware, these sensor nodes are
able to detect, locate, track and classify all sorts of
audible events, such as: • Small Arms Fire • RPGs •
Mortars/ artillery • Drones and attack helicopters Hence,
Microfl own AVISA’s sensor nodes combine the traditional:
• vehicle mounted gunshot localization systems • ground
based sound ranging systems For the vehicles themselves,
several capabilities are provided. Stand alone, a state
of the art acoustic gunshot localization system is offered
that also works when the vehicle is: • driving • providing
outgoing fi re It allows the cueing of: • remote weapon
stations • on board cameras In a local network, a small
array can be used for: • tracking heavy ground vehicles
and helicopters • localizing hostile mortar positions • own
fi re control For the entire ground forces, above all counter
battery, the networked mesh network array provides the
vehicle mounted Mobile Sound Ranging Array capability,
in essence similar to an active weapon location radar, but
then: • passive • distributed • low power • unattended
www.microfl own-avisa.com
The Soucy Group, a private
corporation established
for 50 years with more
than 1,700 employees over 13 subsidiaries located
in North America and Asia, specializes in the design,
development and manufacturing of Composite Rubber
Tracks (CRT) and associated systems. It supplies a variety
of components and parts for leading manufacturers of
power sport, industrial, agricultural and defense vehicles
around the world. Soucy has also developed its own
manufacturing equipment and facilities to meet the
specifi c requirements of each application – from ATVs to
military vehicles up to 90,000 lbs.
A world leader in Composite Rubber Track (CRT)
systems and products, Soucy International Inc. with his
Defense Department brings its expertise and partnership
to all major manufacturers (OEMs). Soucy Track™ line of
products for agricultural vehicles benefi ts from a global
distribution network with more than 400 dealers in 30
countries and on all continents. In the industrial market,
Soucy is the exclusive supplier to two of the three largest
manufacturers of tracks for skid-steer loaders. This Group
is also renowned as a leader in design and development
of parts and accessories for power sports.
As the leading manufacturer of CRT for Defense
purposes, Soucy products meet the highest requirements
and are approved by military forces around the world,
offering the following advantages and benefi ts:
• Increased durability over conventional steel tracks.
• Increased durability over conventional steel tracks.
• Reduced vibration (up to 70%), noise (up to 13dB),
thermal signature, braking distance, vehicle weight
(up to 50%) and fuel consumption (up to 30-35%).
• Reduced vehicle crew fatigue.
• Signifi cant reduction in life cycle costs and virtually
maintenance free.
• Elimination of damage on paved surface.
www.soucy-group.com/industry-sectors/defense
6. Future Armoured Vehicles Central Eastern Europe
Conference: Monday 20th to Tuesday 21st May 2019, Angelo Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
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