This document provides information about the 3rd annual Future Helicopter Technology conference taking place in Rome, Italy on May 18-19, 2017. It discusses benefits of attending such as access to military rotary commanders from various countries and a focus on topics like maritime helicopter optimization. The agenda outlines presentations from military leaders on capabilities and modernization plans for helicopter fleets in countries like Italy, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Austria, and Belgium. It also promotes sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at the event.

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18th -19th
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Crowne Plaza Rome St. Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
1. Top military rotary commanders from Italy, Spain, Germany,
Denmark and Belgium, giving you essential access to those
making strategic and equipment decisions
2. More helicopter platforms represented than any other
military event in 2017 including: NH90, TIGER, Sikorsky UH-60,
Bell UH-1Y, cH-53E Super Stallion and Merlin Mk3
3. NEW for 2017: A detailed focus on Maritime Helicopter
Optimisation with high level briefings from USMC, Royal Navy
and Commander Italian Naval Aviation
4. A dedicated solutions zone where cutting edge solution
providers will showcase the very best helicopter technologies
and systems available today
cHAIRMAN:
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi, Former Deputy
MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
HOST NATION SPEAKERS:
Major General Fabio Molteni, Commander Flying Experimental
Centre, Italian Air Force
Major General Antonio Bettelli, Commander Italian Army Aviation,
Italian Army
Major General Nicola Zanelli, Commander, Italian Special Forces
Operations Joint command, Italian Army
Rear Admiral Giorgio Gomma, Director of the Naval Aviation Dpt.
(Italian Navy General Staff) and Commander of the Italian Fleet
Air Arm, Italian Navy
INTERNATIONAl SPEAKERS INclUDE:
Brigadier General Uwe F. Klein, Commander International
Helicopter Training Centre (IHTC) and Head of German Army
Aviation, German Army
Brigadier General Fernando Garcia Blazquez, Commander
Spanish Army Aviation, Spanish Army
colonel lenny Brown MBE, Commanding Officer of the
Commando Helicopter Force, UK Royal Navy
colonel Romin Dasmalchi, Branch Head to Aviation Manpower
and Support, United States Marine corps
Mr. Ivan Volpoet, Head of Flight Test Division Chez DGA Flight Test
Center, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)
colonel Hannes Mittermair, Aviation Brigade,
Austrian Air Force
colonel Henrik Kanstrup, Acting Commander Helicopter Wing
Karup, Royal Danish Air Force

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Day One 18th May 2017 www.futurehelicopter.co.uk
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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 specific to your industry.
Should you wish to join the increasing number of companies benefiting from sponsoring our conferences please call:
Sadia Malick, on +44 (0) 207 827 6748 or email smalick@smi-online.co.uk
SUPPORTED BY
Special Operations and Rapid Deployment
Fleet Modernisation
8.30 Registration & Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi, Former Deputy
MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
9.00 Host Nation Address: The Italian Army Aviation: The Present
and Future Objectives
• An overview of the current fleet
• Maximising interoperability and survivability
• Improving capabilities for joint operations
• Contributing to missions outside national boundaries
• Future objectives
Major General Antonio Bettelli, Commander Italian Army Aviation,
Italian Army
9.30 How The German Army Aviation Will Continue to Modernise and
Equip its Fleet
• The TIGER and NH90 multirole support helicopter must be
maintained and extended in the long term
• What will the next generation of German military helicopters
look like in 2040
Brigadier General Uwe Klein, Commander International
Helicopter Training Centre (IHTC) and Head of German Army
Aviation, German Army
10.00 The Multi-Roles of the Spanish Army Aviation: Adapting to Present
and Future Challenges by Providing a Dynamic Force
• Independent actions that require high mobility and firepower:
air attack and air assault operations
• Actions that increase the operational capacity of large
units and controls: tactical and logistical aero-transporters;
recognition and security; command and control; electronic
warfare; sanitary evacuations; special operations
Brigadier General Fernando Garcia Blazquez, Commander
Spanish Army Aviation, Spanish Army
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 The Present and Future Capabilities of Rotary Wing Aircrafts
• The present: What are the main current challenges for helicopters?
• The future: What are the main technological upgrades that will
improve flying capabilities?
• The role of the Experimental Flying Centre in providing the right
ground for new developments
Major General Fabio Molteni, Commander Flying Experimental
Centre, Italian Air Force
11.30 Session Reserved For Lead Sponsor
12.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Assessing Future Helicopter
Technical Requirements Needed For Modern
Battle Environments
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi,
Former Deputy MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
Major General Antonio Bettelli, Commander Italian Army Aviation,
Italian Army
Major General Fabio Molteni, Commander Flying Experimental
Centre, Italian Air Force
Brigadier General Uwe Klein, Commander International
Helicopter Training Centre (IHTC) and Head of German Army
Aviation, German Army
Brigadier General Fernando Garcia Blazquez, Commander
Spanish Army Aviation, Spanish Army
12.30 Networking Lunch
1.30 Deploying Helicopters to Rapidly Infiltrate and Extract Special
Forces
• Operating anywhere in the world
• Providing fast and agile transportation and support of special
forces operators
• Utilising new technological developments to upgrade
helicopter assets in order to always be ready to overcome new
challenges
Major General Nicola Zanelli, Commander Italian Special Forces
Operations Joint Command, Italian Army
2.00 Helicopter Wing Karup: Ready to Deploy in Any Environment
• Operational capabilities from the Artic to Afghanistan
• Efficient search and rescue and surveillance capacity inside
and outside national boundaries
• The importance of joint exercises to face growing threats
Colonel Henrik Kanstrup, Acting Commander Helicopter Wing
Karup, Royal Danish Air Force
2.30 Session reserved For Gold Sponsor
3.00 The Austrian Aviation Brigade Capabilities and Future Plans for
Helicopter Modernisation
• A look at the helicopter inventory of the Austrian Air Force
• Ensuring interoperability between air craft and allied nations
• A look at planned upgrades: avionics; navigation; aircraft
survivability equipment (ASE)
• Creating a helicopter fleet for future multinational missions and
joint operations
Colonel Hannes Mittermair, Aviation Brigade, Austrian Air Force
3.30 Afternoon Tea
4.00 Procurement, Development and Purchase of Technological
Upgrades for the Next Generation Helicopter of the French
Military
• Feedback from recent test exercises
• The next technological improvements for rotary wing aircrafts
for the French military
• Current challenges that need to be overcome
• The NH-90: technological upgrades and possible future
deployment scenarios
Mr. Ivan Volpoet, Head of Flight Test Division, DGA
4.30 The Multi Role Capabilities of the Belgian Helicopter Wing
• Conducting operations in the homeland as well as abroad
• Mobility and assault tactical and general transport
• Recognition, support search and rescue and medical
evacuation
• Surveillance and maritime surveillance operations
Colonel Jean Didier Vandezande, Chief Helicopter Branch,
Belgian Air Component
5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi, Former Deputy
MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
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MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Are you interested in promoting your defence services to a targeted industry sector? SMi offer tailored marketing packages so that your association/
publication can gain access to a global market and key decision makers in the defence market.
Contact: Shannon Cargan, SMi Marketing on +44 (0) 207 827 6138 or email: scargan@smi-online.co.uk
Future Helicopter Technology
www.futurehelicopter.co.uk Day Two 19th May 2017
SUPPORTED BY
8.30 Registration Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi, Former Deputy
MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
9.00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Italian Navy Aviation Command: Utilising
the SH-90A Helicopter to Operate in Different Environments
• Maritime reconnaissance (MPH)
• Maritime attack (ASH)
• Individuating and neutralizing underwater and above water threats
• Maritime attack and troop transportation, equipment, vehicles,
search and rescue operations
Rear Admiral Giorgio Gomma, Director of the Naval Aviation Dpt.
(Italian Navy General Staff) and Commander of the Italian Fleet
Air Arm, Italian Navy
9.30 The Role of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) in Providing
UK Defence with a Contingency Capability in Support of 3
Commando Brigade Royal Marines
• Transition from Sea King Mk4 and Lynx Mk9 to Merlin Mk3 and
the Wildcat Battlefield Reconnaissance Helicopter: the Wildcat
BRH roles
• Find and control of fires; Merlin Mk3 roles - air assault, combat
recovery, SAR and MERT;
• The relevance of recent operational lessons
• Delivering aviation support in the maritime and land
environments including the Artic, desert and urban
• Interoperability with allied nations
• Future technological developments
Colonel Lenny Brown MBE, Commanding Officer of the
Commando Helicopter Force, UK Royal Navy
10.00 Increasing Speed, Survivability and Lethality of the USMC
Helicopter Fleet to Counter and Overcome Current and Future
Challenges
• Ready to deploy anywhere in the world
• Improving helicopters capabilities of transporting and
supporting troops during amphibious and land operations
• Optimising command and control by improving communication
and sensor systems for every helicopter
• Maintenance and support programmes
• Future upgrade timelines
Colonel Romin Dasmalchi, Branch Head to Aviation Manpower
and Support, United States Marine Corps
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Managing the 11 NH90 Customers: Overcoming the Complexity
of In-Service Support for the Member Nations
• Strategic approach to a though-life-support of the NH90 platform
• The magic triangle: Capability - Availability - Affordability
• Synchronising the modification cycle
• Upgrading the NH90: the need for a modular and affordable
approach: contractual tool; SOF air initiative; mid-term and
long-term axis
• Safeguarding the spare parts supply, repair capabilities
and product support services throughout the lifetime of the
helicopter
• Success factors for co-operations
Colonel Thomas Hoenig, Division Leader Logistics,
NATO (NAHEMA)
11.30 Session Reserved For Event Sponsor
12.00 Managing the TIGER Programme’s Through Life Support
• An overview of the OCCAR Tiger Programme
• Ensuring all TIGER air platforms are fully serviced and deployable
at all times
• Spare part delivery for active operations
• Future MRO plans and strategies
Mr. Cyril Goutard, Tiger Programme Manager,
OCCAR
12.30 Networking Lunch
1.30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Optimising Rotary Capability
and Delivery for Martime Operations
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi,
Former Deputy MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
Rear Admiral Giorgio Gomma, Director of the Naval
Aviation Dpt. (Italian Navy General Staff) and Commander
of the Italian Fleet Air Arm, Italian Navy
Colonel Lenny Brown MBE, Commanding Officer of the
Commando Helicopter Force, UK Royal Navy
Colonel Romin Dasmalchi, Branch Head to Aviation Manpower
and Support, US Marines
Colonel Henrik Kanstrup, Acting Commander Helicopter Wing
Karup, Royal Danish Air Force
2.00 Session Reserved For Event Sponsor
2.30 Improve the Four Phases of Personnel Recovery (Preparation,
Planning, Execution and Adaptation) by Developing Harmonizing
PR Policy
• Doctrine and Standards through clear lines of communications
with partners stakeholders (nations and international
organizations)
• Provide assistance in support of education and training,
exercises and operations as required
Lieutenant Colonel Uwe Schleimer, Deputy Commander,
European Personnel Recovery Centre
3.00 Afternoon Tea
3.30 The Growth Capability of Fly By Wire Technology on Rotorcrafts:
Challenges for Human Machine Interface and Flight Controls Laws
now that more than 250 FBW Helicopter NH90 are in Service
(Together with some CH-148 Cyclone) - and Mirroring Fixed
Wing Evolution from F-16 on - a Leap in Flight Control Laws for
RW is Necessary to Exploit the Benefits of FBW also on New (or
Upgraded) Rotary Wing Aircraft, this includes:
• On platforms
• In the cockpit
• On safety and airworthiness
Colonel (Ret’d) Massimo Bonesi, Experimental Test Pilot Rotary
Wing, International Test Pilot School
4.00 Perspectives on Innovation and Disruption in Vertical
Lift Aircraft Flight Sciences
• An examination of trends in vertical lift aircraft development
and application
• A survey of flight sciences associated with the limitations of
vertical lift aircraft design
• A projection of disruptive vertical lift aircraft engineering and
mission requirements
• A summary of innovation process enablers from end-user,
agency, program, and regulatory perspectives
Marc Alexander, Flight Research Officer, National Research
Council Canada - Institute for Aerospace Research
4.30 CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: Training and
Simulation Optimisation for Modern Rotary Fleets
Colonel Jean Didier Vandezande,
Chief Helicopter Branch, Belgian Air Component
Colonel Thomas Hoenig, Division Leader Logistics,
NATO (NAHEMA)
Mr. Ivan Volpoet, Head of Flight Test Division,
DGA
Mr. Cyril Goutard, Tiger Programme Manager,
OCCAR
5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Brigadier General (Ret’d) Roberto Quattrociocchi, Former Deputy
MILREP NATO HQ, Italian Air Force
Naval Helicopter Perspectives
UPDATES ON GLOBAL AND STRATEGIC PROJECTS
Next Generation Rotary Development

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Conference: Thursday 18th to Friday 19th May 2017, Crowne Plaza Rome St. Peter’s Hotel Spa, Rome, Italy
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