This document summarizes a conference focused on helicopter technology for Central and Eastern Europe being held in Budapest, Hungary on May 20-21, 2020. It will feature keynote speeches from military leaders from Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Germany, and Croatia on developments and modernization efforts of their national helicopter fleets. Technical experts from the US, UK, Netherlands, and Czech Republic will also present. Sessions will discuss regional cooperation and interoperability, training standards, and enhancing capabilities like search and rescue. The goal is focused discussion on challenges facing helicopter program managers and informal networking for participants.

1. Europe’s Leading Regional
Conference Focused on
Helicopter Technology
KEY REGIONAL SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Brigadier General József Koller Phd, Commander Hungarian
Defence Forces 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base (HDF 86th SZHB),
Hungarian Defence Forces
Brigadier General Robert Kleštinec, Slovak Air Force Deputy
Commander, Slovak Armed Forces
Brigadier General Michael Križanec, Chief of Staff and Deputy
CO Air Force, Croatian AF HQ, Croatian Armed Forces
Air Flotilla General Valerica Vrajescu, Deputy Commander Joint
Forces Command, Romanian Armed Forces
Colonel Karel Valvoda, Director MATC,
Czech Air Force
Mr Joachim Sucker, Chief of Division Equipment, In-Service
Support (A IV), German Federal Ministry of Defence
EXPERT MILITARY AND TECHNICAL SPEAKERS:
Colonel Jason Gingrich, Senior Military Advisor to SECDEFREPEUR
and USNATO DEFAD, U.S. Air Force
Colonel Peter Arts, Chief Helicopter Branch, Directorate of
Operations, Royal Netherlands Air force
Lieutenant Colonel Justin Stein, SO1 FD Strat Plans, Capability
Air Manoeuvre, Capability Directorate, Army Headquarters,
British Army
Wing Commander Alex Townsend, SO1 Capability Development,
Capability Air Manoeuvre, Capability Directorate, Army
Headquarters, British Army
Squadron Leader Mike J Gallagher, SO2 A5, eFPC HQ Tallinn,
Royal Air Force
Sponsor speaker to be announced, Bell
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Key regional briefings from Hungary, Slovakia,
Romania, Germany and Croatia
• A unique focus on multipurpose helicopter
technology and joint force interoperability
• Focused discussion groups tackling key challenges
facing helicopter programme managers in the
region
• Informal networking time to gather insights
from peers and colleagues also shaping and
influencing regional helicopter programmes
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HELICOPTER TECHNOLOGY CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 2020
Day One | 20th May 2020 www.futurehelicopter.co.uk
Register online at www.futurehelicopter.co.uk
8.00 Registration & Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESSES
9.10 Transformation of The Hungarian Helicopter Force to a Digitalized
Platform
• Historical lookback of the HUAF RW capability
• Defence Development Program of HDF
• Challenges of RW technology, training, maintenance and logistic
transformation of HUAF
Brigadier General József Koller Phd, Commander Hungarian
Defence Forces 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base (HDF 86th SZHB),
Hungarian Defence Forces
9.50 Modernization of Slovakia’s Air Force Technology through the
Acquisition of 9 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
• Operational requirements to update and phase out aging Russian
Mi-17 helicopters
• How an updated rotary fleet will allow Slovakian forces
unsurpassed tactical movement of troops, weapons, ammunition
and stores on the battlefield, as well as the extraction of casualties
and in response to medical emergencies on the frontline
• Integrating the last of the Black Hawks into the Air Force
• Ensuring continuous development and upgrades for an elite
fighting force
Brigadier General Robert Kleštinec, Slovak Air Force Deputy
Commander, Slovak Armed Forces
10.30 Morning Coffee
ROTARY WING DEVELOPMENTS FROM CENTRAL EUROPE
11.00 An Update from the German Federal Ministry of Defence
• Selecting the right platform for the job: how has the use of
helicopters evolved in multi-domain operations?
• How each Army Aviation rotary asset enables the Bundeswehr to
operate as an efficient fighting force: Bell UH-1D, NH90, Eurocopter
Tiger
• Scope for future upgrades and prospective opportunities for the
integration of additional platforms
Mr Joachim Sucker, Chief of Division Equipment, In-Service Support
(A IV), German Federal Ministry of Defence
11.40 Session Reserved for Sponsor, Bell
12.20 Updating and Developing Legacy Platforms, Introducing New
Platforms and Enhancing Operational Effectiveness
• Upgrading and installing the necessary infrastructure for the
introduction of modernised platforms
• Ensuring vital MRO as well as logistical elements are in place for
the supply and maintenance of HDF Helicopter Forces
• Acting to meet future goals of the Hungarian Defence Forces
Colonel Tamas Bali, Deputy Commander Hungarian Defence Forces
86th Szolnok Helicopter Base (HDF 86th SZHB), Hungarian Defence
Forces
1.00 Networking Lunch
INTERNATIONAL ROTARY UPDATES
2.00 Transformation of the Netherlands Helicopter Force
• Operating in an increasingly complex and challenging
environment
• Utilising a 5th Generation Air Force to successfully fight and win
within this new reality
• Transforming into an information-driven, agile, operational and
tactical Air Force
Colonel Peter Arts, Chief Helicopter Branch, Directorate of
Operations, Royal Netherlands Air force
2.40 British Air Manoeuvre Capabilities: Modernisation, Training and the
Roadmap for Future Developments
• Achieving ‘advantage through industry’ – What the UK Army’s
new Industrial Engagement Framework means for aviation in the
land environment
• Delivering competitive advantage using integrated aviation to
deliver Air Launched Effects
• The UK contribution to NATO’s Next Generation Rotary Craft
(NGRC)
Lieutenant Colonel Justin Stein, SO1 FD Strat Plans, Capability Air
Manoeuvre, Capability Directorate, Army Headquarters, British Army
Wing Commander Alex Townsend, SO1 Capability Development,
Capability Air Manoeuvre, Capability Directorate, Army
Headquarters, British Army
3.20 Afternoon Tea
ENHANCING REGIONAL INTEROPERABILITY
3.50 Rotary Interoperability in Central and Eastern Europe
• Defining Interoperability
• Hardware & Modification Considerations
• Exercising leads to Readiness
Colonel Jason Gingrich, Senior Military Advisor to SECDEFREPEUR and
USNATO DEFAD, U.S. Air Force
4.30 Enhancing Interoperability Across the V4 Nations through the
Multinational Aviation Centre (MATC)
• Providing a broad spectrum of training for aircrews and
maintenance specialists by optimising the use of existing
capacities and capabilities offered by V4 supporting participants
• Harmonising and standardising aviation training and education
whilst enhancing the quality levels of pilots
• Improving interoperability and capabilities of participating forces
• Facilitating the establishment of multinational task forces and their
joint deployment to areas of operations led by NATO, the EU or the
UN
Colonel Karel Valvoda, Director MATC, Czech Air Force
5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
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www.futurehelicopter.co.uk Day Two | 21st May 2020
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8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.10 Legacy Upgrades to Romanian Helicopter Capabilities: IAR 330L
PUMA
• SOCAT Optical Electronic Reconnaissance and Anti-armour
System
• Upgrading navigation systems across Romanian Platforms:
integrated GPS and Inertial Navigation, System (Laser RingGyro)
• Addressing Armament sub-systems:
- 8 CCD/FLIR Anti Armor Missiles
- 64 Non guided Rockets
- 1 Turreted Gun 20 mm cal. (750 rounds)
• Enhancing situational awareness through modern cockpit
displays and capabilities to improve mission effectiveness
Air Flotilla General Valerica Vrajescu, Deputy Commander Joint
Forces Command, Romanian Armed Forces
9.50 Croatian Airforce Rotary Modernisation Efforts
• Present capabilities
• MRO elements for supply and maintenance
• Long term developments
Brigadier General Michael Križanec, Chief of Staff and Deputy
CO Air Force, Croatian AF HQ, Croatian Armed Forces
10.30 Morning Coffee
DEVELOPING KEY OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES
11.00 Mission Specific Training Standards to Ensure Pilots Can Meet
Operational Requirements Now and in the Future
• Platform specific training programmes for pilots to gain the
necessary flight hours for success in combat
• Ensuring consistent training and cooperation with allies for a
unified approach across the Central and Eastern European
region
• Working with international partners to further enhance
interoperability
Lieutenant Colonel Zsolt Simon, HDF 86th Szolnok
Helicopter Base, Chief of Flight Training Department,
Hungarian Defence Forces
11.40 Providing the Portuguese Armed Forces with Tactical Support and
Search and Rescue Capabilities
• Search and rescue and medical evacuation
• Mobility and assault
• Tactical and general transport
• Recognition and support
• Combatant extraction under CSAR environment
Major João Teixeira, 751 Squadron Commander,
Portuguese Air Force*
12.20 Advanced Helicopter Tactics, Training and Cementing Regional
Interoperability
• Fostering regional interoperability, strengthening Euro-Atlantic
security
• Maintaining the highest standard of pilot and crew training, as
well as developing tactics for force cohesion
• Providing critical training to NATO allies through cooperation on
large scale exercises
Squadron Leader Mike J Gallagher, SO2 A5, eFPC HQ Tallinn,
Royal Air Force
1.00 Networking Lunch
ROTARY CREW TRAINING AND MULTINATIONAL EXERCISES
2.00 Providing an Update on Modernised Approaches to
Interoperability and Training
• Interoperability IRL LL
• Changing culture
• Similarity vs. Difference
Captain Jonas Hoglander, EDA Rotary Wing Chief Instructor Team,
Swedish Air Force / European Defence Agency
2.40 European Multinational Helicopter Training
• Present and future of EDA helicopter training
• Update of Blade exercises: Swift Blade 2020
• Multinational Helicopter Training Centre
Mr Jose Pablo Romera Martin, EDA Project Officer Rotary Wing,
European Defence Agency
3.20 Afternoon Tea
3.50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Joint Training Exercises and Strategies for
Enhanced Battlefield Interoperability
• Promoting the value of joint exercises such as Swift Blade 2020
• Highlighting the crucial importance of safety for crew, pilots
and ground forces
• Mission specific training for maximised readiness
Colonel Jason Gingrich, Senior Military Advisor to SECDEFREPEUR
and USNATO DEFAD, U.S. Air Force
Colonel Peter Arts, Chief Helicopter Branch, Directorate of
Operations, Royal Netherlands Air force
Captain Jonas Hoglander, EDA Rotary Wing Chief Instructor Team,
Swedish Air Force / European Defence Agency
Mr Jose Pablo Romera Martin, EDA Project Officer Rotary Wing,
European Defence Agency
4.30 An Outlook Towards Future Rotary Platforms and Technologies
• DVE and MUM-T
• Next Generation Rotorcraft
• US JVL program
Mr Paul “Foo” Kennard, Consultant, Formerly RAF
5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
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4. AUDIENCE PROFILE
The participants of Helicopter Technology
Central and Eastern Europe will cover
all aspects of the rotary procurement,
operation and maintenance. The speakers
and invited participants have been
carefully selected to bring together military
helicopter leaders with active priorities for
particular rotary capabilities. It will ensure
that, as well as military leaders, the OEMs
and prime contractors participate. We
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to share their service with a captive
audience all looking to advance their
sustainment programmes.
The audience will include, but not be
limited to:
• Commanders of Air Force
• Deputy Commanders Air Force
• Commanders of National Helicopter
Forces
• Directors of Capability Planning
• National Armaments Directors
• Helicopter Programme Managers
• Heads of Army Aviation

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