SMi Group's 19th annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling 2018 conference takes place in Rome this December

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Crowne Plaza St Peters Hotel, Rome, Italy
Achieving Strategic Mobility Through Airlift and
Air-to-Air Refuelling Platforms and Technologies
SMi Group Proudly Presents the 19th Annual Conference and Focus Day on...
2018
3rd -5th
DEC
Military airlift and
AIR-TO-AIR Refuelling
Plus, save the date for the (to be confirmed) post conference visit to:
Pratica di Mare Air Base
09.00 - 13.00 | 6th December 2018 | Hosted by the Italian Air Force
*Subject to Final Confirmation
Gold Sponsors Sponsored by
Colonel Chris Amrahein, Commander,
100th Air Refuelling Wing, US Air Force*
Colonel Jurgen van der Biezen, Incoming
Commander of the MMF Unit,
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Mr Andrea Stabile, Researcher,
Istituto Affari Internazionali
Mr Joao Alexandre Paulo, Head of
Department, Project and Logistics Planning,
G4, NATO LANDCOM
Dr Emilio Tunon-Nieto, Deputy Director of
Life Cycle Management, NATO Support
and Procurement Agency
3RD DECEMBER:
AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING FOCUS DAY
SPEAKERS:
NEW FOR
2018
CHAIRMAN:
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing
Director, Avidonn Consulting
EXPERT MILITARY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Major General (Select) Laurent Marboeuf, Senior
Officer, European Air Transport Command
Air Vice Marshall David Cooper, Officer Commanding
No.2 Group, Royal Air Force*
Colonel Olivier Fabre, Incoming Air Mobility
Commander, French Air Force
Colonel James Sparrow, Vice Commander of the
Strategic Airlift Capability, Heavy Airlift Wing
Colonel Eric Herbaut, Director, Movement
Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE)
Mr Andrew Ellson, Cockpit and Operations Officer,
A400M Programme Division, OCCAR
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An Invitation to Military Airlift and
Air-to-Air Refuelling 2018
Dear Colleagues,
The appetite for participating at the 19th annual Military Airlift Air-to-
Air Refuelling conference has been so overwhelming that we have
introduced a pre-conference focus day, concentrating on Air-to-Air
Refuelling, while the two following days will address strategic and tactical
airlift as well as humanitarian aid.
The return of Russia to the East as a strategic adversary as well as the
instability to the South and South-East of Europe makes NATO and EU
forces refocus on territorial defence. In addition, European Air Forces are
faced with a tight budgetary situation, costly investment programmes
(fighter replacement, A400M, tankers, etc.), but also shrinking human
resources which makes them concentrate on core business, which is
fighting. Nevertheless, for many there is a transition to new airlift and tanker
aircraft, which implies new challenges.
Therefore, having this yearly SMi Military Airlift Air-to-Air Refuelling
conference bringing together military experts, agencies and organizations
alongside with leading industry solution providers is a must to discuss
how solution can be found to allow the military to innovate and to face
difficulties as well as to continue delivering the required services to the
Armed Forces.
Having attended this SMi conference for the last ten years, I firmly believe
it is the best one held in Europe and the perfect environment for discussion
and networking. Hence, I am honoured to be able to chair it for the fourth
time in a row.
May I ask you to pay particular attention to the conference agenda
which has been put together with great care to give you the very best
opportunity to benchmark and learn from subject matter experts. SMi has
invited the most senior and well-respected Commanders of Air Transport
bases, Heads of Air Mobility organizations and agencies, and this seniority
is a demonstration of the support for this critical meeting. I am looking
forward to meeting you in December in Rome with many other like-
minded individuals to ensure you too can benefit from this unique event.
Yours Sincerely,
Laurent Donnet,
Managing Director,
Avidonn Consulting,
Conference Chairman
*Subject to Final Confirmation
This Year’s Speakers from Military,
Procurement and Defence Research
Major General (Select) Laurent Marboeuf, Senior Officer,
European Air Transport Command
Air Vice Marshall David Cooper, Officer Commanding No.2
Group, Royal Air Force*
Major General Nicola Lanza de Cristoforis, Deputy
Commander, Italian Joint Operations HQ, Italian Air Force*
Colonel Eric Herbaut, Director, Movement Coordination
Centre Europe (MCCE)
Colonel James Sparrow, Vice Commander of the Strategic
Airlift Capability, Heavy Airlift Wing
Colonel Chris Amrahein, Commander, 100th Air Refuelling
Wing, US Air Force*
Colonel Olivier Fabre, Incoming Air Mobility Commander,
French Air Force
Colonel Giuseppe Addesa, Incoming Commanding Officer
14th Wing, Italian Air Force*
Group Captain David Akrong, Commander,
Continental Movement Coordination Centre
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander von Lengriesser,
Deputy to Commander, European Tactical Airlift Centre
Lieutenant Colonel Sten Arve, Head of Quality
Assurance TE, Swedish Air Force
Mr Andrew Ellson, Cockpit and Operations Officer,
A400M Programme Division, OCCAR
Industry Speakers
Mr Ioannis Papachristofilou, Head of Marketing,
Airbus Defence Space
Mr Matias Magnasco, Corporate Account Manager,
JETEX
Mr Phil Chacon, Business Development Lead,
Viasat
Mr Colin Sage, Business Development,
Viasat
Mr Scott B Gwilliam, Global Business Manager,
JBTC

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Pre Conference Focus Day | 3rd December 2018 www.military-airlift.com
Air-to-Air Refuelling Focus Day
09.00 – 18.00 | 3rd December 2018 | Crowne Plaza St Peters Hotel, Rome, Italy
Chaired by Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, Avidonn Consulting
The need to deploy forces on protracted operations has become a
mainstay for defence forces attempting to project global influence.
Whether extending flight time to maximise strike time for combat
aircraft or to enable rapid and flexible deployment of troops and
materiel tanking is now a fundamental competence for all Air Forces.
With this in mind, SMi Group are proud to announce an additional
focused day of content looking exclusively at Air-to-Air Refuelling
within the 19th annual Military Airlift meeting in Rome. Analysing
Automatic Air-to-Air Refuelling (A3), interoperability standards among
allied nations, feedback from operational experience and appraisals
on the next generation of AAR technologies – this forum is set to
provide essential updates on this critical force multiplier.
09.30 Registration Coffee
10.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, Avidonn Consulting
10.15 OPENING ADDRESS
Developing Global Reach Through the Next Generation of Airlift and Air-Air
Refuelling Technology
• What air mobility means in the 21st century – why force flexibility remains
critical for modern operations
• Moving towards fielding the Hybrid Flightline Generator Technology by the
air force to build ground support for airlift operations
• Extending operating time for strike craft through effective AAR systems
• Drogue and hose refuelling technologies and building techniques in future
• Procurement timetables for future systems and creating a holistic approach
to airlift
Session Reserved for US Air Force
10.45 The Multi-National Multi-Role Tanker Transport Project – Path Forward
• An introduction to the Multi-National Multi-Role Tanker Transport Project
(MMF) and how it is transforming European airlift capability
• Work with OCCAR and the EDA to visualise pan-European cooperation
within the project
• Establishment of the Multinational MMRT unit and what this means for Air-Air
Refuelling capability
• Building MEDIEVAC and cargo delivery through the programme
• Moving towards the life-cycle management stage of fleet management
• Balancing tanker and transport functions within the platform – how to
maximise utility
• What next for AAR within Europe – key steps forward
Colonel Jurgen van der Biezen, Incoming Commander of the MMF Unit, Royal
Netherlands Air Force
11.15 Morning Coffee
AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING IN OPERATION
11.45 Supporting Global Operations Through Air-Air Refuelling
• How the 14th Stormo fits into the wider Italian chain of command and its
function as a support unit for air force
• Ensuring AAR is in full compliance with the schedules and directives of Air
Squadron Command
• Feedback from Operation Unified Protector – how the Italian air force
extended combat aircraft strike time through effective AAR
• Future technologies to streamline tanking operations and how they can be
integrated into platforms
• Key requirements from a battle commander’s perspective for future
refuelling systems
• What next for the Italian Air Force? How to maintain and extend global capability
Colonel Giuseppe Addesa, Incoming Commanding Officer 14th Wing,
Italian Air Force*
12.15 Session Space Reserved for Sponsor
12.45 Delivering Combat Support Capability Across the European and African Theatre
• Providing training, operational and expeditionary support to the five US Air
Force major commands
• AAR as a key enabler for medical evacuation – ensuring units can get to
remote battlespaces
• Collaboration with partners such as the RAF and 352nd Special Operations Wing
• Ground segment considerations – aircraft and equipment maintenance,
repair and overhaul
• Specifications for the KC-135 Stratotanker and its utilisation from FOB in Spain
as part of USAFRICOM commitments in Mali
• US Air Force pooling and sharing with allied European nations
Colonel Chris Amrahein, Commander, 100th Air Refuelling Wing, US Air Force*
13.15 Networking Lunch
FUTURE AIR-TO-AIR TECHNOLOGY
14.15 PANEL DISCUSSION
Air to Air Refuelling Capability Challenges, Strengths and Weaknesses
• Training aircrews in complex AAR operations in a COMAO (composite air
operation) environment
• Facilitating certification processes between tankers and receiver aircraft
• AAR as a force enabler and multiplier – enhancing combat effectiveness
by extending the range and payload of receiver craft
• Building collaboration on AAR best practise between MCCE and EATC
member states other allied partners
• What barriers do we need to overcome to successfully deploy in the long term?
• Looking forward: future capabilities that can deliver optimised operational
output
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, AviDonn Consulting
Colonel Chris Amrahein, Commander, 100th Air Refuelling Wing,
US Air Force*
Colonel Jurgen van der Biezen, Incoming Commander of the MMF Unit,
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Colonel Giuseppe Addesa, Incoming Commanding Officer 14th Wing,
Italian Air Force*
Dr Emilio Tunon-Nieto, Deputy Director of Life Cycle Management,
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
15.00 MRTT at the Crossroad of European and NATO Cooperation
• Building cooperation through NSPA
• MRTT cooperation as a force multiplier
• Role of industry in the MRTT European and NATO cooperation
• MRTT logistic support: challenges and opportunities
Dr Emilio Tunon-Nieto, Deputy Director of Life Cycle Management,
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
15.30 Afternoon Tea
INTEROPERABILITY
16.00 Trends and Developments in Air-to-Air Refuelling Capabilities
• What is Air-to-Air refuelling: how it has shaped air power and where it will go
over the next 20 years
• Flying boom and hose and drogue refuelling methodologies – speed
considerations and equipment cost
• Emerging and niche AAR markets – integrating new capabilities to
emerging nations
• Platform integration: embedding a generic architectural approach
• Changes to the ground segment and how to optimise the logistical element
• The boom mechanism as an inhibiting factor in the aerial refuelling market
Mr Andrea Stabile, Researcher, Istituto Affari Internazionali
16.30 Logistical Approaches Military Operations
• How NATO forces are aligned and current processes for managing cargo
and troop manoeuvres
• Utilising effective Air-Air Refuelling to extend capability and analysis of its use
in recent operations
• TheroleoftheJ4incoordinatingdeploymentsandhownewsystemsaredeployed
• Exploiting the hose and drogue technique within aerial refuelling and how
to extend further dynamic modelling
• The importance of the ground segment as a logistical enabler for AAR
Mr Joao Paulo de Morais, Logistics Planning Assistant, NATO
17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, AviDonn Consulting
17.15 Close of Focus Day
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TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE:
• Air-to-Air Refuelling as a logistical enabler
• Roundtable discussions analysing the challenges, strengths and weaknesses
surrounding Air-to-Air refuelling adoption and output
• Technical knowledge from leading subject matter experts on how these systems
have been adopted
• Analysis of hose and drogue boom mechanisms for conducting operations
• Efforts to maximise safety when deploying AAR systems
• Ground segment considerations and maintenance, repair and overhaul
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Preliminary Agenda

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DAY ONE 4th December 2018 www.military-airlift.com
08.00 Registration Coffee
08.45 SMi Group Opening Remarks
Mrs Sadia Malick, Director, SMi
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, Avidonn Consulting
09.15 HOST NATION OPENING ADDRESS
Delivering Multi-Purpose Transport Capability Through the AAR Features of the
Building Strategic and Tactical Airlift Capability
• Balancing intertheatre and intratheatre capability and where enhanced
systems are required
• The niche uses of airborne transport: use of airlift by the Italian Air Force for
Special Operations and aeromedical evacuation
• How to overcome challenges around new technologies and infrastructure
and how staff training and organisation offers a path forward
• Platform update: how the C-27J has performed in recent exercises and its
use in direct support activities
• How joint operations are enabled by airlift and how this is coordinated in
cross-branch missions
Major General Nicola Lanza de Cristoforis, Deputy Commander, Italian Joint
Operations HQ, Italian Air Force*
09.45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM US AIR MOBILITY COMMAND
Enhancing Total Force Readiness to Ensure Continuous Support Across the
Globe
• How the core mobility missions of airlift, aerial refuelling, aeromedical
evacuation and mobility support function as an enabler for America’s
international military presence
• ‘Total force readiness’: building this vision through international partnerships
• Working with other agency partners such as Military Sealift Command under
the USTC UCC
• Increasing ground force survivability through improved medevac
• Feedback from exercise Mobility Guardian 2017 and possibilities for future
operations
Session Reserved for Air Mobility Command, US Air Force
10.15 Session Space Reserved for Boeing
10.45 Morning Coffee
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRLIFT
11.15 Airlift Versatility: How the A400M Meets Competing Requirements for Modern
Operations
• The A400M – current military requirements and its flexibility in also supporting
humanitarian and MEDEVAC missions
• Carrying strategic loads into tactical locations with unprepared airstrips:
why the platform remains critical for current missions
• Integrating AAR capabilities to the A400M to extend flight time for front line
aircraft
• The A400M coalition of operators and how the nations work together
through OCCAR
Mr Andrew Ellson, Cockpit and Operations Officer, A400M Programme Division,
OCCAR
11.45 Airbus Defence and Space: Keynotes from Industry
Mr Ioannis Papachristofilou, Head of Marketing, Airbus Defence Space
12.15 What does ‘ETAP/ETAC’ Stands for … and Does it Work/Help?
• An overview about the history of European Tactical Airlift Programme (ETAP)
and...
• The remit of European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC)
• Our products = projects (pooling and sharing as an efficient and effective
solution)
• A glance at the future
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander von Lengriesser, Deputy to Commander,
European Tactical Airlift Centre
12.45 PANEL DISCUSSION
Strategic Airlift Roundtable Discussion
• Recent test and evaluation on the A400M and other platforms –
operational requirements derived from military testing
• Balancing cargo, troop transport and MEDEVAC functions of the platform:
how to ensure it remains truly multi-role
• Optronics and avionics, ensuring that pilots have effective situational
awareness when deployed to complex airspaces
• Feedback from utilisation within mission parameters such as Operation
Serval
• How to extend flight time through effective AAR
• Planning for legacy – locking in payload requirements for the next 10 – 20
years
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, AviDonn Consulting
Colonel Olivier Fabre, Incoming Air Mobility Commander,
French Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander von Lengriesser, Deputy to Commander,
Dr Emilio Tunon-Nieto, Deputy Director of Life Cycle Management,
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
European Tactical Airlift Centre
Mr Andrew Ellson, OCCAR
13.30 Networking Lunch
MILITARY AIRLIFT POOLING AND SHARING
14.30 An Introduction to the Heavy Airlift Wing – Building Strategic Partnerships
• What the Heavy Airlift Wing aims to achieve and how it delivers pooling and
sharing
• Mission composition and further plans to expand nation spread
• How the Heavy Airlift Wing reacted in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and
its wider role providing disaster relief
• Working towards mission requirements: providing flexibility in airlift capability
• Analysis of the C-17 and its role in providing strategic mobility for allied
forces
• Conducting mission runs in a degraded environment – how weather and
hostile air space can influence mission planning
• Lessons learned from deployment and how this fits into the wider future HAW
apparatus
Colonel James Sparrow, Vice Commander of Strategic Airlift Capability,
Heavy Airlift Wing
15.00 Air Portable Logistics Support Equipment – Critical to Operations
• Versatility
• Agility
• Reliability
• Safety
• Affordability
• Anecdotes
Mr Scott B Gwilliam, Global Business Manager, JBTC
15.30 Afternoon Tea
16.00 Key Approaches to the Coordination of Military Lift and Air to Air Refuelling
• An introduction to the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE) and
its role in coordinating allied airlift and AAR aptitude
• How the ATARES agreement balances nations assets and pools capability,
contracts and access to commercial organisations
• Recent feedback from exercise Trident Juncture and exercise Frisian Flag in
pooling air assets
• Developing a timeline for realising collaboration between partner nations
on military sealift
• Integrating new allied states into the MCCE agreement to further expand its
remit and streamline resource use
Colonel Eric Herbaut, Director, Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE)
16.30 Session Reserved for Leonardo
17.00 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Supporting RAF Operations Worldwide
• An introduction to the work of No.38 Group and how it sits within the chain
of command
• How the Tactical Medical Wing has demonstrated lifesaving capabilities
through effective aeromedical evacuation
• The logistics arm of the force – how the A4 supports air operations and
exercises across the globe
• The work of No 1 Air Mobility Wing in enabling air movements and how the
RAF intends to enhance this moving forwards
• From ground segments to operation planning and execution: building a
streamlined air mobility process
Air Vice Marshall David Cooper, Officer Commanding No.2 Group,
Royal Air Force*
17.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, AviDonn Consulting
18.00 - 19.30 Networking Reception hosted by Boeing
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Preliminary Agenda

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www.military-airlift.com DAY TWO 5th December 2018
08.00 Registration Coffee
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, Avidonn Consulting
09.15 KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESS
Enabling Rapid Global Mobility
• An overview of the work of the US Air Force Expeditionary Centre and
how it feeds into wider US air mobility capability
• Contingency response: fostering close relationships with coalition partners
through tactical and air and ground operations
• Unique challenges for global mobility: operating in low-light and adverse
weather conditions
• Priorities for enhancing contingency response – key approaches
• US training and simulation for air mobility
• Processing and planning: utilising effective training to ensure international
operations are performed flawlessly
Session Reserved for US Air Force
09.45 The European Air Transport Command’s Solutions to 21st century Air Transport
and Air to Air Refueling challenges
• EATC as successful pooling and sharing – building and growing
• EATC as multiplier of the multirole asset’s capabilities
• EATC as an innovative business model to address the transition between
legacy assets and new generation assets and to enhance interoperability
Major General (Select) Laurent Marboeuf, Senior Officer,
European Air Transport Command
10.15 Operational Support for Today’s Governmental and Military Flight Operations
• Specialized Agent Providing Flight Support Solutions
• Worldwide Coverage For Military and Governmental Operations
• 24 Hours Operation Centers
• Presence In Conflict And Disaster Zones
Mr Matias Magnasco, Corporate Account Manager, JETEX
10.45 Morning Coffee
11.15 How Tankers are connecting the battlespace through broadband
• Transforming tankers into a Situation Room in the Sky/Global Command Center
• Expanding the tactical edge by connecting the disconnected
• Delivering increased situational awareness to the battlefield
Mr Phil Chacon, Business Development Lead, Viasat
Mr Colin Sage, Business Development, Viasat
11.45 How the Continental Movement Coordination Centre is Building the Logistic
Capability of African Air Forces
• An introduction to the work of the Continental Movement Coordination
Centre and its role and scope
• How African nations have taken the lead on UN-backed peacekeeping missions
in the region and what this means for logistical demands on military forces
• How the CMCC feeds into the wider African Standby Force concept and
key timelines for implementation
• Exploiting both commercial and military airlift capability and roadmap for
an African led airlift exercise
• Training plans for utilisation of effective C2 within African-led airlift operations
• Future priorities for the centre and working with key international partners as
part of this approach
Group Captain David Akrong, Commander, Continental Movement
Coordination Centre
12.15 Networking Lunch
HUMANITARIAN AIRLIFT AND MEDEVAC
13.15 PANEL DISCUSSION
Airlift for Humanitarian Response and MEDEVAC
– Building Collaboration and Coordination
• The importance of humanitarian response and MEDEVAC sectors and
the role of airlift in providing rapid response to emerging emergencies
• Humanitarian cargo: combating disaster through rapid provision of aid
• Current aid packages available within partner organisations and
cooperation with military forces to exploit assets for humanitarian airlift
• Recent experiences of humanitarian airlift:
- EU and UNICEF’s response to the earthquake in Nepal
- UN-World Food Programme first aid airlifts to Iraq and Syria
• Air-air refuelling as a tool to extend airlift reach and save lives through
rapid crisis response
• Saving time, saving lives: why effective MEDEVAC response time remains
critically important to maximise the effectiveness of air response
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, AviDonn Consulting
Mr. Denys Saltanov, Head of WFP Aviation Quality Assurance Unit,
World Food Programme
Senior Representative Airbus
Senior Representative Boeing
14.00 Airlift as a Means to Save Lives: Case Studies From the World Food Programme
• The logistics challenges for humanitarian airlift and how to overcome them
• Key case studies: delivering emergency foods from the UN Humanitarian
Response Depot to Papua New Guinea
• Handling large airlift tonnage and critical considerations for large scale relief
operations
• Enhancing response times to natural disasters to maximise lives saved
• Considerations for platform landing in degraded environments – examples
from the WFP’s recent efforts
• Exploiting unmanned systems to maximise global coverage and provide
rapid and flexible response capability
Mr. Denys Saltanov, Head of WFP Aviation Quality Assurance Unit,
World Food Programme
14.30 Session Space Reserved for Sponsor
15.00 Afternoon Tea
NATIONAL AIRLIFT UPDATES
15.30 Maximizing the Effect of Multi-National Intelligence Support to Military Airlift
Global Operations Perspective from HAW and C-17 Globemaster - Personal
Reflections and Recommendations)
• Intelligence support to airlift within a multi-national context: what it means
and how to achieve it
• Conducting operations in hostile and degraded environments – how to
maximise survivability of air crews and platforms
• Planning approaches that make use of effective situational awareness
• How to coordinate and effectively integrate multi-source intel to optimise
mission effectiveness
Lieutenant Colonel Sten Arve, Head of Quality Assurance TE,
Swedish Air Force
16.00 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Enduring Courage: Building the Gateway to Europe
• How the C-130 provides strategic depth to US air mobility
• Considering the operating environment of Europe: key challenges for
deployment in congested airspace
• The ground segment at Ramstein: building synergies between air
formations and support teams
• Air-air refuelling as a means to maximise flight time and enhance capability
• Recent deployments over Libya: successes in providing fleet utility for air
forces
• The wings role in supplying humanitarian aid – how to enhance future air
distribution
Session Space Reserved for US Air Force
16.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Mr Laurent Donnet, Managing Director, AviDonn Consulting
18.00 - 19.30 Networking Reception hosted by Airbus
Special Rates Available for Military and Government Representatives
*Subject to Final Confirmation
Preliminary Agenda

6. Save the date
Pratica di Mare Air Base,
6th December 2018 | 09.00 - 13.00 | Hosted by the Italian Air Force
SMi Group invite attendees to save the date as we work with
the Italian Air Force to organise a site visit to Pratica di Mare Air
Base – further details to follow shortly.
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to-Air Refuelling will be hosting 2 post conference networking receptions. Join us to gain new contacts
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Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Networking Opportunities
Tuesday 4th December | Networking Reception: 18.00 – 19.30
Crowne Plaza St Peters Hotel, Rome, Italy
Wednesday 5th December | Networking Reception: 18.00 - 19.30
Crowne Plaza St Peters Hotel, Rome, Italy
What Have Past Attendees Said About Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling?
Thank you for hard work and
time and effort in putting together
excellent programme. Being new
to airlift and AAR this was truly
educational
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Perfect sited conference to
reach out, but small enough to
get to meet everyone
JAPCC
Good introduction, lots of
creativity and great chair!
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Great conference, the room
was full of great energy
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Transforming the landscape of Aerial Delivery. www.irvingq.com
JBT® - Mission capable Mission ready. JBT® is a global leader in the design and manufacture of cutting-edge ground support equipment, airport gate
equipment, system / asset monitoring, maintenance, baggage handling system controls and service, and military ground support equipment. A single
source supplier for a wide range of aviation related equipment and services.
Military Products: JBT offers specialized military products including Jetpower® ground power units for virtually all military cargo and fighter aircraft –
including the F35 with its 270VDC requirements. JetAire® military conditioned air units include high pressure/extreme ambient (140ºF) air units for fighters,
compressed air carts, bleed air carts, and lower pressure conditioned air carts for cargo aircraft. Products are available as diesel powered towable
carts, in hangar-based fixed applications, and as carts offering combinations of conditioned air and power.
JBT offers an expanding line of military ground support equipment with the recent acquisition of AMSS (UK). AMSS supplies military loaders, maintenance
staging and coolers for rotary and fighter aircraft including the Typhoon fighter.
Military ground support equipment includes pallet and cargo loaders, deicers, and pushback/tow tractors. JBT supplies the Halvorsen 3 pallet (25k)
loader to the USAF and other militaries as well as the Atlas 4 and 5 pallet (40k, 50k) high-lift loaders. These are air-transportable, high-lift loaders capable
of servicing C130s up to B747 cargo aircraft.
JBT offers the AgileAir, a replacement for the aging Dash60 and C10 power and air carts (A/M32A-60, A/M31C-10). A single diesel powered cart, the
AgileAir supplies three capabilities - conditioned air, bleed air and electrical power – doing so in less space, with a fraction of the fuel, and with much
quieter operations. Reduce your logistics footprint with AgileAir.
For more than 50 years, JBT® has been the name relied on for the very best in commercial and military AGE and tarmac related products and services.
For more information please call 801-627-6600 or visit www.jbtc.com/aerotech
Jetex Forgovernmentagenciesandmilitaryentities,everymissioniscritical.Youneedservicesandsuppliesdeliveredontime,atcost,andasexpected.
Jetex provides ground support and fuel uplifts for routine flights, VIP operations, and relief flights to disaster and war-torn areas around the globe.
Our dedicated operations team, built by former military personnel, understands the requirements and nuances of even the most complex missions.
Jetex is a founding member of MEBAA, a strategic member of IATA, NBAA, EBACE, and is a frequent contributor and sponsor of the industry’s outreach
programs.
Fly your mission and let Jetex handle the rest. www.jetex.com/
Leonardo Leveraging the design and integrated support of commercial and military aircraft, trainers and unmanned aerial vehicles, Leonardo has
developed mission-specific aircraft. The C27J is the most flexible, robust and reliable tactical transport aircraft on the market. Designed to support a
variety of missions such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and tactical transport and built to operate from short unpaved
runways in the harshest environments.
Leonardo is a world player in Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space, developing advanced components to fully integrated systems and platforms.
www.leonardocompany.com/
SHZ Aviation is a specialty finance company, providing leasing type solutions for military and other special mission aircraft. We use financing tools
that have been developed and perfected for over four decades within the world of commercial aviation, and apply them, with the appropriate
modifications, to the unique world of military aviation.
Our hallmark is creativity and financial flexibility, which enables us to tailor every transaction to the specific requirements of each operator.
Our approach is particularly relevant for the financing of military cargo aircraft, trainers, air refueling tankers, ISR and maritime patrol aircraft, enabling
OEMs to sell their products, without requiring their clients to pay the entire acquisition cost upfront. Additionally, through the execution of sale/leaseback
transactions, we may acquire used aircraft and lease them back to their existing operators, thereby freeing up capital which could be used for
maintenance purposes or for acquisitions.
TLD Group is the global leader for Ground Support Equipment and its sustainment. We design, manufacture, field and support high quality specialised
military GSE, as well as a wide commercial range compatible with military airlift and MRTT platforms. TLD’s operationally proven, air-transportable PFA-25
and PFA-50 K-Loaders, High and Low Pressure Air Conditioners, Liquid Chillers and Weapons Loaders support leading air forces on deployed and main
base operations around the world. www.tld-group.com
ViaSat is on a mission to connect the world. As an end-to-end, turnkey Link 16 systems provider, ViaSat ensures government and military personnel
have Link 16 communications access anywhere, so all operators and assets are accounted for – even at the most remote edges of the battlefield.
www.viasat.com
military airlift and air-to-air refuelling
www.military-airlift.com
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