This document provides an agenda for the Mobile Deployable Communications conference taking place from January 31st to February 1st in Warsaw, Poland. The agenda includes presentations and panel discussions on topics related to mobile and tactical communications systems for military forces. Speakers will represent militaries from countries such as Poland, France, Italy, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Canada, and the US. They will discuss challenges such as ensuring interoperability between allied networks, deploying communications in contested environments, and meeting satellite communications needs. The conference will provide an opportunity for military communications experts to share experiences and discuss developing requirements and capabilities.

1. WARSAW MARRIOTT HOTEL, WARSAW, POLAND
Ensuring Flexible, Protected and Interoperable
CIS Capabilities for the Warfighter
31st January -
1st February
Conference Chairman:
Colonel Grzegorz Szmit, Head of IT Branch, J6, Polish Armed Forces
Expert Military Speakers Include:
Brigadier General Robert Drozd, J6, Polish Armed Forces
Brigadier General Vasil Sabinski, Director of Communications and
Information Systems, EU Military Staff
Colonel Herman Hendrickx, G6, Land Component, Belgian Armed
Forces
Colonel Michel Pardoux, Head of Telecommunications Branch, DGA
Colonel Thomas Wirsching, CIS Group J5 Division Head, NATO
Communication and Information Systems Group
Colonel Mihai Burlacu, Deputy Head of Communications and IT
Department, Romanian Defence Staff
Colonel Rui Manuel Marques Da Silva, Communications Lead,
Portuguese Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Bartosz Jasiul, Head of Cyber Security Laboratory,
C4I Systems Department, Military Communication Institute
Lieutenant Colonel Valerio Golino, Head of Tactical Radio Assets Policy
and Procurement, Italian Armed Forces*
Lieutenant Colonel Kyle Lands, Senior Officer, J6, US EUSOCOM
Lieutenant Colonel Kev Simmons, Director J6, NATO Special Operations
HQ
Major Jason Clement, Senior Officer, Canadian Armed Forces
Mr Peter Stracke, Branch Chief, Federal Office of Bundeswehr
Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service-Support (BAAINBw)
Mr Jiral Shah, Senior Engineer, EMSS Programme Office, DISA
Mr Peter Sevenich, Contact for Projects Network Architecture and
MANET, Fraunhofer Institute*
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• Meet and network with senior military staff within the J6, Command and
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• Discuss how interoperable networks are being established across Europe
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• Engage with host nation representatives from the J6, Polish Armed Forces
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8.30 Registration & Coffee
8.45 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Colonel Grzegorz Szmit, Head of IT Branch, J6, Polish Armed Forces
HOST NATION OPENING ADDRESS
9.00 CIS Requirements for the Polish Mission Network
• How the Polish Mission Network is structured and ambitions to
integrate it to the FMN
• Current C2 structures and how requirements for battlespace
management are changing
• Interoperability standards among NATO partners and how the
Polish Armed Forces are working to ensure continuity of function
• Capability planning and future equipment structures
• Building a network that is adaptable to the modern era. cyber and
resiliency considerations
• Flexible architecture designs and future ambitions for the programme
Brigadier General Robert Drozd, J6, Polish Armed Forces
09.40 Connecting the Commander to the Front Line. The French Approach to
Mobile Telecommunication
• The DGA mission – equipping forces for operations in the 21st century
• Building effective C2 links between commanders and forward
deployed units
• The importance of SATCOM on the move for deployment and how it
is integrated into existing and future platforms
• Air combat: going more digital and more connected ?
• How to build communication resiliency and protect against cyber
threats
Colonel Michel Pardoux, Head of Telecommunications Branch, DGA
10.20 Session Reserved for
11.00 Morning Coffee
CIS SYSTEMS
PANEL DISCUSSION
11.30 V4 Strategic and Tactical Communications Roundtable Discussion
• What reactivation of the Visegrad EU Battlegroup means for
member state communications integration
• Creating a holistic framework for communications architectures
across the region – key challenges and considerations
• Communications ‘on the ground’ terminal requirements from a
commander’s perspective
• Voice over IP (VoIP) for effective telemetry – enhancing global
reach and feature flexibility
• How to ensure your allies can access encrypted data without
compromising cyber security standards
• Integrating rugged systems that are compatible across all partner
nations
• Plans for further interoperability harmonisation and how industry
can assist in achieving this
Brigadier General Vasil Sabinski, Director of Communications and
Information Systems, EU Military Staff
Brigadier General Robert Drozd, J6,
Polish Armed Forces
12.10 Session Reserved for Sponsor General Dynamics
12.50 Deploying Software Defined Handheld Radio’s in the Italian Armed
Forces
• Current timetable to phase out the Larimart RV2/400 and introduce
new Selex software defined radio’s
• Ensuring that radios remain lightweight enough for dismounted
soldier operations and integration into the Soldato Futuro
• Limiting points of failure by networking radio communications
through the Forza NEC programme
• Working with industry to integrate C4i systems to the platform
• Anticipated SATCOM requirements for the system – ensuring global
coverage is secure and resilient
• R&D in future radio programmes and defining requirements for industry
Lieutenant Colonel Valerio Golino, Head of Tactical Radio Assets Policy
and Procurement, Italian Armed Forces*
13.30 Networking Lunch
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
14.30 Romanian Battlefield Communication & Information Systems
• What CIS the Romanian Armed Forces are currently deploying and
how it fits into wider NATO modernisation efforts
• Work integrating tactical net-enabled capability into the Federated
Mission Network
• Radio spectrum management and ensuring that communications
remain robust and resilient
• Modernising IT equipment and ongoing procurement efforts
• Operating in degraded and hostile battlespaces – key considerations
• SATCOM and the space segment: current bandwidth & plans for
growth in the data age
Colonel Mihai Burlacu, HDeputy Head of Communications and IT
Department, Romanian Defence Staff
15.10 R&D in C4i Systems
• An introduction to the work of the Military Communication Institute
and its organisational structure
• Collaboration with other research agencies in building C4i capability
• Why effective command and control remains important for modern
operations & the role of tactical communications in achieving this
• Minimising the size, weight and power of radio and CIS platforms to
reduce soldier burden
• Spectrum management in the increasingly congested frequency
environment
• Communication requirements for the future battlespace – key
considerations
Lieutenant Colonel Bartosz Jasiul, Head of Cyber Security Laboratory,
C4I Systems Department, Military Communication Institute
15.50 Afternoon Tea
16.20 Tactical Communications at the First and Last Mile Through MANET Radio’s
• Growth in the use of software defined radio’s and mobile CIS platforms
• An overview of critical procurement projects. Mobile Tactical
Communications (MoTaKo) and Mobile Tactical Information Network
(MoTIV)
• Overcoming router challenges for MANET radios and how to maintain
ad hoc networks at the ‘last tactical mile’
• Future priorities for German communications procurement and R&D
• Battlespace management of the future – considering the space
segment requirements for mobile networks
Mr Peter Stracke, Branch Chief, Federal Office of Bundeswehr
Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service-Support (BAAINBw)
Mr Peter Sevenich, Contact for Projects Network Architecture and
MANET, Fraunhofer Institute*
OPERATIONAL FEEDBACK FROM UTILISATION OF CIS
17.00 CIS in the Belgian Land Component
• Current structure of the Belgian CIS & NEC teams and its adaptive
approach to warfighting
• Integrating communications into BEST soldier modernisation efforts
and ensuring forces can flexibly fight in urban terrains
• The changing operational demands on the Belgian land component
• Current CIS equipment. evaluation of software defined radios and
Astrid terminal systems
• Timeline for multi-role radio introduction and SATCOM requirements
• Feedback from Operational Vigilant Guardian and other city-wide
operations
Colonel Herman Hendrickx, G6, Land Component, Belgian Armed Forces
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Colonel Grzegorz Szmit, Head of IT Branch, J6, Polish Armed Forces
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8.45 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Colonel Grzegorz Szmit, Head of IT Branch, J6,
Polish Armed Forces
US ARMY EUROPE OPENING ADDRESS
9.00 ‘Sword of Freedom’ – Communications on the Eastern Frontier of the
Alliance
• An introduction to the AOR (area of responsibility) of US Army
Europe and the unique challenges within the European combatant
command
• NATO’s military footprint across the region and the feedback from
Exercise Steadfast Cobalt 2018
• Improving access to tactical FM radios at the company and
battalion level to increase communications
• Operating in degraded cyber and EW environments
– key challenges for USARMEUR
• Developing a common operating picture – streamlining platforms
used by allied partners in the region
• Maintain effective blue force tracking to build effective situational
awareness in coalition deployments
Senior Representative, US Army Europe
9.40 DG GROW. Meeting SATCOM Requirements for the Warfighter
• An introduction to the work of DG GROW and how it fits within the
wider DND
• Delivering next-generation SATCOM-on-the-move capability for the
warfighter
• Frequency management within the increasingly congested space-
segment
• Maintaining interoperability within the alliance and SATCOM
bandwidth MOU’s with partner nations
• Ensuring communications remain secure and robust
• Timeline for DG GROW to enhance space-based satellite systems
Major Jason Clement, Senior Officer, Canadian Armed Forces
10.20 Session Reserved for Sponsor
11.00 Morning Coffee
NORTH AMERICAN CIS UPDATES
PANEL DISCUSSION
11.30 Mobile Deployable Communication Systems for Tactical Operations
Roundtable Discussion
• The US vision for a ‘Strong Europe’ – mission parameters and
planned exercises
• Creating one tactical network for joint and coalition operations.
challenges of an interoperable network that is modular and
flexible in design
• The space segment requirements from the user & ensuring that
terminals remain compatible with new SATCOM systems
• From Marines to SOCOM balancing generic radio architecture with
the requirements of the warfighter
• Preventing communication paralysis – embedding cyber resiliency
into IP-based software defined radios
• Considering the size, weight and power requirements that
communication systems add to the warfighter
• Concluding remarks. how to optimise future mobile deployable
communication systems
Lieutenant Colonel Kyle Lands, Senior Officer, J6,
US EUSOCOM
Mr Jiral Shah, Senior Engineer, EMSS Programme Office,
DISA
Major Jason Clement, Senior Officer,
Canadian Armed Forces
Senior Representative,
US Army Europe
12.10 Session Reserved for Sponsor
12.50 COMSATCOM & EMSS – Supporting the Modern Warfighter
• Transponded capacity – providing dedicated bandwidth on
COMSATCOM in X & Ku frequencies
• Developing high bandwidth terminals and ensuring they can exploit
available SATCOM capacity
• The Enhance Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) programme – providing
warfighters with global communications
• SATCOM-on-the-move challenges and key approaches to overcome
them
• Optimising global handheld voice, data and sim-less short burst data
(SBD) communications
• What next for DISA? Networking systems effectively and developing
the ground segment
Mr Jiral Shah, Senior Engineer, EMSS Programme Office, DISA
13.30 Networking Lunch
COMMUNICATIONS FOR SPECIAL FORCES
14.30 Tactical Communications for Special Operations
• Current area of responsibility for Special Operations Command
Europe
• Existing capability within the ground communications segment
• BLOS (beyond line of sight) communication requirements for special
forces and SATCOM systems
• Working with SOFWERX on tactical communication procurement
• Deploying to arctic and other degraded environments. key CIS
considerations
• Minimising the size, weight and power burdens for deployable radios
Lieutenant Colonel Kyle Lands, Senior Officer, J6, US EUSOCOM
15.10 Driving a Net-Enabled Approach to Special Forces Operations
• An introduction to what NSHQ does and how it fits within the NATO
force structure
• Creating adaptive and versatile forces by exploiting network enabled
capability
• Exploiting mesh networks to reduce node points of failure on missions
• Integrating pan-NATO forces into a cohesive and interoperable
network
- Case study of the NATO FMN
• Priorities for NSHQ to drive battlefield connectivity and future C2
• Food for thought. final reflections on NEC in action
Lieutenant Colonel Kev Simmons, Director J6, NATO Special
Operations HQ
15.50 Afternoon Tea
NEXT GENERATION CIS CAPABILITIES
16.20 The Portuguese Approach to Mobile CIS
• Current structure of the Portuguese Armed Forces and area of
responsibility
• Introduction of the PRC-525 multimode tactical radio system.
roadmap for delivery
• Integrating new tactical radios to the Army’s Tactical Communication
and Information System (SIC-T)
• Developing the knowledge, products and solutions required for future
operations
• Overcoming challenges in supporting joint and coalition
communication networks within operation
• Path forward for future Portuguese software defined radios
Colonel Rui Manuel Marques Da Silva, Communications Lead,
Portuguese Armed Forces
17.00 Enhancing Deployable CIS Capabilities
• NATO CIS Support to Allied Operations and Missions
• Recent and future developments of NATO Static and Deployable CIS
• Setting requirements for future operational and tactical
communications
• Enhancing CIS interoperability across the Alliance
Colonel Thomas Wirsching, CIS Group J5 Division Head, NATO
Communication and Information Systems Group
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Colonel Grzegorz Szmit, Head of IT Branch, J6, Polish Armed Forces
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