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Enhancing Technological Capabilities to Ensure Full Spectrum Air Defence
23rd - 24th
OCT
2018
AIR MISSILE
DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
Hotel Angelo, Prague, Czech Republic
www.airmissiledefence.com
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CHAIRMAN:
Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of General Staff,
Czech Armed Forces
EXPERT MILITARY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Brigadier General Randall McIntire, Cross-Functional Team Lead, Air and
Missile Defence, US Army
Brigadier General Íñigo Pareja, Commander, Air Defence Command,
Spanish Army*
Colonel Jan Sedliacik, Commander of the 25th Air Defence Regiment,
Czech Armed Forces
Colonel Chad Skaggs, Director Air and Missile Defense Integration,
US Space and Missile Defence Command and Army Forces Strategic
Command
Lieutenant Colonel Thorsten Stratemann, Staff Officer SBAD / TMB/ BMD,
Training and Exercises, NATO Combined Air Operations Center, Uedem
Wing Commander Chris Misiak, Deputy Commander Joint Ground
Based Air Defence, UK MoD
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Monnin, SBAD Office Division Head, French
Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Yannick Willer, GBAD/TBMD Programme Officer,
French Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Tibor Matyi, Acting COM SAM WING 12 ‘Arrabona’,
Hungarian Army
Major Vaidas Simaitis, Commander of the Air Defence Battalion,
Lithuanian Air Force
Peter Woodmansee, Missile Defence Program Manager, U.S. European
Command Colonel
(Ret’d), Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Miroslav Kratky, Senior Lecturer, Department of
Air Defence Systems, University of Defence Brno, Czech Republic
EXPERT INDUSTRY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Andreas Bappert, Head of Technical Program Management IRIS-T SLM,
Ground Based Air Defence, Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG
Ian Spillane, Chief Engineer, Mission Support, Lockheed Martin
Colonel (Ret’d) Henri Stievenard, Military Advisor, MBDA
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Develop an international perspective on Air Missile Defence
Technology (AMDT) with presentations from nations such as
the UK, France, Lithuania, Hungary, NATO, Spain and the USA
• Listen to technical briefings from industry experts including
Lockheed Martin, MBDA and Diehl Defence - as well as
a dedicated exhibition space to showcase the latest
technologies
• Benefit from a comprehensive approach: AMDT 18 will
cover the full spectrum of air defence: from detection and
surveillance to counter-UAS capabilities
• Explore ways in which interoperability between nations and
technological systems can be developed to maximise the
proficiency of Air Missile Defence strategies and capabilities
• Host nation presentations: Hear from the Czech Armed Forces
on their Air and Missile Defence capability development at a
time of widespread modernisation *Subject to Final Confirmation

2. Register online at www.airmissiledefence.com
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:
Justin Predescu on +44 (0) 207 827 6130 or email jpredescu@smi-online.co.uk
AIR MISSILE DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
Day One | 23rd October 2018 www.airmissiledefence.com
SUPPORTED BY:
08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.20 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of General
Staff, Czech Armed Forces
HOST NATION OPENING ADDRESS
08.30 Modernising Czech Air Missile Defence Capabilities
• Ongoing procurement of VSHORAD, SHORAD and MSAM systems
• Potential new capability development areas: C-RAM, C-UAS, BMD
• Lessons learnt from multi-national exercises and looking ahead to
Hungary’s Tobruq Legacy 18
Colonel Jan Sedliacik, Commander of the 25th Air Defence
Regiment, Czech Armed Forces
INTERNATIONAL MODERNISATION STRATEGIES
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
09.10 Modernising the Army’s Capabilities to establish a more Effective and
Layered Approach to AMD
• The role and priorities for the cross-functional team (CFT) for AMD
• The importance of ensuring maximum efficiency of existing systems
• Developing communication between THAAD and Patriot assets for
better operational capability and a better picture of incoming threats
• Ramifications and benefits for the integrated Air and Missile
Defence Battle Command System (IBCS)
• Acquiring SHORAD capabilities in 2018 to fulfil requirements
Brigadier General Randall McIntire, Cross-Functional Team Lead, Air
and Missile Defence, US Army
09.50 Spanish AMD Command Capabilities
• Patriot Deployment in Turkey
• Spanish approach to AD Cluster generation: The COAAAS family
system
Brigadier General Íñigo Pareja, Commander, Air Defence Command,
Spanish Army*
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Ensuring Air Defence Operational Overmatch through Enhanced
Future Capabilities
• Air and missile defence: a top modernization priority for the US Army
• An ever-growing range of threats and operational environment
- Unmanned systems, electronic, cyber and directed energy
capabilities, hypersonic weapons
• Encouraging collaboration and leveraging of industry knowledge
to identify and develop capabilities
Colonel Chad Skaggs, Director Air and Missile Defense Integration,
US Space and Missile Defence Command and Army Forces Strategic
Command
11.40 Session Reserved for Sponsor
12.20 Sky Sabre: The Future of the UK’s Air Defence Taking the Army from
Short to Medium Range
• Current air defence capabilities and targeted operational
implementation of Sky Sabre in 2020
• Providing an integrated air defence system operated by Army and
Air Force
• Meeting medium range threats utilising CAMM Missiles
Wing Commander Chris Misiak, Deputy Commander Joint Ground
Based Air Defence, UK MoD
13.00 Networking Lunch
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS FROM INDUSTRY
14.00 Providing a Flexible and Modular System for Ground-Based Air
Defence
• How Diehl meets today’s air threats of short and medium range
rockets, and unmanned aerial systems
• Providing adaptability to country-specific C2 systems
Andreas Bappert, Head of Technical Program Management IRIS-T
SLM, Ground Based Air Defence, Diehl Defence GmbH Co. KG
14.40 MBDA Multi-Layer Air Defence Solution
• Threat reminder
• Airborne and Ground based air defence combination
• Multi-layer air defence benefits
Colonel (Ret’d) Henri Stievenard, Military Advisor, MBDA
15.20 Afternoon Tea
FULL SPECTRUM AIR DEFENCE
PANEL DISCUSSION
15.50 Governmental Panel: Enhancing Air Defence
Capabilities to Counter Next Generation UAS Threats
• Upgrading defence systems and incorporating
Counter-UAS technology
• Exploiting and redefining existing equipment to rapidly respond to
threats including UAS swarms
• Evaluating capability gaps and determining procurement priorities
MODERATOR: Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief
of General Staff, Czech Armed Forces
Brigadier General Randall McIntire, Cross-Functional Team Lead, Air
and Missile Defence, US Army
Brigadier General Íñigo Pareja, Commander, Air Defence Command,
Spanish Army*
Wing Commander Chris Misiak, Deputy Commander Joint Ground
Based Air Defence, UK MoD
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Monnin, SBAD Office Division Head,
French Air Force
16.35 Modern French Surface-Based Air Defence Capabilities for National
Defence and International Operations
• Crotale (NG) SHORAD Missile Systems for Mobile and Fixed-Base
Defence
• The successful introduction of the SAMP MAMBA Medium-Range
System
• The ops roadmap to IAMD
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Monnin, SBAD Office Division Head,
French Air Force
17.15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
*subject to final confirmation

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AIR MISSILE DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
www.airmissiledefence.com Day Two | 24th October 2018
08.30 Registration and Coffee
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of General
Staff, Czech Armed Forces
NET-CENTRIC APPROACH TO AIR DEFENCE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
09.10 Establishing a Net-Centric, Plug and Play Air Defence Capability for
the US Armed Forces
• Creating common architecture and interfaces to enable full
integration of command, fire and sensor systems into a joint
network
• Outlining the IBCS: plans and opportunities
• Enabling faster combination of US and allied systems and
information for fast responses to detected air threats
Colonel Phil Rottenborn, Programme Manager Integrated Air and
Missile Defence, PEO Missiles and Space, US Army*
09.50 Countering Evolving Threats: French IAMD Approach
• SAMP MAMBA Enhancements/ Aster B1NT Program
• EW and Multi Function Radars perspective
• Looking to the future; considering options and integration for C-UAV
(micro/mini) and C-RAM to protect vital infrastructure and troops
Lieutenant Colonel Yannick Willer, GBAD/TBMD Programme Officer,
French Air Force
10.30 Morning Coffee
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE NATIONAL UPDATES
11.00 Tobruq Legacy 2018: Key Lessons Learned for the Hungarian Air Force
and Allies
• Tobruq Legacy 2018 – outline of the exercise hosted in Hungary
• Feedback and lessons learnt: improving interoperability and
collaboration between allies
• Hungary’s role in the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence
System (NATINAMDS) – providing RAT-31DL Radar support
Lieutenant Colonel Tibor Matyi, Deputy Commander SAM WING 12
‘Arrabona’, Hungarian Defence Forces
11.40 The Future of Lithuanian Air Defence: The Lithuanian Integrated
Surface Based Air Defence System (LISBADS)
• Achieving technical interoperability through acquisition and
collaboration
• Acquiring NASAMS to meet timeframe and capability requirements
• Strengthening partnerships within the Baltic-Nordic region while
achieving interoperability amongst NATO nations
Major Vaidas Simaitis, Commander of the Air Defence Battalion,
Lithuanian Air Force
12.20 Countering UAVs from the Technical and Operational Perspective
• General introduction to the problem
• “C-UAV” operational aspects
• “C-UAV” technical aspects
• Experiments at UoD Brno: results and analysis
• Conclusion and discussion
Colonel (Ret’d), Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Miroslav Kratky, Senior Lecturer,
Department of Air Defence Systems, University of Defence Brno,
Czech Republic
13.00 Networking Lunch
COLLABORATION AND INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN ALLIES
14.00 Enhancing Connectivity and Interoperability between Allies to Benefit
Future NATO Missions and SBAD Forces
• (Technical) Challenges within NATOs IAMD system of systems
• The desired end-state – wishful thinking or a realizable future?
• Possible ways ahead – dos and don’ts (prudent thinking)
Lieutenant Colonel Thorsten Stratemann, Staff Officer SBAD / TMB/
BMD, Training and Exercises, NATO Combined Air Operations Center,
Uedem
14.40 US Air Defence Capabilities in Support of Allied and NATO Operations
• Encouraging Technical Interoperability amongst Allies to Strengthen
European AMD Capabilities
• Interoperability and open architecture within European AMD forces
• Integrating IBCS with plug and play architecture and extended
range capabilities for enhanced European AMD protection
Peter Woodmansee, Missile Defence Program Manager, U.S.
European Command
15.20 Afternoon Tea
TECHNICAL INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY CONTINUED
INDUSTRY PANEL
15.50 How Industry Can Provide Flexible and Long Term
Solutions to Evolving Air Defence Requirements
• Designing a common architecture and interface to
encourage interoperability between future and
next-generation assets
• Flexible in air control capabilities
• Future technologies in development to detect and react to
safeguard allied airspace
MODERATOR: Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief
of General Staff, Czech Armed Forces
Ian Spillane, Chief Engineer, Mission Support, Lockheed Martin
Andreas Bappert, Head of Technical Program Management IRIS-T
SLM, Ground Based Air Defence, Diehl Defence GmbH Co. KG
Colonel (Ret’d) Henri Stievenard, Military Advisor, MBDA
16.35 How Future GBAD Systems Will Meet Multiple Threat Types
Simultaneously
• Ensuring effective coordinated development of sensors, effectors,
and C2 system
• Implementing networked GBAD systems to support open
architecture
• Lockheed Martin capabilities including SkyKeeper
Ian Spillane, Chief Engineer, Mission Support, Lockheed Martin
17.15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
*subject to final confirmation

4. SMi Defence
Forward Planner
MAY 2018
MilSatCom Asia Pacific
14th - 15th May 2018
Singapore
Unmanned Maritime
Systems
16th - 17th May 2018
London, United Kingdom
Future Armoured Vehicles
Central and Eastern
Europe
21st - 22nd May 2018
Prague, Czech Republic
Helicopter Technology
Central and Eastern
Europe
23rd - 24th May 2018
Prague, Czech Republic
JUNE 2018
Future Armoured Vehicles
Weapon Systems
5th - 6th June 2018
London, United Kingdom
Close Air Support
6th - 7th June 2018
London, United Kingdom
MilSatCom USA
27th - 28th June 2018
Arlington, VA, USA
SEPTEMBER 2018
Defence Exports
19th - 20th September
2018
Rome, Italy
UAV Technology
26th - 27th September
2018
Prague, Czech Republic
OCTOBER 2018
Defence Safety
1st - 2nd October 2018
London, United Kingdom
Military Flight Training
10th - 11th October 2018
London, United Kingdom
Air Missile Defence
23rd - 24th October 2018
Prague, Czech Republic
Airborne ISR
24th - 25th October 2018
London, UK
NOVEMBER 2018
20th Annual Global
MilSatCom
6th - 8th November 2018
London, UK
Future Armoured Vehicles
Survivability
13th - 15th November 2018
London, UK
Maritime Information
Warfare
26th - 27th November 2018
London, UK
Social Media in the
Defence and Military
28th - 29th November 2018
London, UK
DECEMBER 2018
Military Airlift and Air-to-Air
Refuelling
4th - 5th December 2018
Rome, Italy

5. Sponsorship Information
Audience Profile:
The participants of Air Missile Defence Technology
2018 will provide a wide range of perspectives on
the recent advancements in Air and Missile systems;
from air surveillance equipment to AMD effectors
such as missiles. The speakers and invited participants
are carefully selected to bring together those at the
centre of IAMD systems development, showcasing
operational experience, active requirements and
future concepts for air defence platforms, and how
they will have an impact on the defence of the
air domain. The very latest technology innovators
and solution providers will be present to share
their ground breaking equipment with a captive
audience all looking to advance their capabilities.
The audience will include, but not be limited to:
• Commanders of Ground Based Air Defence
(GBAD)
• Chief of Integrated Air and Missile Defence
• Head of Air and Missile Defence Programmes
• Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (CRAM)
program managers
• System Integrator Manager
• Chief Technologists for AMD
• Radar System Engineers
• Commanders of Air Operations Centres
• Commanders of Air Surveillance
Benefits of Sponsoring
Air Missile Defence
Technology 2018
1. Launch new products or services at Air Missile
Defence Technology and give your company
the opportunity to share the latest solutions
with a targeted and focused audience
2. Educate the market on your company’s
capability and make the business case for
how they can solve your potential customers
challenges and requirements
3. Build your brand so you are in the mind of
potential clients seeking to purchase bespoke
air defence solutions
4. Meet and network with active buyers and
more importantly; senior decision makers
while there is still a chance to influence their
purchase decision
5. Generate new leads through meeting new
prospects from a variety of leading countries
and programmes

6. AIR MISSILE DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY
Conference: Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th October 2018, Hotel Angelo, Prague, Czech Republic
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