SMi Group is please to announce the launch of its Mortar Technology 2016 conference in London this June

1. CHAIRMAN:
EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Dunn, Director of Land
Requirements, DLR 2 – Artillery, Air Defence, ISTAR &
UAV, FOO-FAC Modernization, Canadian Army
Major Nicholas French, Officer Commanding,
B Company, 2 PARA, British Army
Major Ben Jones, SO3 Mortar Division, Specialist
Weapons School, Warminster, British Army
Major Tony Dixon, OC Strike Coy, 1st Battalion, The
Royal Irish Regiment, British Armed Forces
Major Michael Johnsson, Head of Guns and Mortars
Branch, Danish Army Combat and Fire Support
Centre, Danish Army
Mr Jan Roman, Branch Director, Institute of Armament
and Ammunition, Military Technical Institute, Czech
Republic
Mr Václav Hejtmánek, Commercial Manager,
Military Technical Institute, Czech Republic
Christophe Soleil, Director of Research and
Development, Mecar SA
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Clarke, Commanding
Officer, Specialist Weapons School, Warminster,
British Army
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear from Military and Engineering experts about the latest
advances in the mortar field
• Discuss effectively implementing training drills to optimise
preparation for the field
• Network with key decision makers in the mortar domain to
establish best practices for mortar development
• Explore critical topics such as the digitisation mortar
systems to discuss current trends and cutting edge
technologies
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
• Chief of Land Systems
Acquisition
• Head of Armaments
• Head of C-RAM Capabilities
• Head Engineers
• Head of Indirect Fire
• Head of Research and
Development
• Head of Weapon Systems
• Infantry/Artillery
Inspectorate
• Infantry/Artillery Schools
• Land Requirements Officers
• Land Warfare Schools
• Mortar Platoon Commander
• Mortar Programme
Manager
www.mortarsystems.com
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#Mortars2016
2016
Mortar Systems
Technology
29th-30th
JUNE
SMi presents its inaugural conference on…
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
Optimising Mortar System Technology in Order to Create Land Force Superiority
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2. MORTAR SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Day One | Wednesday 29th June 2016
Register online at www.mortarsystems.com
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Clarke, Commanding Officer, Specialist
Weapons School, Warminster, British Army
DEVELOPING MORTAR PROGRAMMES TO ENHANCE PRECISION AND RANGE
9.10 Analysing Canada’s Mortar Project to Invest in Systems Maintaining
Lethality at a Greater Distance
• Key considerations when replacing mortar systems
- Precision
- Range
- Cost
- Digitisation
• Reasons for Canada looking to upgrade their programme
• Choosing the right system for your army’s needs
• Examining the goals of Canada’s mortar project and how
Canada aim to achieve these
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Dunn, Director of Land Requirements,
DLR 2 – Artillery, Air Defence, ISTAR & UAV, FOO-FAC Modernization,
Canadian Army
9.50 Developing Non-Lethal Flashbang Mortars to Maintain Effectiveness
and Reduce Civilian Casualties
• Why non-lethal mortar systems are crucial in today’s fighting
environment
- Avoiding Civilian Damage
- Target Acquisition
- Reducing collateral damage
• Functions of the Flash-bang mortar
• Analysing the technical detail and design behind non-lethal
mortars
• How non-lethal mortars can be used in the field
• Future expansion of the US Army’s non-lethal mortar programme
Leo Manahl, HQ European Command Non-Lethal Weapon Liaison,
US Army Europe*
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Analysing the Benefits that Self-Propelled Mortar Systems will Provide
to Mechanised Battalions in the Swedish Army
• Overviewing the Swedish 2016 – 2020 mortar plans
• Key considerations when replacing mortar systems
- Precision
- Range
- Cost
- Digitisation
• How the new self-propelled mortar will be used within the Swedish
Army
• Benefits that this will provide mechanised troops
Joakim Lewin, Program Manager, Army Programs, FMV,
Swedish Army*
11.40 Developing and Producing 60mm Lightweight Mortar Systems to
Enhance Support Manoeuvrability
• Overviewing the ANTOS Ultralight Commando Mortar programme
• Technical innovations behind the lightweight mortar systems
programme
• Field usage of the ANTOS system and benefits that it has provided
troops
• Future expansion of the ANTOS programme
Mr Jan Roman, Branch Director, Institute of Armament and
Ammunition, Military Technical Institute, Czech Republic
Mr Václav Hejtmánek, Commercial Manager, Military Technical
Institute, Czech Republic
12.20 Networking Lunch
ENGINEERING MORTAR SYSTEMS IN THE MODERN ERA
PANEL DISCUSSION
1.20 Engineering Mortars in the Modern Era
• Current trends in engineering modern systems
- Balancing Precision with Range
- Noise
- Mounted mortar systems
- Digitising mortar systems
• Considerations to take into account when developing mortars
• Where mortar engineering is headed in the future
Christophe Soleil, Director of Research and Development, Mecar SA
Manuel Martin Florez, Product Manager, TECHFIRE, EXPAL
(MAXAM Group)
Dr Hugh Goyder, Senior Lecturer, Cranfield University
2.00 Reserved for Sponsor
2.40 Afternoon Tea
3.10 An Engineering Perspective: Increasing Precision and Control of
Mortar Firing with TECHFIRE
• Overviewing the Engineering behind the EXPAL TECHFIRE Fire
Control System
• Key solutions provided by an integrated fire control system
- Precision
- Control
- Range
• Integrating TECHFIRE with the EIMOS mortar system
• Future expansion of the TECHFIRE information system
Manuel Martin Florez, Product Manager, TECHFIRE, EXPAL
(MAXAM Group)
3.50 Analysing Engineering Innovations behind Mecar’s Mortar
Ammunition Programme
• Overviewing Mecar’s ammunition capabilities
- 120mm
- 81mm
- 60mm
• Engineering challenges in producing mortar ammunition
- Precision
- Range
- Cost
- Noise
• Solutions developed by Mecar to resolve these challenges
• Future Expansion of the Mecar mortar programme
Christophe Soleil, Director of Research and Development, Mecar SA
4.30 Teaching and Research by Cranfield University at the Defence
Academy of the UK
• Bomb Oscillations
• Forces on Vehicles Due to Mortar Recoil
• Defeating UAVs using Mortars
• Enhancing Mortar Performance
Dr Hugh Goyder, Senior Lecturer, Cranfield University
5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
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8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Clarke, Commanding Officer, Specialist
Weapons School, Warminster, British Army
MORTAR SYSTEMS IN ACTION
9.10 British Army Operational Mortaring in Afghanistan and its Future
Application in Expeditionary and Counter Insurgency Warfare
• Operational experience in Afghanistan 2006- 2011 as a mortar
platoon commander and company commander
• Tactical experience in hunting and destroying Taliban mortar
teams and how this could be applied to future conflicts
• Suggested technology and equipment developments pertinent to
expeditionary warfare
Major Nicholas French Officer Commanding, B Company, 2 PARA,
British Army
9.50 Case Study of Mortar Support during the 2015 Trident Juncture
Exercise to Establish Requirements for Future Systems
• Overviewing the role of mortar systems during the Trident Juncture
Exercise
- How they were used
- Interacting with other weapon systems
• Key Lessons learned from the exercise
• Discussing how these lessons can be applied to future operational
requirements
• Necessities in future mortar system developments
Major Tony Dixon, OC Strike Coy, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish
Regiment, British Armed Forces
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Digitising Mortar Systems in Denmark to Enhance Mortar Capability
• Applying new innovations to Mortar development
• What the Danish Army look for when identifying systems
• Challenges faced by the Danish Army in using digital mortar
systems
• Resolutions to these challenges
• How the Danish Army further intends to enhance digital
capabilities
Major Michael Johnsson, Head of Guns and Mortars Branch, Danish
Army Combat and Fire Support Centre, Danish Army
11.40 Reserved for Sponsor
12.20 Networking Lunch
PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES SURROUNDING LIVE
V SIMULATED FIRE AND TRAINING
1.20 Examining the US Marine Corps Live Fire Mortar Training Drill
• Explaining the live-fire mortar exercise with 81mm systems
• Aim of the training exercise
• Challenges faced in carrying out the exercise
• Resolutions to these challenges and lessons learned from the
exercise
• What mortar providers need to do to further improve mortar
system technology
Senior Representative, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
US Marine Corps*
2.00 Live v Simulated Training. Establishing Blended Processes to Use
Advantages of Each
• Challenges conducting training both live and simulated
• How the Mortar Division has used blended training to bridge the
gap and find the middle ground
- Sim - IFT – stepping stone from classroom to the field
- Dry – Tactical Exercises Without Troops (TWETs) – practising and
enhancing knowledge and understanding in a more realistic
environment
- Live – Mirror shoots, into-impact area shoots – testing with the
realistic battlefield frictions that come with live ammunition
• Advantages or disadvantages that blended training have brought
to preparing mortarmen for operational use
• Developing mortar systems training further
Major Ben Jones, SO3 Mortar Division, Specialist Weapons School,
Warminster, British Army
2.40 Afternoon Tea
PANEL DISCUSSION
3.10 Future Mortar Users…Needs, Wants and Cutting Edge
Developments
• Reviewing the key dilemmas when training for mortar use
- Cost
- Noise
- Realism
• Discussing solutions developed to mitigate against these dilemmas
• Outlining products and tools that are needed to best prepare for
the field
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Clarke, Commanding Officer,
Support Weapons School, British Army
Major Ben Jones, SO3 Mortar Division, Specialist Weapons School,
Warminster, British Army
Senior Representative, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
US Marine Corps
3.50 Moving to More Advanced Mortars. Analysing How the Industry can
Further Enhance Digital Capability
• Overviewing current mortar technologies and the benefits of each
system
• Detailing how digital systems have impacted mortar technology
• Challenges created by new types of mortar
• Examining the next frontier for mortar technologies
Christopher Foss, Editor IHS Janes Armoured Fighting Vehicles/Jane’s
Artillery and Air Defence, IHS Jane’s
4.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
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MORTAR SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Day Two | Thursday 30th June 2016
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