Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) Simon Briggs

Head of Defence Capability Tekever

Lt Col (Retd) Simon Briggs left the British Royal Artillery at the start of 2025 after a 23 year career covering 8 operational deployments. His career focused on surface to surface fires, targeting and UAS. In the later stages of his career he Commanded a Battery, was Second in Command and Commanded the British Army’s Mini UAS Regiment, 32nd Regiment RA. Now working for Tekever Defence as the Head of Capability, he is responsible for shaping the future UAS capability development and optimising how Users can fight the UAS, not just fly it.

Conference Day Two: Wednesday 21 May 2025

11:35 DEEP FIND IN A CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT

  • Exploring the journey of capability evolution to maintain operational credibility at the speed of relevance
  • The challenges of penetrating complex IADs and EW
  • Managing the integration of AI and autonomy at pace

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