20 - 23 January, 2025
| London, UK
Day 2 - Operations & Firepower - 23 JAN
7:00 - 7:30
MORNING REGISTRATION
7:30 - 7:50
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
7:50 - 8:00
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE, DL -
DSACEUR (Mar 2014 - Mar 2017),
Conference Chair
8:00 - 8:30
DAY TWO OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
8:30 - 9:00
LANDSCAPE AND CONDUCT OF COMBINED ARMS OPERATIONS – A FINNISH PERSPECTIVE
Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki -
Commander,
Finnish Army
- How to utilize arctic knowhow in order to exploit terrain, weather, technology, to develop tactics, techniques and procedures to achieve decisive advantage in complex and compartmentalized terrain as the battlefield geometry and transparency are changing?
- How to gain tactical advantage through convergence in command, control, communications and sensor systems? Could we change the operating paradigm in order for convergence to break the negative spiral of rising costs?
- How to integrate Close and Deep Battle as well as Long Range Precision Strike Fires and Electro-Magnetic Operations – Multi-Domain targeting and effects?
- National resilience, reserves in manpower, spare parts and ammunition, and combat service support and logistics – How to develop self-sustained force in order to conduct prolonged Alliance Operations.
- Train as you Fight – Fight as you Train means using Live-Virtual-Constructive models and simulations from planning to debriefing – How to develop Battle Management Systems to include also Modelling and Simulations? Today you are as good as in your last Live Fire Exercise.
9:00 - 9:30
HOW THE BRITISH ARMY WILL FIGHT
Lieutenant General Sir Ralph William Wooddisse, KCB, CBE, MC -
Commander Field Army,
British Army
Lieutenant General Sir Ralph William Wooddisse, KCB, CBE, MC
Commander Field ArmyBritish Army
9:30 - 10:30
LAND FORCES PANEL DISCUSSION: DELIVERING INTEGRATED ARMOURED FORCES TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE, DL -
DSACEUR (Mar 2014 - Mar 2017),
Conference Chair
Lieutenant General Sir Ralph William Wooddisse, KCB, CBE, MC - Commander Field Army, British Army
Lieutenant General Nico Tak - Commander, 1 German-Netherlands Corps
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Borton KCB DSO MBE - Commander, NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Major General Jonny Lindfors - Commander, Swedish Army
Last year we focussed on identifying lessons from Ukraine. This year we focus on how nations are implementing innovative technology and military method to deliver integrated armoured forces to meet the challenges presented by contemporary Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO). How can armoured forces become more lethal, enhance their ability to project combat power, and sustain that force on modern battlefield? Multi-Domain Operations require an integrated and joint approach, what are the challenges associated with implementing changes to deliver the armoured component of this? How can armies demonstrate their combat readiness in order to deter adversaries and assure allies and partners?
Discussion topics may include:
- Work with allied partnerships to enhance interoperability and move towards interchangeability
- Implementing technologies to cut down on time and complexity in the sensor-decider-effector-sustainer chain
- Integration of the armoured component into Multi-Domain Operations
- Delivering combat enablers from deployability to sustainability and maintainability
Lieutenant General Sir Ralph William Wooddisse, KCB, CBE, MC
Commander Field ArmyBritish Army
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Borton KCB DSO MBE
CommanderNATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 - 11:30
SPECIAL TRAINING COMMAND (ST-C) IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE
Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow -
Vice Chief of the German Army and Commander Basic Military Organisation,
German Army
- Overview of ST-C - Scale and scope of this multinational effort
- Lessons identified from the conflict in Ukraine
- Impact on doctrine and modernisation from these lessons
- The Future of Battle Tanks in Major Combat Operations
Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow
Vice Chief of the German Army and Commander Basic Military OrganisationGerman Army
11:30 - 12:00
GROWING BASE PLATFORM CAPABILITIES, SUPPORTING FUTURE IFV CAPABILITIES
Dan Lindell -
Director Combat Vehicles,
BAE Systems Hägglunds
- Historical walk-through of HED-technology
- From military application to civilian and back
Sponsored by: BAE Systems
12:00 - 12:30
MODERNISING THE BRITISH ARMY
Lieutenant General Dame Sharon P.M. Nesmith DCB -
Deputy Chief of the General Staff,
British Army
Lieutenant General Dame Sharon P.M. Nesmith DCB
Deputy Chief of the General StaffBritish Army
12:30 - 13:00
BOXER - THE PLATFORM FOR FUTURE MEDIUM FORCES
Stefan Lischka -
Managing Director,
ARTEC GmbH
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
CHOOSE BETWEEN FIREPOWER PRESENTATIONS OR INTERACTIVE GROUP SESSIONS
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
14:00 - 14:30 M10 BOOKER COMBAT VEHICLE: THE ARMY'S NEW MOBILE ASSAULT GUN Mr. David Dopp - Program Lead, Future Battle Platforms, PEO GCS, U.S. Army
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
14:30 - 15:00 TURRET INTEGRATION: A WEAPON MANUFACTURER’S PERSPECTIVESponsored by: CTA International
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
15:00 - 15:30 MAIN GROUND COMBAT SYSTEM: SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENT OF FIREPOWER & LETHALITY CAPABILITIES FOR FUTURE BATTLEFIELDS Colonel Armin Dirks - Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, Bundeswehr- Enlarged effective ranges for firepower and lethality
- Increase of precision and effects with extended weapon mix for collaborative combat
- Optimized engagement process of a multi-platform system including robotics and high degree of automatization on platform and system level
Colonel Armin Dirks
Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service SupportBundeswehr
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
15:30 - 16:00 KONGSBERG INTEGRATED COMBAT SOLUTION (ICS), ENHANCING COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS Jørgen Andreas Bull - Programme Leader C4ISR, Integrated Defence Systems, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace- Networking the PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Systems family
- Reducing the cognitive burden and speeding up the Target Engagement Process
- Shared situational awareness and Target Sharing
- Collective Engagement and unmanned assistance
Sponsored by: Kongsberg
Jørgen Andreas Bull
Programme Leader C4ISR, Integrated Defence SystemsKongsberg Defence & Aerospace
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: CAPABILITY DELIVERY
8:00 - 8:30 CLOSED DOOR BRIEFINGINTERACTIVE SESSIONS: SURVIVABILITY
14:00 - 16:00 COUNTER-SMALL UAS FOR ARMOURED UNITS Michael Santaspirt, PhD, - Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, and the Chief Futures Officer, US Army DEVCOM Armaments CenterMatthew Santaspirt - Intelligence Representative to TRADOC G2, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
David Goldstein - Counter-UAS team lead, Precision Targeting & Integration Branch, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
The are increasingly more attempts to use small UAS to identify and target armour directly or indirectly This workshop will discuss that threat, the available countermeasures and the training required to interdict these systems.
- The threat of small UAVs to armour, case-studies from operations and the potential threat
- The technological solutions that exist to deal with the threat
- Training and doctrine: how we can incorporate this new challenge
Michael Santaspirt, PhD,
Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, and the Chief Futures OfficerUS Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
David Goldstein
Counter-UAS team lead, Precision Targeting & Integration BranchUS Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: TECHNOLOGY
14:00 - 16:00 DEVELOPMENTS IN PNT FOR ARMOURED VEHICLES General (Ret.) David G. Perkins - 15th Commander of US Army TRADOC (2014-2018), Chairman, Mobility and Electrification SessionsProf. Bryn James BSc PhD CPhys FInstP - Senior Fellow, Physical Sciences Group, Platform Systems Division, Dstl - UK MOD
Mr. Rob Handley - Acting Chief PNT Scientist & PNT Technical Authority, Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing Team,, Dstl - UK MOD
Defence Research and development in PNT is focused on several key areas, including improving the accuracy and reliability of positioning systems, enhancing the resilience of PNT systems to jamming and spoofing attacks, and developing new PNT technologies to meet evolving mission requirements. While some effort is focused on improving the accuracy and reliability of positioning systems, such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), there is also work to ensure resilience and independence from GNSS in denied environments
- R&D in signal processing algorithms,
- Enhancing the resilience of PNT systems to jamming and spoofing
- Addressing PNT challenges in urban environments, where GNSS may be less effective
- Integration challenges
General (Ret.) David G. Perkins
15th Commander of US Army TRADOC (2014-2018)Chairman, Mobility and Electrification Sessions
Prof. Bryn James BSc PhD CPhys FInstP
Senior Fellow, Physical Sciences Group, Platform Systems DivisionDstl - UK MOD
Mr. Rob Handley
Acting Chief PNT Scientist & PNT Technical Authority, Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing Team,Dstl - UK MOD
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: FUTURE REQUIREMENTS
14:00 - 16:00 INTELLIGENCE FORMING REQUIREMENTS Dwayne Hynes - Chief of Foreign Intelligence Technology, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. ArmyAnalysis of the operational environment (OE) can inform the capabilities and characteristics needed by AFVs to win in current and future conflicts. However, trends emerging from the current OE need to be balanced against emerging and future threats to ensure future AFV design isn’t derailed by near term priorities. What tools are available to do this? And what do they suggest future AFV requirements will need to include?
- OSINT observations - trends in the OE and in technology development can aide material acquisition and focus resources on capability areas to prioritise. These near term priorities must be balanced against longer-term future AFV design. How can OSINT inform this process? What tools are available? What considerations need to be taken into account when drawing insights?
- Digital Threat Twins – taking a modular open systems model-based approach promises to revolutionise testing and concept development. These benefits will become easier to capture with the wider adoption of Digital Engineering. What are the challenges faced in achieving this? What are the main benefits and how can these benefits be captured?
- Foreign Materiel Acquisition
Dwayne Hynes
Chief of Foreign Intelligence Technology, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2U.S. Army
16:00 - 16:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE AND NETWORKING
Group 9
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
16:30 - 17:00 CV90 MID-LIFE UPGRADES: FIREPOWER AND SURVIVABILITY Colonel Eric Molenaar - Head of Land and Joint Projects, Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)Colonel Hen Ouwehand - Project manager Mid Life Update CV90 and Boxer Programme, Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)
- Timelines and milestone to upgrade 122 CV90s by 2026
- CV9035NL MLU focuses on improved protection and an upgraded D-series turret
- Managing the through-life cost of the CV-90 through 2039
- Wider vehicle fleet plans, modernisations and acquisitions
Colonel Eric Molenaar
Head of Land and Joint ProjectsDutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)
Colonel Hen Ouwehand
Project manager Mid Life Update CV90 and Boxer ProgrammeDutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
17:00 - 17:30 RWS IN URBAN ARENA: PRECISION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY COMBAT LT Col (Res) Moshe Adler - Force Protection Program Manager,, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems(Case Study pending customer approval)
Sponsored by: RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY
17:30 - 18:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: FIREPOWER AND LETHALITY Lieutenant General (Ret.) Carsten Jacobson - Vice Chief of the General Staff, German Army (2015-2018), Advisory Board Member, IAVC 2024Colonel Jim Howard - Deputy Team Leader and Portfolio Lead, Land Combat Vehicles, DE&S - UK MOD
Colonel Armin Dirks - Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, Bundeswehr
- How does the anticipated hybrid, evolving nature of future conflict necessitate use of launch platforms allowing constant reconfiguration of effectors?
- To what extent is the ability to host the widest variety of effectors, the main differentiator between weapons platforms?
- From the user perspective, how can the manufacturers of weapons platforms meet this challenge
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Carsten Jacobson
Vice Chief of the General Staff, German Army (2015-2018)Advisory Board Member, IAVC 2024
Colonel Jim Howard
Deputy Team Leader and Portfolio Lead, Land Combat VehiclesDE&S - UK MOD
Colonel Armin Dirks
Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service SupportBundeswehr
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: CAPABILITY DELIVERY
16:30 - 18:00 UK LAND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (LIS) IMPLEMENTATION: NEXT STEPS Brigadier Tobias Lambert - Head, Land Industrial Strategy & SRO LIOS, D Programmes, British ArmyColonel Stuart Nassé - Assistant Head Military Capability Delivery, British Army Headquarters
LIS sets the intent, ways of working, and actions by which the Army, wider Ministry of Defence and industry will collaborate to maximise the value from investment in Army modernisation and transformation.
- Equipping UK forces with advanced, digitally networked platforms and mission systems that work within an international and multi-domain framework.
- Next steps to further LIS Implimentation To procure equipment that will create sustained military advantage
RAPID PROCUREMENT CASE STUDY
Brigadier Tobias Lambert
Head, Land Industrial Strategy & SRO LIOS, D ProgrammesBritish Army
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: SURVIVABILITY
16:30 - 18:00 ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS: NOW AND THE FUTURE Tom Newbery CPhys - Platform Survivability Group, Dstl - U.K. Ministry of DefenceActive Protection Systems (APS) are developing, but what are they growing into? Are we moving towards integrated survivability suites with Softkill technology alongside Hardkill technology, the use of EO emitters for guidance effects and the intelligence use of obscurants. What is the correct level of ambition appropriate for these systems and how do users view them – how do they plan to fight with them? What are the S&T developments and the art of the possible? How is industry approaching these challenges?
INTEGRATION OF APS TECHNOLOGY INTO WIDER MISSION SYSTEMS
dstl
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: TECHNOLOGY
16:30 - 18:00 VEHICLE HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE: ACCELERATING ADOPTION AND TRANSITION EXISTING FLEETS Lieutenant Colonel James de St John-Pryce - Commanding Officer - Armoured Trials and Development Unit, British ArmyBuilding on Technology Demonstrator 6 (TD6) the Army is exploring the potential retrofit of in-service platforms to Vehicle Hybrid Electric Drive (HED). This workshop will explore the operational utility as well as the Defence Line of Development (DLOD) implications of electrification and hybridisation including work to retrofit in-service light and medium vehicles. How can we accelerate the transition of existing fleets to HED?
- Gaining operational advantage
- HED power offboarding
- Lessons from Technology Demonstrator 6 (TD6)
- Leveraging the commercial industrial base
Lieutenant Colonel James de St John-Pryce
Commanding Officer - Armoured Trials and Development UnitBritish Army
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS: FUTURE REQUIREMENTS
16:30 - 18:00 ARMOURED VEHICLES IN CHALLENGING CBRN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Toni Leikas - CBRN Specialist, Training Manager Company, Bertin EnvironicsCBRN threats and warfare is not a separate, special form of war, but instead a battlefield condition just like rain, snow, darkness, electronic warfare, heat and so on. Units must equip and train to accomplish their combat missions under all battlefield conditions. Whenever CBRN is separated from other functions and training events, we condition our soldiers to regard operations under CBRN conditions as a separate form of warfare
- Operational area’s CBRN threats and risks
- Early-warning detection and protection of vehicles
- CBRN detection and monitoring systems for armoured vehicles
18:00 - 18:10
RETURN TO PLENARY FOR CLOSING KEYNOTE IN THE LIVE ROOM: 10-MINUTE TRANSITION TIME
18:10 - 18:40
BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) TRENDS: ENSURING EFFECTIVE COMMAND AND CONTROL
Colonel (Ret.) Alan M. Mosher -
Senior Director, International Strategy,
DRS Land Electronics
- Trends in international coalition Platform Mission Command / Battle Management Systems.
- Enhancements in BMS cyber security.
- The importance of Assured Position Navigation and Timing (APNT) for reliable communication and coordination in the field.
- BMS Next: Future capability enhancements in BMS.
Sponsored by: Leonardo DRS
18:40 - 19:10
DAY TWO CLOSING KEYNOTE: THE LYNX INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE (IFV), AS A DIGITAL PLATFORM
19:10 - 19:20
CHAIR’S SUMMARY REMARKS
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB, OBE, DL -
DSACEUR (Mar 2014 - Mar 2017),
Conference Chair
19:20 - 20:00
DRINKS RECEPTION HOSTED BY RUAG
Sponsored by: RUAG Defence
