In-Service Support (20 Jan)
7:15 - 8:20 MORNING REGISTRATION
8:20 - 8:30 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
8:30 - 9:00 UK MAJOR ARMOUR PROJECTS PORTFOLIO
· To deliver an integrated multi-role capability that will include the delivery of the AJAX armoured fighting vehicle and its training solution into service
· To upgrade and extend service life of the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, a key part of the Army's capability through to 2035.
· To deliver an Armoured Infantry that is more capable, with significantly enhanced lethality, upgraded situational awareness, better integration with dismounts and improved combined arms cooperation
· Utilising advanced training systems and emerging technology to contribute to wider benefits while providing opportunities for greater efficiency
9:00 - 9:30 MISSION COMMAND ON THE MOVE: ARMOURED PLATFORMS, COMMAND VEHICLES, AND COMMAND POSTS
- Network, hardware, and software applications that are agnostic, modular, expandable, and GVA compliant for legacy, emerging, and future equipped armoured formations
- On Board Vehicle Power source that enables more agile operations and reduces the armoured command post footprint
- Expeditionary Brigade, Battalion Command Post Forcible Entry and Uninterrupted Battle Management and Mission Command capability that is interoperable with US, Joint, and Coalition Partners
9:30 - 10:00 STRYKER AND VEHICLE PROTECTION UPDATE
· Stryker Platform
· Stryker Lethality
· Stryker Operator Tablet
· Vehicle Protection
10:00 - 10:30 MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
10:30 - 11:00 FIELDING AUSTRIA’S NEW ARMOURED VEHCILE FLEET
· Overview of current inventory and recent procurements
· Lessons learned so far from the fielding process – including feedback from the new PANDUR Evolution, the AUT HAEGGLUNDs BvS 10 and the LMV IVECO
· Next steps and milestones in the fielding process
11:00 - 11:30 ENABLING REAL-TIME SENSOR NETWORKING
· An introduction Pleora Technolgies
· Networking and cost advantages for military vetronics
· Crew-centric design for military imaging applications
11:30 - 12:00 PM FOSOV VEHICLE PORTFOLIO
· Vehicle Lifecycle Overview
· Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (LTATV), Non Standard Commercial Vehicle (NSCV), Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1), Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP/M-ATV), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
· Joint Armored Ground Mobility System (JAGMS)
· PM FOSOV Technology Insertion & Recap of Opportunities
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Feltham
PM, SOF Vehicles, Acquisition Technology & LogisticsU.S. Special Operations Forces Command
12:00 - 12:30 LOW COST CVG FOR HIGH GRADE TARGETING SYSTEMS
· InnaLabs CVG Technology
· Gyro Requirements for remote control weapon stations
· Evaluation of optimised gyro performance
12:30 - 13:30 NETWORKING LUNCH
13:30 - 14:00 DELIVERING THE BELGIAN-FRENCH CAMO PROGRAMME
· Insight into Belgian and French cooperation in the area of land mobility and opportunities for future collaboration
· Feedback from initial join training exercise for testing common procedures
· Taking delivery - between 2025 and 2030 - of 382 Griffon multi-role armoured vehicles and 60 Jaguar data-driven reconnaissance and combat vehicles
Colonel Erik Claessen
Chief of the Project Team International Programs Directorate General Material Resources, Land SystemsBelgian Ministry of Defence
14:00 - 14:30 MODERNISATION OF SLOVAK ARMOURED MOBILITY & FIGHTING CAPABILITY
· Plans to indigenously produce and purchase (81) 8x8 armoured vehicles and (404) 4x4 vehicles through development cooperation with Patria for the 8x8
· Outlining the technical requirements for both vehicles with delivery anticipated between 2018 – 2024
14:30 - 15:00 NSPA SUPPORT TO THE CURRENT BOXER USER NATIONS THROUGH THE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT PHASE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE MRAV PROGRAMMES
· Bringing together in a single organisation NATO’s logistics and procurement support activities, providing integrated multinational support solutions for its stakeholders
· Support to operations and exercises; life cycle management (including the large-scale acquisition) and services
· How can industry support the transition into the ISS Phase?
14:30 - 15:10 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
15:40 - 16:10 THE MULTI ROLE ARMOURED VEHICLE: BOXER
- BOXER’s protection: Making it safe
- BOXER’s modularity: Making it unique
- BOXER’s growth potential: Making it futureproof
- BOXER’s mobility: Making it agile
16:10 - 16:40 PLANNING DIVISION II - KEY PLANNING TASKS FOR THE FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
· German approach to the future operating environment
· Overview of the main combat vehicles of the German Army and their current and planned configurations
· New training infrastructure to support future CONOPS
· Achieving consistent digital networking of land forces; faster and safer recognition, faster and more precise effects, more effective and efficient support
Brigadier General Ralph Lungershausen
Chief of Division Planning II, Strategic Capability DevelopmentBundeswehr