Conference Day 2
9:00 am - 9:10 am CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations CommandUnited States Army
9:10 am - 9:40 am MINIMISING RISK IN THE ROTARY DOMAIN
· Cuts to the defence budget are causing the irreparable loss of helicopter flying skills
· Adopting strategies to retain pilot capabilities
· Approaches to minimise risks of platform failure
9:40 am - 10:10 am SESSION RESERVED FOR:
10:10 am - 10:40 am THE ROLE OF ROTARY ASSETS IN DELIVERING A RAPID RESPONSE CAPABILITY FOR THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
10:40 am - 11:10 am THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DUTCH ROTARY WING CAPABILITIES
· Upgrades of the Dutch fleet of AH-64D Apache en CH-47 Chinook helicopters
· Developing future-proof operational concepts and capabilities
· Preparing the Defence Helicopter Command for joint operations in a multi-domain environment
11:10 am - 11:40 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
9:10 am - 9:50 am MANAGING THE FUTURE TRAINING CAPABILITIES OF THE GERMAN ARMY AVIATION
· Realignment and continuous development of the "Basic Helicopter Training"
· Multinational Cluster - Customization and modularization of the helicopter training for foreign partner nations
· Continuous and quick adaptation of national and international security considerations for the operational flight training
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm HELICOPTER OPERATIONS, HIGH AND HOT
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm NETWORKING LUNCH
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm THE ROLE OF ROTARY WING ASSETS IN DELIVERING A RAPID RESPONSE CAPABILITY FOR THE HELLENIC ARMED FORCES
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm ROBUST TACTICAL ROTARY-WING TRAINING : THE TRANSITION FROM AN FMS PROCUREMENT TO A COMBAT CAPABILITY
· Limited availability US Army and Marine Corps tactical rotary-wing training slots
· Importance of multi-ship tactics and live-fire training in FMS procurements
· Options for US partners to plan and request to meet objectives, budget, and schedule
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm CREW TRAINING IN THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE: BALANCING LIVE AND SYNTHETIC
· RNAF crew training infrastructure
· Current challenges in increasing training rates and enhancing readiness
· Training Helicopter Door Gunners and the use of the new simulator to reduce costs
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: STRUCTURING ROTORCRAFT TRAINING CAPABILITY
4:40 pm - 5:10 pm A ROBUST APPROACH FOR DANISH DEFENCE AND PREPAREDNESS
· Training initiatives to enhance operational capabilities
· Establishing a permanent helicopter response based in the Copenhagen area at very high readiness in support of the police's counter-terrorist preparedness
· Potential cost optimisation related to the EH101 capacity
· Procurement to development capacity in anti-submarine warfare
5:10 pm - 5:40 pm THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF POLAND’S HELICOPTER FLEET
· Assessment of current asset capabilities
· Preparing for operations in future operational environments, including EW and denied spaces
· What capabilities are required in future acquisitions
· Maximising efficiency through enhanced training procedures
11:40 am - 12:10 pm CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: SUPPORTING MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS
· Common Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
· Challenges for coalition CAS employment
· Joint and Allied interaction and training.
· Operational perspectives on H-1 CAS employment.
· Considerations for future CAS execution.
· MAWTS-1 and WTI
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm SPIKE ELECTRO OPTIC WEAPON SYSTEM EVOLUTION
· Operational experience, challenges and potential
· What the next generation Spike is bringing to Combat Helicopter
3:00 pm - 3:40 pm ROTARY ASSETS AS PART OF TAIWAN’S MULTIPLE DETERRENCE AND RESOLUTE DEFENCE STRATEGY
· Rotary assets playing a pivotal role in boosting Taiwan’s combat capabilities and its defensive needs
· Commissioning of the second Apache Guardian squadron
· Avionics upgrades to maximise visibility