15 - 17 February, 2022
London
CONFERENCE DAY TWO (26 February): WARFIGHTER READINESS - CURRENT OPS
9:05 am - 9:15 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo -
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations Command,
United States Army
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations CommandUnited States Army
9:15 am - 9:45 am
MAINTAINING READINESS FOR MATERIEL AND PERSONNEL
- Sustaining high readiness for a rapidly deployable air assault capability – considerations for training and mission support
- Improving integration with the land force. Connectivity and data relay for the contested battlespace
- Refining the joint operational concept to meet the demands of dynamic contingency operations
9:45 am - 10:30 am
SENIOR LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION: VERTICAL LIFT TODAY AND TOMORROW
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo -
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations Command,
United States Army
Air Commodore Robert Adang - Commander, Dutch Defence Helicopter Command
- As our helicopter forces look to the future, how can we effectively manage the capability gap to sustain readiness rates and ensure the continued deployability of our helicopter forces?
- Where does the helicopter sit within the joint force of today? How is the role of this vital enabler likely to change for the future?
- What does the capability mix look like for the future? What should the balance be between survivability and stealth, and what are our expectations of a “multi-role” platform?
- What will the role of unmanned systems be within the future force structure?
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations CommandUnited States Army
10:30 am - 11:00 am
TRAINING TO DELIVER A MULTI-ROLE HELICOPTER CAPABILITY
- Retaining a multi-role helicopter capability to meet the full-spectrum of national security challenges.
- Meeting the requirements of SAR, air assault and internal security
- Balancing the skillset for the rotary wing warfighter; setting a training baseline
- Configuring Argentina’s multi-role fleet to enable it to operate over land and in the maritime environment
11:00 am - 11:30 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
LEVERAGING THE HELLENIC ARMY’S UPGRADED HELICOPTER FLEET
- Integrating the OH-58D Kiowa Warriors
- Training and preparing to operate an armed reconnaissance platform
- Sustaining the relevance of existing live training capabilities. Opportunities for integrating simulated training
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
DELIVERING A ROBUST MULTI-ROLE HELICOPTER CAPABILITY
- Maintaining readiness of platforms and personnel to support maritime and littoral operations
- Meeting a challenging brief for maritime SAR
- Improving maritime domain awareness and supporting the helicopter as a vital reconnaissance platform
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
SIMULATING THE COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT – ARE OUR TRAINING ARCHITECTURES AGILE ENOUGH?
- To what extent are our war fighters able to access simulated training which can replicate the myriad demands of the complex and contested battlespace, from next-gen weapons to cyber, visually degraded landscapes to night time operations?
- What will the future contribution of live training be to the overall readiness of our helicopter forces?
- Are our training resources multi-domain enough? How should we advance training in readiness for the future joint fight?
- How can AR/VR improve existing limitations to the simulated training model?
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
HEAVY LIFT
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm UPDATE ON THE CH-53K PROGRAM Major Joshua Wort - PMA-261 H53 Heavy Lift Helicopters, US Naval Air Systems Command- Delivering the next generation of ship to shore lift for the USMC
- The road towards CH-53K IOC
- Integrating a heavy-lift capability as a core component of the future amphibious force
HEAVY LIFT
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm CURRENT OPERATIONS AND FUTURE PLANS: THE VIEW FROM THE GERMAN AIR FORCE Colonel Holger Niedermeier - Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Capability Management, German Air Force- Deploying a multi-role helicopter fleet to meet current operational challenges
- Germany’s future helicopter force development and the next-generation heavy lift concept
- Providing support to the joint force; delivering a platform with a sufficient baseline capability to meet the demands of varied land operations
Colonel Holger Niedermeier
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Capability ManagementGerman Air Force
HEAVY LIFT
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Q&A: REFINING THE REQUIREMENT FOR NEXT-GENERATION HEAVY LIFT Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo - Former Commander, US Army Special Operations Command, United States Army- Survivability considerations for the non-combat platform. Refining the requirements for reach and range
- The limits of the multi-role concept for non-combat platforms.
- How deployable are utility platforms in a complex or contested operating environment?
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations CommandUnited States Army
MARITIME OPERATIONS
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ENFORCING MARITIME SECURITY FROM THE AIR- RMN’s future helicopter requirement. The limits of the utility platform and the need for an ASW-capable asset
- Leveraging rotorcraft assets as a force multiplier for the surface fleet
- Marinising the force and increasing reach to support long-range operations at sea
MARITIME OPERATIONS
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm OPERATING NH-90 IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT Commander Maurice van Mourik - Head of NH90 Operations, Helicopter Branch, Royal Netherlands Air Force- Refining the operational concept to support the deployment of NH90 in the maritime environment
- Streamlining the maritime mission sets – conducting ASW and ASuW, and providing additional support to the surface fleet
- Coping with challenging operating conditions and improving readiness rates
Commander Maurice van Mourik
Head of NH90 Operations, Helicopter BranchRoyal Netherlands Air Force
MARITIME OPERATIONS
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm DEFINING THE FUTURE MARITIME STRIKE REQUIREMENT Commander Brian Binder - Branch Chief, Rotary Requirements / FVL, US Navy- Meeting the future maritime threat above and beneath the surface
- Design considerations for future maritime platforms
- Maximising lethality and survivability for future maritime helicopters
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN THE FUTURE LAND ENVIRONMENT
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo -
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations Command,
United States Army
Colonel Slawomir Makosa - Commander, 1st Army Aviation Brigade, Polish Armed Forces
- Refining the force structure to meet the future requirements for airborne assault operations. To what extend are we moving away from large-scale deployments and towards the targeted application of helicopter forces?
- Adapting to cope with the multi-domain battlespace
- The helicopter force as a vital enabler for future land operations
- Delivering lethality and survivability for future air assault and attack helicopter forces.
- Networking with friendly forces on the ground to enhance threat awareness and limit risk
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Kenneth E. Tovo
Former Commander, US Army Special Operations CommandUnited States Army
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
DELIVERING AIR SUPPORT TO THE FUTURE LAND FORCE
Colonel Andreas Pfeifer -
Deputy Commander Rapid Forces Division,
Bundeswehr
- Training to deliver a decisive air assault capability within the congested and contested operating environment
- Germany’s future army helicopters - meeting requirements for reach and deployability
- The combat helicopter within the future force structure; deploying small numbers of platforms decisively
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
ENABLING LITHUANIA’S AIR FORCE
Major Eligijus Rukšnaitis -
Commander, Air Operations Group,
Lithuanian Air Force
- Deploying the existing helicopter force effectively to support air policing and deterrence in Lithuania’s air space
- Updating the utility helicopter fleet to deliver a more recognisably multi-role force
- Improving survivability for forward-operating platforms. Meeting an acceptable threshold for platform protection, EW and cyber resilience
