Strategic Partnership Opportunities
Join the conversations shaping the next generation of military aviation
Military helicopters are evolving from standalone platforms into connected nodes within a wider system-of-systems. IMH 2027 brings together the operators, programme teams, acquisition leaders and technology partners defining how crewed and uncrewed capabilities will work together across tomorrow’s battlespace. Put your organisation where requirements are debated, programmes are shaped and partnerships are built.
The commercial opportunity is broader than the platform. IMH connects partners across autonomy, AI and data, mission systems, MRO, survivability, communications, training, sensors and next-generation vertical lift with the military customers defining future requirements.
We’ve been sponsoring IMH for years now and we keep coming back. Why is that? Because there is no other conference quite like it.
This was one of the best conferences I have been to for a long time. Customer engagement was brilliant from start to finish, the conference topics were spot on and the organisation tremendous.
Where platform modernisation meets the networked battlespace
The market is moving beyond the helicopter as a standalone asset. IMH 2027 focuses on the connected ecosystem around it: crewed-uncrewed teaming, autonomous systems, open architectures, survivability, readiness and the data needed to turn platforms into effective nodes across a multi-domain force.
Crewed-uncrewed teaming becomes operational
How helicopters will command, collaborate with and deploy autonomous systems for ISR, targeting, logistics, electronic warfare and strike.
Uncrewed systems extend reach and reduce risk
Rotary UAS, launched effects and collaborative systems across reconnaissance, resupply, maritime missions and kinetic effects.
Data becomes part of the combat capability
C2, AI, data fusion, resilient communications and open systems architectures that connect air, land, maritime, space and cyber domains.
Operating in increasingly contested airspace
Lessons from conflict, electronic warfare, counter-UAS, protection and mission-system upgrades designed to preserve rotary-wing relevance in high-threat environments.
FLRAA, NGRC, NMH & future air manoeuvre
Programme direction, future requirements and how next-generation aircraft will operate inside a connected force rather than as isolated platforms.
Keeping ageing fleets available for the fight
MRO, predictive maintenance, digital engineering, supply-chain resilience and lifecycle support to increase aircraft availability and control long-term cost.
Synthetic environments for a more complex force
Simulation, digital training and new approaches to preparing aircrew and maintainers for networked, autonomous and multi-domain operations.
Turning information into decision advantage
Sensors, avionics, PNT, ISR and mission computing that improve situational awareness, targeting and interoperability across the force.
From experimentation to deployable capability
Interoperability, certification, cyber resilience and human-machine command challenges that determine whether new technology can actually be fielded.
A market moving from platform replacement to integrated capability
The UK Defence Investment Plan alone points to major spend across crewed platforms, autonomous teaming and networked capability — creating routes into IMH for a much wider group of technology partners.
Meet the people shaping military rotorcraft capability
IMH brings together the people who operate, acquire, regulate, modernise and sustain rotary-wing capability — with representation spanning Army aviation, Air Forces, Naval Aviation and procurement organisations across NATO nations and allies.
Decision-makers across every rotary-wing operating environment
Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina
Commander, Naval Aviation
Italian Navy
Major General David Walsh
Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive (Aviation)
US Marine Corps
Commodore Steve Jose
Head of Air Enablers Portfolio
UK MoD - NAD Group
Commodore Nick Sargent
Head of Helicopters 1, National Armaments - Materiel
UK MoD - NAD Group
Commodore Neil Mathieson
Head of Regulation and Certification
Military Aviation Authority - UK MoD
Brigadier Nick English
Head Joint Plans, MSHQ
British Army
Brigadier General John Creel
Commander
NATO ISR Force
Brigadier General Wolfgang Luttenberger
Commander, Air Support Brigade
Austrian Air Force
Colonel Stefan Okos
Commander, 51st Helicopter Wing
Slovak Air Force
Colonel Timothy Jaeger
Director, Army Aviation
US Army
Tailored to Suit your Objectives
Whether the objective is market authority, direct access to military customers, product visibility or deeper account engagement, IMH offers a mix of formats designed around how the rotorcraft community actually wants to interact — not simply how sponsors want to broadcast.
Expanded workshops, demonstrations, small-group discussions, the new Panel in the Round format and selected closed-door briefings create more opportunities to engage end-users around practical capability problems and future requirements.
Thought Leadership
Present your solution during the main plenary or streamed sessions to a large, international audience of high-level personnel to showcase opportunities for collaboration and advancement.
Exhibition Booth
Position your company as an industry leader with a prominent booth in the exhibition space. Raise your brand profile on-site and benefit from personal introductions to maximise your engagement opportunities.
Panel Discussion
Join fellow industry leaders, or tailor a panel to sit alongside senior end-users, to discuss shared challenges and proposed solutions.
Industry Morning
Interactive and highly engaging sessions where industry leaders can demonstrate their ability to solve key challenges that the community is facing, and engage specifically with other industry partners.
Networking Drinks Reception
Continue strategic conversations after the main sessions by hosting a drinks reception. Engage with senior decision-makers and the full rotorcraft ecosystem in a more casual setting.
Branding
Increase your brand visibility on-site with unique opportunities including stationery, coffee cups, charging stations and more. Keep your organisation front of mind throughout the event.
Four Star Lead Partner
The highest level of prestige, visibility and thought-leadership positioning, designed to place your organisation at the centre of the conference.
Three Star Partner
For established providers looking to strengthen customer confidence, increase market visibility and engage new decision-makers.
Two Star Partner
Showcase products and innovation while adding intellectual contribution and stronger conference exposure to your on-site presence.
One Star Partner
A focused exhibition package designed to support customer engagement, new introductions and pipeline development throughout the event.
“This is the nucleus of military helicopter aviation.”
“I’d recommend coming to the forum because of the international exposure, engaging not just with the UK MoD but also foreign countries and different companies as well.”
“We do a lot of trade shows where we talk to industry, but this is really the coming together of a lot of different militaries that I can’t get in other places, especially in the European context.”
Ready to discuss the right opportunity for your organisation?
Our sponsorship team can help you build the right route into the audience — whether you need access to specific military communities, visibility around a capability area, a platform for technical thought leadership or a stronger on-site presence. They can also talk you through current package availability.
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