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Main Conference: Wednesday 23rd March – Thursday 24th March 2011
Precision Ammunition and ISTAR Post Conference Focus Days: Friday 25th March 2011 Olympia Conference Centre, London
Balancing Future Artillery Effectiveness with
Affordability to Drive Forward Indirect Firepower
on the Battlefield of Today and Tomorrow
Advisory Board includes:
Brigadier General Heribert Hupka,
Director of Artillery, German Army
Colonel Anthony Johnson,
Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, USMC
Major General (ret’d) Lee Baxter,
Military Adviser, Smiths Detection
Major (ret’d) Bard Frostad, Director
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is the best artillery conference Speakers include:
in the world” Brigadier Richard Haldenby,
Bob Preedy, Head of Artillery and Business Commander Royal Artillery
Development, Land Systems BAE The Precision Ammunition 1st Armoured Division, British Army
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director
Focus Day Will Deliver: Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery,
Join Us And I Detailed analysis of US developments of precision
British Army
Major General David Halverson,
capabilities for canon, rocket and mortar weapon systems
Benefit From: I Latest developments with Excalibur 1a-2 rounds and
Commanding General of the Fires
Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army
progress towards lowering the cost of the new 1b shell Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
G 30+ presentations from leading
artillery experts in the worlds’ most I In-depth briefings to help you achieve the most reliable Program Executive Officer, PEO
advanced militaries including speakers and cost-effective near-precision capabilities Ammunition, US Army
from the UK Royal Artillery, US Army, I Intimate networking with precision Programme Managers Brigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin
US Marine Corps, Canadian Armed and leading experts allowing you to build crucial Mohd Regen, Commander, Artillery
Forces and the Brazilian Army contacts and share innovative solutions Division, Malaysian Army
Colonel Brian McPherson,
G A truly international delegation Director of Artillery, Canadian Forces
enabling you to meet and network The ISTAR Focus Day Colonel Birger Mejholm,
with 200+ key decision makers,
leading artillery figures and industry
Will Enable You To: Artillery Regiment Director,
Danish Army Fire Support Centre
partners I Benefit from in-depth briefings on key ISTAR programmes Colonel Valério Luiz Lange,
G Capitalise on lessons emerging from including the UK Watchkeeper Tactical UAV and the US Commander of the 6th Group of the
Afghanistan to identify key areas for Army’s EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Multiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian Army
investment and hear equipment I Examine the challenges facing Forward Observation Officers Colonel David Rice,
feedback on GMLRS, Excalibur, and Forward Air Controllers in theatre to enable you to Project Manager, Precision Fires,
M777, PZH2000 and the CARDOM build the most effective capabilities for these troops Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Mobile Mortar System I Find solutions to overcome the challenge of delivering Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,
Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
G Discover new and emerging pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,
requirements so that you can I Meet ISTAR Project Managers and specialist industry Deputy Commandant of Artillery School,
understand and respond to an teams in this personal networking environment Swedish Armed Forces
authoritative market forecast Lieutenant Colonel Mike Milner,
G Consider the future direction of “Great way to get updated on what’s happening Excalibur Project Manager, Picatinny
in-direct fires in the contemporary within the artillery industry and networking with Arsenal, US Army
battlespace and know how users and key equipment manufacturers” Lieutenant Colonel Enrico Marinelli,
technology will provide your forces Head of Operational Requirements,
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3. Post Conference Precision Ammunition
Focus Day: 25th March 2011
Optimising the Role of the Artillery and Effectively Preventing
Collateral Damage – Future Requirements in Precision Attack
Rationale: Benefits of attending:
This practical and interactive focus day will
provide you with an in-depth analysis of Accessare approaching procurement of precision weapons across the
globe
multiple perspectives on how different nations from
active procurement programmes as well as
exciting technological developments, in this Engage incan be managed whilst ensuring youron how the cost ofto meet
precision
candid and constructive discussions
force is equipped
ever growing area of investment. We have the requirements of future conflicts
identified thought leaders and subject experts Examine the current priorities and future direction of precision munitions
who will examine the future direction of programmes from key nations including the US, Canada and The Netherlands
precision weaponry for the artillery and help Hear the most up to date developments with the Excalibur Project,
you develop capabilities that will deliver the assessing progress towards lowering cost and improving reliability
optimum effect in theatre, whilst managing Evaluate new technologies and ensure you are up to speed on
the key concerns of collateral damage, developments with course-correcting fuzes to ensure you achieve the most
Precision Focus Day AGENDA
fratricide and affordability. cost effective, high pay off solutions
08.10 Conference Registration and Coffee 10.20 Increasing the Capability of Rocket Artillery to
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address Achieve Precision at Long Range – Requirements of the
08.35 US Artillery Precision Munitions Update – Driving Canadian Army
• Assessing the need for additional rocket artillery systems and required capabilities
Forward the Effectiveness of Fire Support and Meeting the • Capitalising on existing technologies as a cost effectiveness. Low risk solution
Needs of Future Combat • Enhancing precision strike capabilities through a Long Range Precision Rocket System to
• Current priorities and future developments; provide indirect fire support for land forces and joint operations
Tubed artillery, rocket artillery (incl. GMLRS and ATACMS), artillery mortar weapons systems • Overcoming present and future battlefield threats – reducing the enemy’s ability to respond
• Fostering innovation and diversity to increase the combat power of our Warfighters and manoeuvre
• Achieving the right mix of precision guided, conventional munitions and smart weapons for • Procurement cycle, developments and time-line for initial operating capability
a comprehensive, affordable and highly effective force Lieutenant Colonel Sylvain Gagne, Director of Land Requirements
• Developing technical and integrated systems for future mortar and ammunition utility products
(Fire Support), Canadian Armed Forces (pending final approval)
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US Army 10.55 Morning Coffee
09.10 Lowering Cost and Boosting Reliability of the 11.30 The Netherlands Requirements for Precision Ammunitions
Excalibur 155mm Precision Munition, Version 1b Shell and - Striking the Balance Between Cost and Capability
Upgraded 1a-2 Rounds Development Update • Current capabilities and plans for procurements of precision munitions
• Overview and latest developments with the Excalibur Project – upgrades to the 1a round • Examining the capabilities of course correcting fuzes to enable affordable precision and
and update on version 1b progress provide cost effective solutions for stockpiles of conventional ammunition
• Advancement towards meeting the targets for low cost and greater reliability – current • Developing a comprehensive and balanced suite of precision capabilities that
situation and considerations going forward accommodates cost constraints with force effectiveness
• Providing accurate, first round fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting • Immediate procurement plans and long term strategy for developing precision
• Accurate terminal guidance and steep terminal trajectory resulting in significantly reduced Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,
collateral damage and allowing engagement in cluttered, highly obstructed battlefields Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
• Timeline and forward plan for deployment of the version 1b shell
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Milner, Excalibur Project Manager,
12.05 Boosting Artillery Accuracy - The European Correcting
Picatinny Arsenal, US Army
Fuze (ECF) Developments
Excalibur is the must have precision weapon. Don’t miss your chance to hear directly from • Developing greater accuracy through deploying spoilers to aerodynamically compensate for
Lt. Col. Milner, Project Manager. He will provide a critical update on developments with the inaccuracies in range
new shell and enable you to know exactly what progress has been made towards lowering • Leveraging existing technologies to develop cost effective design solutions and lower risk
the cost and enhancing reliability of this exciting capability. Lt. Col Milner brings a diverse • Technical evaluations and testing outcomes
array of experience having deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom serving as the Victory Base • Further considerations and next steps
Contracting Chief and most recently served as the Commander of Defense Contract
Management Agency Italy, during which he deployed as the Lead LOGCAP ACO supporting Speaker to be confirmed
the CENTCOM AOR.
09.45 The GMLRS Alternative Warhead Program (AWP) – 12.40 Panel Discussion on the Future Developments for
Meeting the Requirements of the Clusters Munitions Policy Precision Weapons – Tightening the CEP, Driving Down Cost
• Technological improvements to the GMLRS
and Expanding Precision Capabilities Across the Artillery
• Achieving the effects of a cluster bomb without leaving unexploded ordnance behind • The challenge of developing precision munitions for 105mm systems
• Recommendations for new technologies to reduce or eliminate cluster munitions failure rates • Achieving greater accuracy with precision guidance kits for 105mm and 155mm
• Cluster Munitions in an Era of Precision Weapons – Potential Issues • User requirements and development of precision capabilities for mortars
• Further plans in the US for munitions upgrades • Feasible timescale for further precision capabilities to be delivered
• Examining available options for precision or near precision in today’s economic climate
Colonel David Rice, Project Manager,
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US Army
Join Colonel Dave Rice for this forward thinking session on the development of the unitary
warhead for the GMLRS. Colonel Rice has held a variety of command and staff positions in Colonel David Rice, Project Manager,
tactical Field Artillery units to include Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Leader, Commander and Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Battalion Operations Officer. As an Acquisition officer, he has been assigned to the MLRS
Project Office, various positions on the Army Staff in the Pentagon, and as Product Manager, Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,
Large Caliber Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. His most recent assignment was to the Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) where he
provided resource oversight for the Army’s portfolio of Major Defense Acquisition Programs. 13.15 End of Precision Focus Day and Networking Lunch
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4. Post conference ISTAR
Focus Day: 25th March 2011
Driving Forward Capabilities to Obtain Effective Surveillance
Intelligence and Guarantee Highly Accurate Acquisition of Targets
Rationale: Benefits of attending:
The expansion of forces using precision
weapons has gone hand in hand with a need to Find solutions andin target acquisition to support the use of precision
pinpoint accuracy
assess how different nations are working to develop
develop pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition in weapons and reduce collateral damage
order to minimise collateral damage. The ISTAR Understand the long-term plans of artillery forces in terms of expanding
(Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and their ISTAR capabilities and gain insight into emerging requirements
Reconnaissance) focus day will provide you with
Hear operational feedback on key ISTAR capabilities including the first
an in-depth analysis of key difficulties being deployment of the US EQ36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
experienced in detection, verification and location
Understand how UAV capabilities can be effectively integrated into the
of targets. You will hear from thought leaders and
subject specialists who will provide you with
artillery and explore their potential future use for engaging time sensitive
invaluable insight into the future direction of targets and targets of opportunity
ISTAR, bring you the latest innovations in Interact with leading industry figures in this intimate networking
technology and enable you to assess the best
environment and find out how they can support you in driving forward
ISTAR Focus Day agenda
solutions to match your own requirements. your ISTAR capabilities
14.15 Conference Registration and Coffee 15.20 Examining the German Army’s Approach To Use of
14.30 Chairman’s Opening Address ISTAR for Fire Support in Land Operations - Challenges and
14.35 Swedish Requirements for Developing Pinpoint Developments
• Role of Artillery in the Integrated Intelligence Reconnaissance System of the Army
Accuracy in Target Acquisition to Support the Use of • Overview of the Target Aquisition Systems: new mission-orientated requirements and
Precision Weapons planned capabilities with a focus on UAS
• Key difficulties being experienced with obtaining accurate targeting information and • Lessons Learned from current operations and quick reactions with fielded systems
delivering high levels of precision Lieutenant Colonel Georg Neuhaus,
• The range of precise geo-spatial solutions currently available – digital mapping systems
• Assessing the current capabilities of satellite imagery in locating targets for the artillery
Staff Officer UAS Development German Army Office
• Exploring the challenges of the detection, verification and location process 15.55 Use of Tactical and Mini UAVs in the UK Royal
• Further requirements for the future – what are the barriers to achieving precision in target
acquisition? Artillery for Improved Situational Awareness and
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström, Deputy Commandant of
Operational Advantage
• Operational capabilities and the latest feedback from theatre on the Hermes 450 and Desert
Artillery School, Swedish Armed Forces Hawk III
Participate in this session as Lt. Col Nystrom examines the current challenges presented by • Tactical use of UAVs by the UK Royal Artillery
the need for highly accurate targeting information with consideration of both TTPs and • Developments with the Watchkeeper Tactical ISTAR UAV and fielding plan in 2011
potential equipment requirements. Lt. Col Nystrom has served as Head of Artillery Department • Ensuring system interoperability through integration of NATO standard data links and
in Sweden since 2007 and as DCO Arty School RD since 2008. Previously he has held posts international standards for image data transfer
at the Supreme Headquarter and Military Regional Commands and earlier in his career was • Exploring the role of ISTAR in prosecuting moving targets and targets of opportunity
Headmaster of ballistics Artillery School and Operation Manager at the Defence Material • The future potential capability enhancements for Tactical UAVs
Administration Missile Test Range, Vidsel
Major Matthew Moore, Watchkeeper Implementation Team,
15.10 Integrating Counter Battery Operations as part of Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
ISTAR Don’t miss this session from Major Matt Moore where he will provide you feedback from his
• Developing net-centric capabilities for Counter Battery Operations and Sense Warn experience operating the Hermes H450 Tactical UAV and DESERT HAWK 3 Mini UAV during OP
• 3D battle space de-conflicting HERRICK 8 as well as the latest updates on the Watchkeeper programme and insight into future
• Achieving rapid response while operating within restricted Rules of Engagement developments. Major Moore has served as SO2 UAS at HQ Director Royal Artillery and OC of the
• Optimising the use of Weapon Locating Sensors on the battlefield Watchkeeper Implementation Team since 2009. Earlier in his career he was responsible for the
capability development of ASTOR and has deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo. He has also
Bard Frostad, Director Business Development WLS, completed exercises in the United States, Denmark and Canada with AS90 and MLRS.
SAAB
Bringing 20 years experience working on the ARTHUR program, originally as Project Officer 15.30 Panel Discussion: Improving Communication
for Weapon Locating Radars at the Norwegian Artillery School and member of the Throughout the Network to Achieve Real-time Data
Swedish/Norwegian Tactical Reference Group for ARTHUR and later as Program Manager, Transfer of Targeting Information
development and procurement of ARTHUR Weapon Locating Radar, ARMYMATCOMNOR. After
retiring from the Norwegian Field Artillery in 2001 he joined Saab Microwave Systems and • Assessing the challenges of integrating air and land assets
took responsibility for all operational aspects of ARTHUR (MAMBA) • Improving data links between all sensors to all shooters to deliver accurate and timely calls
for fires
15.45 US Army Sensor Capabilities Support of Ground Fires: • Obtaining intelligence from Close Air Support and ensuring rapid and clear exchanges of
information with land forces
PM Radars • Effectively tracking and communicating positions of friendly forces
• Weapon Locating Radar Systems developed to meet Army fire support requirements
• Assessment of the Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Major Matthew Moore, Watchkeeper Implementation Team,
Acquisition (EQ-36) Radar System Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
• Utilising StrataTube filtration technology to air-cool electronics, without introducing dust
and other contaminants for enhanced performance and reliability of the system in theatre Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas, Project Manager,
• Fire Support Digitization AN/TPQ-37 Radars Project Management Office, Fort Monmouth, US DoD
• Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar developments
• Creating synergy between different weapon locating radars to maximise protection
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,
Deputy Commandant of Artillery School, Swedish Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas, Project Manager, Radars
Project Management Office, Fort Monmouth, US DoD 16.00 End of ISTAR Focus Day
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5. Agenda at a glance
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: Wednesday 23rd March MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2: Thursday 24th March
08.00 Registration and Coffee 08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address 08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.40 UK Current Operational Feedback – The Evolving Role of Artillery To Meet The 08.40 Future Requirements Of The UK Royal Artillery – Transforming The Horizons Of
Demands Of Counter-Insurgency Operations Modern Artillery And Plans For Moving Firepower Forward In The Next Decade
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army Brigadier Nicholas Eeles, Director Royal Artillery, British Army (pending final approval)
09.10 US Army Artillery Developments, Evolving Capabilities And Requirements To 09.10 Exercise Flying Rhino: Improving Communication And Partnership Between Air
Meet The Needs Of Future Conflicts And Land In Multi-National Operations
Major General David Halverson, Commanding General of the Fires Centre of Brigadier Richard Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 1st Armoured Division, British
Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army Army
09.40 Precision Targeting, Fires, and Effects: Battle Proven Systems with Eyes on the Future 09.40 The German Artillery Modernisation Programme And How Operational
Scott Arnold, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire Control and Lee Flake, Feedback Is Influencing The Vision For The Future
EQ-36 Program Director, Lockheed Martin MS2 Colonel Fiepko Koolman, Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, Germany Army
10.10 Driving Forward Artillery Modernization In The Brazilian Army 10.10 Field Artillery and Weather: The Way Ahead
Colonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group of the Multiple Rocket Major General (Retired) Lee Baxter, Senior Adviser, Smiths Detection
Launcher, Brazilian Army 10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break 11.10 Developing The Use Of Precision In The Italian Army – Current Capabilities
11.10 Balancing Force Effectiveness With Minimising Collateral Damage - And Future Plans
Identifying Key Lessons From The Canadian Experience In Afghanistan Lieutenant Colonel Marinelli, Head of Operational Requirements, Italian Ministry of
Colonel Brian McPherson, Director of Artillery, Canadian Forces Defence and Senior Artillery School Officer (pending final approval)
11.40 Utilising Lessons Learned In Helmand Province, Afghanistan To Bolster The 11.40 High Performance Insensitive Munitions (IM) Developments For Artillery – The
Future Success Of Multi-National Operations Case for Mandating IM Across The board
Colonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director, Danish Army Fire Support Centre Professor Jacqueline Akhavan, Head of Centre for Defence Chemistry, Cranfield
12.10 Exploring The Future Of Weapon Locating Sensors And Target Acquisition University
Tools To Improve Operational Effectiveness 12.10 Industry Keynote Address Available:
Bard Frostad, Director Business Development WLS, SAAB If you are interesting in speaking please call Yousuf at +44 (0) 207 368 9500
12.40 Networking Lunch
STREAM A: STREAM B:
Exploring C-RAM And Ground Based Driving Forward Mortar Fire Power
Air Defence Capability Use And Future Capabilities 12.40 Networking Lunch
Potential In The Artillery STREAM A: Effective Air-Land STREAM B: Increasing Effectiveness of
14.10 Defeating The Ever Present Threat Assessing UK Mortar Developments: Integration and Joint Fires Support Artillery Command and Control
From Mortars And Rockets – Assessing Developing Requirements To Meet The 14.10 Establishing And Embedding A Joint Achieving A Fully Digitized
The Performance Of The Centurion C- Needs Of The Current Fight And Fires Architecture In Finland To Enable Battlespace To Advance Network
RAM System In Theatre Effectively Preparing For The Future Smoother Integration Of Air And Land Communications And Provide Highly
Michael J. Van Raasen, C-RAM Product Battlefield Capabilities In Theatre Effective Fire Support
Director, US Department of Defence Colonel Peter Warden, Requirements Lieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,
Manager, Light Weapons, DES, UK MoD Exchange Officer, Joint Fires Branch, Commandant Artillery School,
(pending final approval) United States Joint Forces Command Australian Army
14.40 Exploring Adding Force Protection And Embedding Mortars In The Indirect 14.40 Managing The Pressures On Forward
Base ISTAR As A New Capability For Fires Arsenal In Sweden For A Flexible Observers In Joint Fires Operations
‘Artillery Forces’ And Strategically Enhanced Fires Force And Exploring Requirements To Industry Presentation Available:
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of Support This Crucial Role On The If you are interested in sponsoring
Branch, Royal Artillery, British Army Indirect Fire Systems Office, Swedish Battlefield this session please call Yousuf
Defence Materiel Administration Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding at +44 (0)207 368 9500
15.10 Using Mortars To Enhance Fire Support Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
Capabilities Against An Array Of Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Complex Targets - Operational 15.10 Developing Engaging And Effective
Industry Presentation Available Feedback Of The Expeditionary Fire Training Of Fire Control Orders
Support System (EFSS) Mortar Through Exploiting New Technologies:
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Industry Presentation Available UK Case Study Of Using The iPAD As A
Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment Training Tool
Fort Sill, US Marine Corps Major Tom Ellis, Training Development
15.40 Panel Discussion: Developing Effective Adviser, Royal Artillery, British Army
Ground-Air Defence Systems For The 15.40 Afternoon Networking and Coffee Break
Future 16.40 Belgium Armed Forces Artillery Transformation And Future Plans For
Michael J. Van Raasen, C-RAM Program Industry Presentation Available: Equipment Upgrades
Director, US Department of Defence If you are interested in sponsoring Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Francois Delvaux, Chief of Artillery, 3D Land Component,
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability this session please call Yousuf Belgian Defense (pending final approval)
Branch, Royal Artillery, British Army at +44 (0)207 368 9500
Bard Frostad, Director Business 17.10 Panel Discussion: Achieving Interoperability Within Multi-National And
Development WLS, SAAB Coalition Forces To Enable Real-Time Intelligence Sharing
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
16.10 Afternoon Networking and Coffee Break Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
16.40 Malaysian Armed Forces Modernisation Programme – Examining Priorities For Colonel Pereira Dos Santos, Commander of Artillery, Portuguese Army
The Next Phase In 2011 – 2015 And Beyond (pending final approval)
Brigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin Mohd Regen, Commander, Artillery Division, Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery
Malaysian Army 17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
17.10 Artillery Systems Upgrade Developments In The Indian Army – Immediate
Priorities And Future Requirements
Awaiting confirmation: Lieutenant General Vinod Nayanar, Director General Artillery,
Indian Army
“This conference gives us the opportunity
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference to share ideas and figure out how
18.00 Pre-Dinner Drinks
Hosted by Soltam Systems
everybody is attacking the same
19.00 9th Annual Future Artillery 2011 Gala Dinner
problems and coming up with solutions”
Hosted by SAAB Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery
Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
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6. Future Artillery 2011
Main Conference Day One: Wednesday 23rd March
08.00 Conference Registration and Coffee 10.10 Driving Forward Artillery Modernization In
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address The Brazilian Army
• Overview of current indirect fire capabilities
08.40 UK Current Operational Feedback – The • Managing contemporary threats
Evolving Role Of Artillery To Meet The Demands Of • Immediate requirements and equipment upgrade programmes
• Performance of the ASTROS II (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System)
Counter-Insurgency Operations • The ASTROS 2020 Programme
• Meeting the challenges of operating in a complex, counter-insurgency environment • Long-term modernisation strategy for an adaptable and highly effective fires force
• Assessment of use of precision attack capabilities – GMLRS and Excalibur feedback Colonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group of the
• How can artillery forces play a role in force protection?
• Capitalising on the strategic capabilities of mortars in urban, asymmetric warfare
Multiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian Army
• The role of effective battlespace management and digitization in future artillery Don’t miss your chance to hear from Colonel Lange newly appointed Commanding
• How current operational experience is shaping future requirements Officer of the 6th GLMF/CIF - Brazilian Army MLRS ASTROS II Battalion, Rocket Artillery
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability, Training Center and Army Range in Formosa, Goias, Brazil (from Feb 2011) as he
discusses Brazil’s modernisation plans. During his career Colonel Lange held, among
HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army others, the following posts: Battery Commander of the 12th Field Artillery Regiment
Don’t miss this key address from Col. Mike Ross for your chance to gain vital insight (1998); Commanding Officer of the 1st Multiple Rocket Launcher Battery ASTROS II
into the UK Royal Artillery’s experiences in Afghanistan. Col. Ross has served as the (2001-2002); and Brazilian Army Liaison Officer at AVIBRAS Aeroespacial (2003-2004).
Assistant Director Capability for the Royal Artillery since January 2009. He is primarily Colonel Lange has also served as United Nations Military Observer with the 13th
responsible for marrying equipment projects with all the other lines of development Argentine Task Force at UNFICYP in Cyprus (1999).
(people, organisations, training, infrastructure, doctrine and logistic support) to deliver a
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
complete and coherent capability package, both now and in the future. He has
command of a branch of 13 officers, and the Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit.
Previously he served in variety of gun regiments based in UK and Germany, including 11.10 Balancing Force Effectiveness With
operational tours in Belize and Bosnia, in the latter part of his career he has specialised Minimising Collateral Damage - Identifying Key
in technical and acquisition jobs.
Lessons From The Canadian Experience In
09.10 US Army Artillery Developments, Evolving Afghanistan
Capabilities And Requirements To Meet The Needs • Examining the performance of current equipment in theatre including the M777
• How lessons learnt are being embedded into future thinking
Of Future Conflicts • Joint Fires mission feedback to enhance training and adequately prepare forces for
• US artillery long-term modernization strategy and vision for future fires future conflicts
• The latest lessons from Afghanistan and the impact on impending plans and • Future requirements and priorities for the Canadian artillery post Afghanistan
programmes
• Preparing for an uncertain future and potential requirements for diverse types of Colonel Brian McPherson, Director of Artillery,
conflicts Canadian Forces
• Initiatives to enhance effectiveness of Joint Interagency, Inter-governmental and
Colonel McPherson brings 25 years experience as a Gunner having served in Second
Multinational capabilities on the battlefield both of today and tomorrow
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in his early career and as a FOO for the
• US perspective on air space deconfliction
Canadian Airborne Regiment and the Royal Canadian Dragoons prior to being posted to
• US long-term requirements for a self-propelled howitzer
the Field Artillery School in 1992. Later he served for three years as the Regimental
• Adapting training programmes to produce leaders who are able to get the most out
Command Post Officer in the 2nd Regiment, RCHA and the Operations Officer during
of the full set of joint and interagency capabilities
which time he participated in Operation RECUPERATION (Winnipeg floods). In 1998 he
Major General David Halverson, Commanding General of the deployed to Bosnia Herzegovina on Operation PALLADIUM as the Senior Liaison Officer.
Fires Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army He has also been deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Operation
CROCODILE, as part of the United Nations mission in the Congo, where he served as
We are delighted to welcome Maj. Gen. Halverson who will share his future vision the United Nations Force Commander’s Chief Liaison Officer to the Congolese Army.
for the Fires Centre of Excellence and long-term strategy for US artillery modernisation. From 2006 to 2008 Colonel McPherson commanded the Royal Regiment of Canadian
He has held a variety of troop and staff positions, both in the United States and Artillery School where he was awarded a Land Force Commanders Commendation.
overseas bringing over 30 years of experience to his current position as Commanding
General of the Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill since August 2009. Prior to 11.40 Utilising Lessons Learned In Helmand
coming to Fort Sill, he was the Director of Force Development. Earlier in his career he
served as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Pacific, Province, Afghanistan To Bolster The Future
Chief, Review and Methodology Division, Test and Experimentation Command at Fort Success Of Multi-National Operations
Hood, Commanded the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division as the
CINC Team Chief in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Program, Analysis, and • The changing environment – current challenges for artillery systems in theatre
Evaluation Directorate. In June 1999, he assumed command of the forward-deployed • Incorporating lessons learned into future requirements
2d Division Artillery, 2d Infantry Division at Camp Stanley, Korea. In June of 2001, MG • Successful use of artillery for future COIN ops
Halverson became the CENTCOM J3, Chief of Plans and planned, coordinated and • Lessons from the experience of small armed forces operating in multi-national
executed war plans for OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQI operations
FREEDOM • The Danish approach to Joint Fires
• Fielding of the mobile 120mm heavy mortar system - CARDOM
• Developing and fielding a modern artillery force with the limited budget of smaller
09.40 Precision Targeting, Fires, and Effects: Battle armies
Proven Systems with Eyes on the Future Colonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director,
• Evolving threats and the landscape of requirements for artillery targeting and Danish Army Fire Support Centre
precision effects
• Insight into the most recent operational feedback from ongoing combat operations - As a key combat force operating in Afghanistan engage in this session and take
EQ-36 Radar, M270A1, HIMARS, GMLRS and ATACMS away crucial lessons learned to help design and assess your own forces future
• Supporting the full spectrum of missions from major combat operations to counter- requirements to meet the needs of the battlefield. Colonel Mejholm has held his
insurgency missions position as Commander of the Danish Artillery regiment and Fire Support Centre since
• Plans for the continued evolution of these systems' capabilities to meet tomorrow's 2009. Previously he held a number of key posts including Battery Commander, Heavy
challenges and requirements Artillery Battery, Commanding Officer, 3rd Artillery Battalion (M-109). In 2003 he served
as the Chief J3 Ops, Kabul Multinational Brigade, Afghanistan, and in 2005 Chief J3
Scott Arnold, Ops, Multinational Division South East, Iraq. Prior to his current role he served as the
Vice President, Commander, Danish Advisory and Training Staff in Latvia
Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire Control
Lee Flake,
EQ-36 Program Director,
Lockheed Martin MS2
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7. 12.10 Exploring The Future Of Weapon Locating 14.40 Using Mortars To Enhance Fire Support
Sensors And Target Acquisition Tools To Improve Capabilities Against An Array Of Complex Targets -
Operational Effectiveness Operational Feedback Of The Expeditionary Fire
• Characteristics and dilemmas of the development of new weapon platforms and
ammunition types
Support System (EFSS) Mortar
• Asymmetric versus Symmetric Combat Operations • The challenges of delivering all-weather, ground-based, close supporting, lethal
• A view on requirements and characteristics of Future Weapon Locating Sensors indirect fires
• Future TA tools for improved effectiveness • Feedback on the EFSS performance in exercises to date
• How to create optimal synergy between Sensors and Weapon Systems • Limitations experienced to consider for future developments
• Exploitation of high precision ammunition in Counter Battery Operations • Combining the firepower of a mortar with the precision and range of a field artillery
piece
Bard Frostad,
Director Business Development WLS, SAAB Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10 - 15.40 Choose either Stream A or Stream B 15.10 Embedding Mortars In The Indirect Fires
Stream A: Exploring C-RAM And Ground
Arsenal In Sweden For A Flexible And Strategically
Based Air Defence Capability Use And Enhanced Fires Force
Future Potential In The Artillery • Meeting mortar system requirements in Sweden
• Challenges to cost effectively modernizing the 81 mm mortar system
• Plans to employ the vehicle mounted Advanced MOrtar Systems (AMOS)
14.10 Defeating The Ever Present Threat From • Developing a fully integrated fire control system that enables fast, accurate targeting
Mortars And Rockets – Assessing The Performance for indirect and direct fire missions
• Long term plan for battalion level fire support
Of The Centurion C-RAM System In Theatre
• Analysing the key capabilities of the weapon system Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of Indirect Fire
• Operational experience from Iraq – lessons learnt in defeating insurgent indirect fire Systems Office, FMV Defence Materiel Administration
• The ultimate goal - integrating all sensor capabilities in the network to ensure the
most effective use of ISTAR intelligence Participate in this key session to gain insight into Sweden’s future vision for mortar
• Expansion plans for US C-RAM capabilities fire support. LTC Lewin has served in the traditional assignments as platoon leader and
battery commander. From 2000 through 2002 he was the manager for indirect fire
Michael J. Van Raasen, C-RAM Product Director, systems at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Since 2003 he has worked at the
US Department of Defence Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), initially as deputy Product Manager for
Excalibur at the program office at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, USA. In 2005 he assumed the
role as product manager for all indirect fire systems at FMV and in April 2007 he got
14.40 Exploring Adding Force Protection And Base the position as Head of the Indirect Fire Systems Office. The office is responsible for the
ISTAR As A New Capability For ‘Artillery Forces’ 155 mm ARCHER gun system (with Norway), BONUS (with France), EXCALIBUR (with
the USA), Arthur radar system (with Norway), Forward Observer Instrument (with
• Examining the challenges of integrating a variety of different sensors Norway), mortar system mid-life upgrade and all legacy equipment.
• Combined air-land pictures
• Joining sense and warn capabilities with effectors for protection
• Enabling persistent security effect 15.40 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
• Developing the ability to respond to attacks from mortars, rockets and artillery and
provide protection in all weather 16.10 Afternoon Tea and Networking
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch, Royal 16.40 Malaysian Armed Forces Modernisation
Artillery, British Army
As SO2 ISTAR within Capability Branch, Headquarters Director RoyalArtillery, Major Martin Smith
Programme – Examining Priorities For The Next
is responsible for the capability development of ISTAR assets, less Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) and Phase In 2011 – 2015 And Beyond
Air Defence. As such he co-ordinates Automated Sense and Warn (ASW) and all weapon locating • Current capabilities and acquisition programmes for field and air defence artillery
systems,as is the training lead for Base ISTAR. As well as serving in bothAir Defence and Close Support • Priorities of the 10th Malaysian Plan (10MP) for 2011 - 2015
regiments, his most recent regimental duty was as a UAS Battery Commander in Iraq • Update on procurements plans for a 155mm self-propelled howitzer
• Managing the challenges of tri-service interoperability and developing Joint Force
15.10 Industry Session TBC capabilities
• Future plans and approach to integrating affordable precision capabilities
15.40 Panel Discussion: Developing Effective Brigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin Mohd Regen,
Ground-Air Defence Systems For The Future Commander, Artillery Division, Malaysian Army
• The current landscape of capabilities for land based air defence
• Tackling the challenges of today’s battlefield
• Identifying key operational requirements for the conflicts of the future 17.10 Artillery Systems Upgrade Developments In
• Examining the practicalities of merging air defence assets into artillery regiments The Indian Army – Immediate Priorities And Future
• Assessing the role of HIMARS launchers for air defence requirements
Requirements
Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Van Raasen,
• Examining the key immediate requirements of the Indian Artillery
C-RAM Program Director, US Department of Defence • Accelerating efforts to technologically modernise India’s firepower capabilities across
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch, the spectrum
Royal Artillery, British Army • Current and planned upgrades of existing artillery systems
• Future vision for the Indian Artillery and long term plan for the integration of new
Bard Frostad, platforms
Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
Stream B: Driving Forward Mortar
Awaiting Confirmation: Lieutenant General Vinod Nayanar,
Fire Power Capabilities
Director General Artillery, Indian Army
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and
14.10 Assessing UK Mortar Developments: Developing End of Day One
Requirements To Meet The Needs Of The Current Fight
And Effectively Preparing For The Future Battlefield 18.00 Pre-Dinner Drinks
• Current capabilities across the spectrum of mortar systems
• The need for mortars with extended range in mountainous environments to
Hosted by
complement the use of direct fire Soltam Systems
• Fielding and future considerations for 60mm bi-pod and handheld mortar systems
• Increasing the mobility of mortars to achieve highly efficient and responsive fires
• Potential future requirements for improving British mortar weapon systems including 19.00 9th Annual Future Artillery 2011 Gala Dinner
target acquisition capabilities Hosted by SAAB
Colonel Peter Warden, Requirements Manager, Light
Weapons, DES, UK MoD (pending final approval)
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8. Future Artillery 2011
Main Conference Day Two: Thursday 24th March
08.00 Conference Registration and Coffee 11.10 Developing The Use Of Precision In The Italian
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address Army – Current Capabilities And Future Plans
• Current precision capabilities of the Italian Army
08.40 Future Requirements Of The UK Royal • Development and fielding of the VULCANO precision munitions for 155mm artillery
Artillery – Transforming The Horizons Of Modern • Achieving long ranges in precision munitions
• Present and future requirements of Italian Artillery Regiments for precision
Artillery And Plans For Moving Firepower Forward Lieutenant Colonel Marinelli, Head of Operational
In The Next Decade Requirements, Italian Army (pending final approval)
• Recent developments and forthcoming plans for the UK’s Indirect Fire and Joint Fires
picture
• Outline of the UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the impact on equipment 11.40 High Performance Insensitive Munitions (IM)
programmes and structures in the Royal Artillery Developments For Artillery – The Case For
• Maximising capabilities to target locations at depth to improve accuracy over longer
distances Mandating IM Across The board
• Integrating ISTAR assets including; UAVs, ground sensors and Forward Observers to • The new generation of Insensitive Munitions – sustaining chemical stability when
provide a common picture of the battlespace exposed to mechanical shocks, fire and impact from shrapnel and retaining
• Heightening the strategic importance of artillery units on the future battlefield performance
Brigadier Nicholas Eeles, Director Royal Artillery, • New production techniques and materials
• Testing updates on low risk, high performance IM solutions
British Army (pending final confirmation) • Effectively increasing the shelf life of munitions and reducing the logistical burden of
disposal and it’s effect on the environment
09.10 Exercise Flying Rhino: Delivering • Ensuring high levels of safety performance for safer operation in any environment
whilst maintaining highly lethal performance
Operationally Relevant Joint Fires Training In A Professor Jacqueline Akhavan, Head of Centre for Defence
Multi-National Environment Chemistry, Cranfield University
• Observations on the nature of Joint Fires
• Exploring the challenges of training for the fundamental enabler of Joint Fires: This is your opportunity to gain insight into the exciting technological developments
Battlespace management with IMs, as well as the chance to explore the case for mandating their use in the
• Co-ordinating multi-national training exercises artillery. Professor Akhavan brings vast experience in this complex area. She has been at
• Designing and delivering effective Forward Air Controller training to maximise Cranfield University since 1987. Her main research activity is in the development of
preparedness for combat PBXs for insensitive munitions which contain inert and energetic polymers. Her research
group are also developing techniques for the recovery and recycling of energetic
Brigadier Richard Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 1st components from PBXs using super critical fluids and the disposal the contaminated
Armoured Division, British Army waste by bioremediation.
We are honoured to welcome Brigadier Dickie Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 12.10 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
of the 1st (UK) Division. Presenting on the substantial Exercise Flying Rhino, he will
share with you how effective Joint Fires training on a multi-national scale can be
12.40 Networking Lunch
designed and successfully executed to ensure preparedness for combat. As well as
Commanding a number of gun batteries, he also served a year at PJHQ as SO1 Info Ops
14.10 - 15.40 Choose either Stream A or Stream B
Stream A: Effective Air-Land
in the J3 Branch, after which he returned to 29 Cdo Regt RA as CO. This 2½ year tour
Integration and Joint Fires Support
culminated in his deployment with his regiment on Op HERRICK 5.
09.40 The German Artillery Modernisation
Programme And How Operational Feedback Is
14.10 Establishing And Embedding A Joint Fires
Influencing The Vision For The Future
Architecture In Finland To Enable Smoother
• Current operational capabilities of the restructured German Artillery
• Reorganising to be more effective against the current threat across the full spectrum Integration Of Air And Land Capabilities In Theatre
of military operations • Current priorities and next steps to meet full operational capability
• Equipment feedback from operational deployment in Afghanistan, potential capability • Efforts to develop a Joint Fires Service Architecture in Finland
gaps and future considerations • Developing the capability to conduct precision guided operations MLRS and
• Ensuring a rapid and reliable flow of situation and target data, fire missions, fire enhanced artillery ammunition
orders and target effects • Examining the most cost effective approach to integrating air and land assets
• The Adler Command and Control System –developing interoperability with existing
systems and with other nations Lieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish Exchange Officer, Joint
Fires Branch, United States Joint Forces Command
Colonel Fiepko Koolman,
Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, German Army Forces across the globe are examining the best, and most cost effective, way to
implement a Joint Fires Architecture. This is a chance to benefit from Finnish experience
in this key area. Lieutenant Colonel Nurmi will bring his unique perspective as a Finnish
10.10 Field Artillery And Weather: The Way Ahead Exchange Officer to United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. He has
• Corrections to Field Artillery Firing Data due to weather conditions has been been posted at USJFCOM since August 2009. Previously he was at the Finnish Joint
historically important Defence Command in Helsinki, where he worked at the Operations Division (J3) and
• Precise corrections based on met are one of the five elements of accurate predicted was responsible for coordinating the development of the Finnish Joint Fires capability.
fire
• The largest source of errors in firing data are from weather
• Met information is collected in diverse ways; some more accurate than others
• New advances in collection techniques are revolutionizing the field
Major General (Ret’d) Lee Baxter,
Senior Advisor, Smiths Detection “A very valuable conference”
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
Major Carsten Heilmann Petersen,
ISTAR Branch Chief, Danish Army Fire Support Centre
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9. 14.40 Managing The Pressures On Forward 15.10 Developing Engaging And Effective Training
Observers In Joint Fires Operations And Exploring Of Fire Control Orders Through Exploiting New
Requirements To Support This Crucial Role On The Technologies: UK Case Study Of Using The iPAD As
Battlefield A Training Tool
• Current and future kit requirements for JFOs and JTACs • Finding solutions for providing more effective, affordable and faster training to meet
• Effective sharing of situational awareness for successful conduct of fully joint the demands of current operational commitment and is geared to modern learners
operations • Development of the iPAD application for training fire control orders
• Deploying Fire Support Officers at Company level to ensure highly competent • Feedback from use in training so far and potential improvements required
coordination of fires from air and land • Plans for further applications
• Supporting JFOs and JTACs to deliver accurate fires and operate effectively in a
counter-insurgency environment Major Tom Ellis, Training Development Adviser, Royal Artillery,
British Army
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps 15.40 Afternoon Tea and Networking
Don’t miss this key presentation where Col. Johnson will bring his considerable
experience to assess the challenges facing Forward Observers. He has himself 16.10 Belgium Armed Forces Artillery
performed the duties of Forward Observer, Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Commander
and Battery Executive Officer. He also participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Transformation And Future Plans For Equipment
Colonel Johnson has served as a Fire Support Coordinator, Battalion Operations Officer Upgrades
and Commanding Officer of Battery I, 3d Battalion, 11th Marines. He was deployed with • New structure of the Belgium armed forces and impact on capability planning
Marine Forces Central Command (MARCENT) for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) • Requirements for a 155mm howitzer and potential future procurement programmes
and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March of 2002. In June 2004, Colonel • Managing the challenges of fire support modernisation on the limited budget of
Johnson took command of the 5th Battalion of the 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine smaller armed forces
Division for its deployment to Iraq where his duties included responsibility for the • Development of precision strike capabilities
development of Iraqi Army and Police forces in the Al Anbar province. Since 2008
Colonel Johnson has assumed command of the Marine Detachment, US Army Field Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Francois Delvaux,
Artillery School, at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Chief of Artillery, 3D Land Component, Belgian Defense
(pending final approval)
15.10 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
Stream B: Increasing Effectiveness 16.40 Achieving Interoperability Within Multi-
of Artillery Command and Control National And Coalition Forces To Enable Real-Time
Intelligence Sharing
14.10 Achieving A Fully Digitized Battlespace To • Transforming fire control systems to operate as an integral part of a C4I distribution
Advance Network Communications And Provide network for more accurate information and concentrated fire control
• Ensuring a fast and accurate response to urgent calls for fire
Highly Effective Fire Support • Building on lessons learnt in theatre to date
• Introduction and integration of the AFATDS battlespace management C2 system to • Developing a strategy for the future and potential technological requirements
effectively coordinate Joint Fires Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps
• Assessing the training challenges in the run up to fielding the M777 and AFATDS
• How will an integrated Battlespace Management System (BMS) enable the effective
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
coordination of all Offensive Support capabilities across the modern battlespace?
• The potential for AFATDS / BMS to improve engagement of time-sensitive targets and Colonel Pereira Dos Santos, Commander of Artillery,
aid air space deconfliction Portuguese Army (pending final approval)
o Australian operational experiences of battlespace management and airspace
deconfliction Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability,
Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy, HQ Director Royal Artillery
Commandant Artillery School, Australian Army
17.10 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
14.40 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
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