The World's Longest Running International Mortar Systems Meeting
New technology integration, improvements in manufacturing and enhanced deployment scope by infantry and artillery units, are contributing to the shift in mortars away from their traditional role, in favour of precise indirect and direct fires, leading to a resurgence in demand. The mortars market is expected to reach USD 120.98 Million by 2031.
To keep pace with modernisation efforts, several new mortar development programmes are underway. These programmes aim to develop lighter, but deadlier mortar ammunition, with enhanced range and accuracy, and greater responsiveness by way of digital and automated fires.
The 11th annual
Future Mortars Systems conference will examine the whole mortar system portfolio, with a focus on augmenting firepower and military prowess of mobile, independent, agile, and dispersed land forces, in today's evolved battleground.
Join us as we address the themes of 'technology', 'survivability', and 'maneuverability' and how they relate to the persisting challenges in the field of mortar firepower.
Sessions will explore: mobility and flexibility of troops when transporting and operating equipment, amphibious operations, technological innovations to ensure overmatch in peer adversary war-fighting contexts.
What you can expect
- Survivability in Denied Environments: Improving survivability for platforms and operators
- Range and Precision: Building the lethality and tactical dominance of the dismounted soldier
- Strengthening mounted mortar systems: Integrating direct fire mortar systems into mounted platforms
- Mortars in the Megacity: Indirect Fires in Future Terrains
- Irregular Ops: Amphibious Fires & Lightweight Mortars in Special Operations
- Tech-driven autonomy: Perspectives from R&D and industry on precision munitions, digitized fire control and advanced lethality systems
2023 Speakers Included:
2023 Chairman
- Christopher Foss, Editor, Janes Artillery
2023 Speaker Faculty
- Brigadier General Eugenio Dessi, Infantry School Commander, Italian Army
- Gary Fox, Director, Office Chief of Infantry, US Army
- Colonel Shaun Conlin, Director, Soldier Requirements Division, US Army
- Colonel Marcel Krenek, Chief of Artillery, Czech Army
- Colonel Juhana Skyttä, Inspector of Infantry, Finnish Army
- Lieutenant Colonel Tom Foss-Smith, SO1 Boxer Futures, British Army
- Lieutenant Colonel Wouter Jan Holleman, Chief of Knowledge Centre, Royal Dutch Army
- Lieutenant Colonel Audun Jorsead, Head of Tactics Section, Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
- Lieutenant Colonel Margus Sander, ,1st Infantry Brigade SO3 Estonian Defence Forces
- Matthew Terreault, Chief, Branch Mortars Division, US Combat Capabilities Command, US Army
- Major Damian Gant, Chief Instructor 120MM, Combined Arms Manouevre School, British Army
- Major Christopher Weis, Teamleader Light Infantry, Bundeswehr
- Captain Panu Kaski, Research Officer, Finnish Army
- Lieutenant Johan Lovrod, Master Instructor Mortars, Norwegian Land Warfare Centre
- Walter Gerhard, Head Heavy Land Systems and Special Equipment, Armasuisse
2023 Indusrty Speakers
- Juan Carlos Estrella, Commercial and Operations Manager, Milanion NTGS
- Lauri Pauniaho, Director, Weapon Systems, Patria
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Venue
Copthorne Tara Hotel
Scarsdale Pl, Kensington, W8 5SY
London, UK
Tel: +44 207 937 7211
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