Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe Conference 2025

Facilitating the Maintenance and Modernisation of Military Helicopter Technology to Meet European Security Challenges

May 21-22, 2025 - Prague, Czech Republic

We are proud to present our 10th annual Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe conference, on the 21-22 of May 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe conference will provide you with the perfect platform to discover vital knowledge from the helicopter program managers and practitioners, as well as technical experts and system integrators.

Rotary platforms remain a key asset for supporting operations on land, sea, and air. But due to the increasing distinct pressures faced by legacy rotary platforms of the Central and Eastern Europe states, NATO's Eastern Flank faces a critical juncture for maintaining effectiveness across all operational capabilities supported by their fleets.

Therefore, our focused regional conference provides a unique forum to ensure the continued sustainment, cost-effective modernisation, and interoperability of helicopter technology in the region.

Who should attend:

National militaries:
  • Air Force Officers
  • Army and Naval Aviation Officers
  • Air Base Officers
  • Rotary Platform Engineers
  • Procurement Officers
  • Air Force Commanders, Deputy Air Force Commanders and operational level Commanders of key helicopter programmes and air wings will be discussing high-level topics such as platform modernisation and upgrades, regional cooperation and interoperability, national security priorities, the challenges of integrating new platforms, and much more
Industry:
  • Aerospace Business seeking direct contact with regional decision-makers
  • Aerospace developers and innovators seeking to understand the requirements and anticipate future developments in the markets

Reasons why you can't afford to miss this:

  • Unmatched direct access to Air Force and Army Rotary Platform Officers
  • A unique focus on multipurpose helicopter technology and joint force interoperability
  • Regional Perspectives regarding procurement, upgrades, maintenance, and training
  • High level discussions featuring technical managers and project engineers from military as well as industry tackling the key challenges which face helicopter technology production, procurement, utilisation, and maintenance
  • Informal networking time so you can gather insight from peers and colleagues also shaping and influencing regional helicopter programmes today

Featured Speakers

  • Brigadier General Jaroslav Falta, 24th Transport Air Base Commander, Czech Air Force
  • Brigadier General Tamas Bali, Incoming Commander, Hungarian Air Force
  • Chief Warrant Officer 5 Shawn P. Johnston, Senior AVN Warrant Officer of the USACRC CG, US Army Combat Readiness Center
  • Colonel Dragan Andrijevic, Commander, Multinational Special Aviation Programme Training Centre (MSAP TC)
  • Colonel Krisztian Kovacs, Commander 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base, Hungarian Air Force
  • Colonel Phillip Button, Assistant Head Future Combat Aviation, Mil Cap Plans, Futures Directorate, British Army
  • Colonel Pierre Madej, Head of the Capacity Development Office, French Air and Space Force
  • Colonel Ryan Kendall, Commander, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, US Army Europe
  • Colonel Stefan Okos, Commander 51st Helicopter Wing Presov, Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
  • Colonel Vadym Slyusar, Principal Research Fellow, Arms Institute, Ukrainian Armed Forces
  • Commander Antonio Strina, Head of the Rotor Wing Programmes Coordination Section, Italian Ministry of Defence
  • Lieutenant Colonel Andrius Stuknys, Chief of HQ Engineering Service, Lithuanian Air Force
  • Lieutenant Colonel Emiliano Pellegrini, Attack Helicopter and Air Land Integration, Joint Air Power Competency Centre (JAPCC)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Robert Borowski, Deputy Branch Chief Army Aviation, German Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center (ACCDC)
  • Major General (Ret.) Bohuslav Dvorak, Formerly Deputy Chief of General Staff, Czech Armed Forces and Defence & Security Consultant, AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s.
  • Major General Adrian Ciolponea, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe, NATO
  • Mr Fatih Mehmet Bayar, Head of Helicopter Department, Defence Industry Agency of Türkiye (SSB)
  • Mr Jas Hawker, NATO Flight Training Systems Principal Officer, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)
  • Mr Kevin Luxford, NGRC Principal Technical Officer, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)

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Venue

Vienna House Andel's Prague
Stroupeznickeho 21, 15000
Prague, Czech Republic