The
Future Indirect Fires Conference will be held in late February 2026 in the UK. The conference will be run in conjunction with the
Joint Military Training & Simulation Conference (JMTS).
Artillery remains decisive on the battlefield and is a primary area of defence investment. The Future Indirect Fires Conference will have a speaker panel of military and industry subject matter experts to examine key topics such as:
- Lessons from current conflicts
- Survivability
- Increased range and precision
- C4ISR
- Rebooting the industrial base
Two dedicated Study Days in addition to the main conference
Study Day
Strike Drones Study Day (24th February)
The
Strike Drones Study Day will be held in conjunction with the
Future Indirect Fires Conference. The Study day will be run in a separate room with similar timings to the main Fires Stream to allow attendees to pick and choose which presentations to attend.
Loitering Munitions and One Way Effectors are a disruptive technology that has blurred the traditional lines of tube and rocket Indirect Fires. The proliferation of this technology presents many challenges and also as many opportunities. By locating the
Strike Drones Study Day within the Future Indirect Fires Conference we are better able to address other linked contemporary Indirect Fires challenges.
The
Strike Drones Study Day will examine best practise for integrating these systems into the indirect fires kill chain. With a speaker panel of International Military and Industry experts. Topics to be discussed include:
- Lessons from current conflicts
- Doctrine and Tactics for employment
- C4ISR Integration
- Cost vs Mass
- System Safety and Training challenges
- AI, autonomy and challenges
Study Day
Mortar Systems Study day (25th February)
The
Mortar Systems Study Day will be held in conjunction with the Future Indirect Fires Conference. The Study day will be run in a separate room with similar timings to the main Fires Stream to allow attendees to pick and choose which presentations to attend.
By locating the Mortar Systems Conference within the Future Indirect Fires Conference we are better able to address other linked contemporary Indirect Fires challenges. The role of Mortars in close combat remains undiminished and the technical and operational boundaries between traditional Artillery & Infantry indirect fires roles are increasingly blurred.
The
Mortar Systems Study Day will examine best practise for Close Support Indirect Fires with speaker panel of International Military and Industry experts. Topics to be discussed include:
Lessons from current conflicts
- Survivability of Mortars in the close contact battlespace
- Improving accuracy, responsiveness and mobility
- Current projects
- Integrating Mortars into indirect fires C4ISR
2026 Speakers
- Lieutenant General John Mead, Deputy Commander, NATO Joint Force Command, Brunssum
-Keynote Presentation: NATO Fires Integration - Confirmed Artillery & Missile Troops Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Nevmerzhytskyi, Office of Defence Innovations, Armed Forces of Ukraine
-Threat & Context “Ukrainian Experience of Indirect Fires in High Intensity Conflict” - Brigadier Rob Alston, Chief Joint Fires & Influence. HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
-Conducting Corps Deep Operations in a NATO context - Brigadier Matt Birch, Senior Responsible Owner, Land ISTAR & IA, British Army HQ
-Winning the ISTAR Fight - The land ISTAR System and Zodiac - Mr Ed Cutts, Senior Responsible Owner, Joint Effects, Army HQ
-The British Army Joint Effects Programme - Colonel Dan Herberts, Assistant Head Deep Effects, British Army HQ
-Balancing Indirect Fires Capability - Confirmed Ukrainian officer, Ukrainian Armed Forces
-Counter Battery Warfare in Ukraine – Radar & Software Solutions - TBD, Land ISTAR & IA, British Army HQ
-Divisional Find – CORVUS, TEQUILLA and ZODIAC - Colonel Gregoire Solioz, Commander, Artillery Training Centre, Swiss Army
-Future Development of Swiss Army Artillery - Brigadier General Andrea Simone, Commander, Italian Army Artillery
-Future Development of Italian Indirect Fires - Capt Dmytro Chumak, Chief and 1St Lt Roman Ovcharenko, Main specialist, Unmanned aerial vehicles development cell, Unmanned Systems Forces Command, Armed Forces of Ukraine
-Ukrainian Operational Experience with Loitering Munitions - Brigadier Stu Nassé, Head Capability Coalitions, British Army HQ
-Integrating UAS and ‘drones’ into Land/Air CA2AD and Deep Fires - Confirmed Ukrainian officer, Ukrainian Armed Forces
-Counter UAS Experience in Ukraine - Major Andrei Šlabovitš, LM Force Developer, Estonian Division, Estonian Defence Forces
-Implementing the Loitering Munition Capability in the Estonian Division - Major Marek Dudáš, Senior Officer – specialist, Artillery department, Development of Land Forces Department, Czech Armed Forces
-Introduction of a 120mm Mobile Mortar Platform
Industry Technology Presentations from:- Northrop Grumman
- Diehl Defence
- CGI
- Safran DSI
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Venue
Disclosed after registration
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