We are proud to presents its 9th annual Air Mission Planning conference, which will take place in London on the 17th and 18th April 2018. After the great success achieved in 2017, we aim to improve the conference even more by offering a unique and in depth experience by integrating for this year's event the support and operational prospective of air missions.

Understanding the upcoming threats and thus the urgent needs of various armed forces facing them, we present a precise and accurate forum for discussion led by commanding officers, senior leaders, academics, and industry experts, with the goal to take a stand in pushing technological development, bringing together friends and allies, and improve awareness of real world dynamics.

At Air Mission Planning and Support 2018 there will be a unique focus on the complexity of managing varied air mission planning and support systems and key strategies, not only to procure and acquire new systems, but also how to best upgrade, modernise and improve existing platforms for modern day warfare and operations. These technological upgrades will bring to the production and implementation of new integrated assets, training, updating legacy assets, interoperability in joint environments, data management by means of smart software and improved cyber security.

Benefits of Attending

• New for 2018: air capability delivery and development insights from two major air forces
• Perspectives from the Royal Jordanian Air Force on air mission planning and support
• Technological upgrades and advancements for 5th generation aircraft and systems
• Responding to emerging global threats through maximising joint air capabilities
• A focus on mission support training and simulation

Who should attend

• Air Forces Chiefs of Staff
• Commanders
• Senior Representatives
• Senior Leaders
• Industry Experts
• Engineers
• Programme Managers
• Army Aviation Commanders
• Academics

Venue

Speakers

• Air Commodore (Ret'd) Paddy Teakle, Deputy Commander NATO AEW&C Force Command, NATO
• CMS Scott Leech, Air Combat F-35 Sustainment, US Air Force
• Colonel Michael Rider, Commander, US Air Force Warrior Preparation Centre
• Dr. Salvatore Livatino, Team Leader 3D Visualization and Robotics Lab, University of Hertfordshire
• Group Captain Richard Yates, COS Air Battle Staff, RAF High Wycombe
  
• Lieutenant Colonel Christoffer Eriksen, Technical Executive Officer, Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation
• Lieutenant Colonel Erik Vandebroek, Air Component, Division Support, Belgian Air Component
• Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Strange, Commander, 13th ASOS
• Major General Yousef Al Hnaity, Commander, Royal Jordanian Air Force
• Mr. Diego Ruiz Palmer, Head, Economics and Security Assessment Unit, NATO HQ
• Mr. John Loader, Head of New Business and Mission Systems Advisor, Combat Air Support MSS, BAE SYSTEMS
  
• Mr. Kenneth Kash, Chief Combat Air Forces Mission Planning, US Air Force
  
• Mr. Niclas Lagerback, Head of Operational Team, FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency
• Mr. Xavier Chambelant, A400M MGS Coordinator, OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation)
• Ms Louise Aiken, Sigma Leadership Programme Engineer, BAE Systems
  

The agenda is available as PDF under downloads at the right side of the page.