Ground Combat Vehicles 08

Delivering Vehicle Survivability & Lethality Requirements for Contemporary Forces

September 16 - 17, 2008, Westin Grand Hotel, Berlin, GERMANY



Main Conference Day 2 - 17th September 2008


08.40 Registration And Coffee

09.00 Chairman’s Welcome

09.10 US Army Armor Center Combat Developments

  • Tactical Ground Manoeuver and Tactical Reconnaissance through 2024
  • Mounted Manoeuver Formations
  • Heavy Brigade Combat Team
  • Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Reconnaissance Squadrons in the Stryker and Infantry Brigade Combat Teams
  • Combat Vehicle Materiel Requirements
  • Abrams, Bradley, Stryker MGS
  • Forming the Manoeuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia

Ted Maciuba PE
Chief, Combat Developments Division,
TDCD US Army Armour Centre
US Army

09.50 The Challenger II Update Programme

  • Operational requirements for armoured forces as seen in Operation Telic
  • Updates on the Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP) for the Challenger II

Major Andrew Heywood
Requirements Manager, Heavy Armoured Systems IPT, DE&S
UK MoD

10.30 Networking Coffee Break

11.00 Spanish Leopard II E Upgrade Programme

  • Defining the current state of the Spanish Army Leopard II upgrade programme
  • Analysis of Spanish specifications and comparisons to the A6
  • Munitions upgrades for Spanish requirements
  • Perspectives on threat assessment and vision for future Leopard II roles

Lieutenant Colonel Andres Fernandez Savin
Director, Spanish Leopard II Programme
Spanish Army

11.40 The US Army Armament Upgrade Programmes

  • Armament Research, Development and Engineering Centre (ARDEC) overview
  • Ground combat survivability
  • Current gunner's protection kit
  • Future for protection for the soldier
  • Ground combat lethality, including Abrams A1 M1 upgrades
  • Current capabilities including the XM 360 gun and RWS
  • Future capabilities; EM Gun

Colonel Karl Scott Flynn
Commander Armament Systems Integration Center
US Army

12.20 Networking Lunch

13.30 Unmanned Turret: The Right Solution For Enhancement Of Fleet Performance

  • Advantages of unmanned turrets in the threat environment
  • The Situational Awareness challenge
  • Installation simplicity and operational adoption
  • Conclusion

Admon Yehuda
Vice President, Land Platforms and Weapon Systems
Elbit Systems

14.10 NATO Maintenance And Supply Agency (NAMSA) Support Of Legacy Land Systems

  • Overview and background to NAMSA activities for M60 and M113 platforms
  • Co-operative logistics for NATO nations
  • Weapons systems installations

Ian Bonallo
Manager Combat Vehicles
NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency

14.50 Coffee And Networking Break

15.20 Armoured Vehicles In Low Intensity Conflicts

  • Examining the growth of asymmetric warfare across the globe
  • Highlighting the different needs of low intensity conflicts and the demand for media friendly operations
  • How can armoured vehicles fulfil the differing requirements of both high and low intensity conflict with compromising survivability and mission requirements?

Nechmia Shchar
Head of Land & Survivability Sub-Division
Rafael

16.00 The Future Of Ground Combat Vehicles

  • Assessment of the evolution of Ground Combat Vehicles over the past 10 years
  • Medium Armoured Vehicles: Is there a long term future?
  • Light Utility Vehicles: Anything more than pretty toys?
  • MBT’s: Do we need a new generation?

Jim Storr PhD
Indepentdent Defence Analyst

16.40 End Of Conference