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UAV Technology
26 September - 27 September 2018
UAV Technology

Following last years’ successes, SAE Media Group’s third annual UAV Technology conference returns to Prague this September.

UAVs now more than ever play a pivotal role as a tactical and operational tool for the Armed Forces. SAE Media Group's UAV Technology conference will aim to examine and bring solutions to this specific piece of equipment and how to better utilise it during missions. Moreover, SAE Media Group will bring together a community of experts, friends and allies to share information and strengthen relationships. This reflects the growing need of nations, armed forces and industries to come together in order to achieve higher levels of capabilities.
 

Attend UAV Technology 2018 to gain insights into the rapid proliferation of technology and how national Armed Forces and Law Enforcement agencies are developing their unmanned airborne capabilities to meet a new array of requirements. This event will also include numerous briefings on the emerging necessity of countering UAVs and available technologies of doing so.
 

Attending this conference will mean to not only have a clear understanding of UAV and counter-UAV but to have a chance to be part of a community of leaders and experts that will impact the growth of these technological assets.
 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Colonel Adrian Fischer

Colonel Adrian Fischer

Officer Commanding, 84th UAV Command, Swiss Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge

Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge

Head ISR & UAS Division, Bundeswehr
Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako

Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako

Section Chief, IMINT, EW Branch, Hungarian National Military Security Service
Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak

Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces
Major Tapio Saarelainen

Major Tapio Saarelainen

Research Staff Officer,, R&D Department, Finnish Army Academy
Ms. Maggie Patton

Ms. Maggie Patton

Product Manager, Common Systems Integration, PEO AVIATION

Colonel (retd) Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Miroslav Kratky

Senior Lecturer, Department of Air Defence Systems, Brno University of Defence, Czech Republic
Colonel (retd) Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Miroslav Kratky

Colonel (retd) Ryszard Szczepanik

General Director, Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology
Colonel (retd) Ryszard Szczepanik

Colonel Adrian Fischer

Officer Commanding, 84th UAV Command, Swiss Air Force
Colonel Adrian Fischer

Jim Daniels

Vice President International Business, SRC
Jim Daniels

Lieutenant Colonel Petr Stodola

Prof. Dipl. Eng. Phd Associate Professor, University of Defence, Czech Republic
Lieutenant Colonel Petr Stodola

Lieutenant Colonel Ph.D., Eng., Dariusz Rykaczewski

Chief of UAV Laboratory, Aircraft Division, Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology
Lieutenant Colonel Ph.D., Eng., Dariusz Rykaczewski

Lieutenant Colonel Reut

Commander UAV Unit, Israeli Defence Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Reut

Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge

Head ISR & UAS Division, Bundeswehr
Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge

Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako

Section Chief, IMINT, EW Branch, Hungarian National Military Security Service
Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako

Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak

Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces
Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

Major General Bohuslav Dvorak

Former Deputy Chief of General Staff , Czech Armed Forces
Major General Bohuslav  Dvorak

Major Tapio Saarelainen

Research Staff Officer,, R&D Department, Finnish Army Academy
Major Tapio Saarelainen

Mr. Artur Przygoda

President and CEO, AP-FLYER Sp. z o.o.
Mr. Artur Przygoda

Mr. Markko Lepikult

Chief Procurement Officer, National Investments Department, Estonian Ministry of Defence
Mr. Markko Lepikult

Mr. Ziv Avni

US,EU & Australia UAS Business Unit Manager , Elbit Systems Ltd.
Mr. Ziv Avni

Ms. Maggie Patton

Product Manager, Common Systems Integration, PEO AVIATION
Ms. Maggie Patton

Paul Taylor

Director of Business Development, Enterprise Control Systems Ltd
Paul Taylor

sponsors

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces

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9:10

The Czech Armed Forces Outlook on UAV Technology and The Growth In Counter US Requirements

Major General Bohuslav  Dvorak

Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of General Staff , Czech Armed Forces

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Shaping a Strong and Versatile Unmanned Airborne Vehicles Fleet and Adapting to the Evolving Shifting Environment

Lieutenant Colonel Reut

Lieutenant Colonel Reut , Commander UAV Unit, Israeli Defence Forces

• Understanding the changing environment in Israel and abroad
• Meeting Israeli Defence Forces UAV requirements
• Dealing with enemy UAVs
• Maintaining awareness of the evolving strategic environment and adapting capabilities

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10:30

Counter-UAS SRC's Technologies For Emerging Threats

Jim Daniels

Jim Daniels, Vice President International Business, SRC

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11:10

Morning Coffee

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Open Architecture in U.S. Army UAS Control Systems

Ms. Maggie Patton

Ms. Maggie Patton, Product Manager, Common Systems Integration, PEO AVIATION

  • Current Architecture Challenges
  • Planned Future Architecture
  • Method of Approach
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    12:20

    Research and Development: Countering UAV Intrusions and Controlling COTS UAV Proliferation

    Major Tapio Saarelainen

    Major Tapio Saarelainen, Research Staff Officer,, R&D Department, Finnish Army Academy

     

  • Current requirements for anti-drone systems in Finland and abroad
  • Responding to the increase in attacks carried out by terrorist organisations with commercially purchased drones
  • Human-portable and ground-based counter-UAV technology
  • Adapting to range, payload, accuracy, lethality, stealth, and mobility
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    13:00

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    The Drone Detection System

    Mr. Artur Przygoda

    Mr. Artur Przygoda, President and CEO, AP-FLYER Sp. z o.o.

    • AARTOS DDS – Advanced Automatic RF Tracking and Observation Solution Drone Detection System – introduction and highlights
    • Available system versions of DDS (hardware and software)
    • Presentation of possibilities and operation of the DDS
    • AARTOS CMS – Advanced Automatic RF Tracking and Observation Solution Counter-Measure Solutions – specification and highlights

     

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    14:40

    The C-UAS technologies for the present and foreseeable future

    Colonel (retd) Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Miroslav Kratky

    Colonel (retd) Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., Miroslav Kratky, Senior Lecturer, Department of Air Defence Systems, Brno University of Defence, Czech Republic


    • Introduction & C-UAS technologies overview
    • SWOT of the current C-UAV technologies
    • Challenges for the foreseeable future
    • Present results and future tasks for scientists and researchers in the field of C-UAS
     

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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    PANEL DISCUSSION - Adapting to Emerging Threats and Developing Next Generation UAVS

     

  • Emerging threats in the modern military and civilian environment  
  • Feedback on current systems and capabilities at use
  • Examining new technologies and how they can assist in future UAV combat effectiveness
  • Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

    Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces

    Major General Bohuslav  Dvorak

    Major General Bohuslav Dvorak, Former Deputy Chief of General Staff , Czech Armed Forces

    Major Tapio Saarelainen

    Major Tapio Saarelainen, Research Staff Officer,, R&D Department, Finnish Army Academy

    Colonel Adrian Fischer

    Colonel Adrian Fischer, Officer Commanding, 84th UAV Command, Swiss Air Force

    Mr. Ziv Avni

    Mr. Ziv Avni, US,EU & Australia UAS Business Unit Manager , Elbit Systems Ltd.

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    16:30

    Update on the Estonian National Defence Development Plan 2013-2022

    Mr. Markko Lepikult

    Mr. Markko Lepikult, Chief Procurement Officer, National Investments Department, Estonian Ministry of Defence

     

  • Current level of utilisation and development of UAV capabilities within the Estonian Defence Forces
  • Maximising border and state security with enhanced airborne ISR and data gathering
  • Modernising the UAV fleet: acquisition and development programmes
  • Current and future challenges: a focus on counter-UAV technologies
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

    Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces

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    8:40

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

    Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces

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    9:10

    An Update on the Swiss UAV Fleet and the Requirements for Modernisation

    Colonel Adrian Fischer

    Colonel Adrian Fischer, Officer Commanding, 84th UAV Command, Swiss Air Force

  • Main UAV technologies at use in Switzerland

        o The Elbit Hermes 900 platform
        o The RUAG Ranger

  • Phasing out the RUAG Ranger while introducing the ELBIT's Hermes
  • Developing the MALE UAV fleet
  • Airspace Integration
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    9:50

    Modernising the German Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft Fleet: Enhancing Existing Capabilities

    Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge

    Lieutenant Colonel Roland Runge, Head ISR & UAS Division, Bundeswehr

    - Update on recent experiences in operational deployments in Afghanistan and Mali
    - Update on the training of German RPA crews
    - Outlook on future plans to enhance and expand the capabilities of the RPA used by the German Air Force

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    Development of UAV “capability” in Hungary for ISR Purposes

    Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako

    Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako, Section Chief, IMINT, EW Branch, Hungarian National Military Security Service

  • The need and the evolution of UAV “capability”
  • Concepts for Operation and Technology development for ISR purposes
  • Current and Future requirements
  • Current and future challenges

         o expansion of categories: how to determine the minimum and the maximum
         o the role of VTOL assets

  • Current and future challenges

         o the matrix of capability development
     

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    11:40

    AUDS: C-UAS Capability from Concept to Operations

    Paul Taylor

    Paul Taylor, Director of Business Development, Enterprise Control Systems Ltd

     

    •             AUDS a brief history
    •             Capability overview
    •             Deployment and operations from 2016
    •             Enduring C-UAS capability
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:20

    UAV as a Strategic Tool - AFIT's Experiences

  • Update and experiences with the Zephyr and Gryf platforms - AFIT perspective
  • Current strategic developments and acquisitions of new platforms
  • The Technical Modernisation Plan: long term (2013-2022) evolution and upgrade of Imagery and satellite reconnaissance capabilities
  • Foreseeable procurements and fulfilling emerging requirements 
  • Colonel (retd) Ryszard Szczepanik

    Colonel (retd) Ryszard Szczepanik, General Director, Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology

    Lieutenant Colonel Ph.D., Eng., Dariusz Rykaczewski

    Lieutenant Colonel Ph.D., Eng., Dariusz Rykaczewski , Chief of UAV Laboratory, Aircraft Division, Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology

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    14:00

    Current requirements in UAV Technology Research

    Lieutenant Colonel Petr Stodola

    Lieutenant Colonel Petr Stodola, Prof. Dipl. Eng. Phd Associate Professor, University of Defence, Czech Republic

  • Small-, medium-, and large-size drones and their respective utilities
  • An update on the aerial Tactical Decision Support System (TDSS) 

          o Maximising Command and Control (C2) 

  •  Results from the Prague Castle exercise and new law enforcement and military requirements in UAV research

     

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    Afternoon Tea

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    PANEL DISCUSSION - Developing UAV and Counter-UAV Technologies in Central and Eastern Europe

  • Factors driving procurement in Central and Eastern Europe4
  • Meeting army and law enforcement requirements
  • What acquiring cutting-edge technology means for legacy equipment and interoperability
  • Foreseeable regional challenges to stability and remedying them
  • Mr. Markko Lepikult

    Mr. Markko Lepikult, Chief Procurement Officer, National Investments Department, Estonian Ministry of Defence

    Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako

    Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Lako, Section Chief, IMINT, EW Branch, Hungarian National Military Security Service

    Colonel (retd) Ryszard Szczepanik

    Colonel (retd) Ryszard Szczepanik, General Director, Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology

    Lieutenant Colonel Petr Stodola

    Lieutenant Colonel Petr Stodola, Prof. Dipl. Eng. Phd Associate Professor, University of Defence, Czech Republic

    Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

    Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces

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    15:50

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Major General (retd) Josef  Sedlak

    Major General (retd) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander Joint Forces, Czech Armed Forces

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    End of Conference


    Senior Lecturer, Department of Air Defence Systems
    Brno University of Defence, Czech Republic
    General Director
    Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology
    Officer Commanding, 84th UAV Command
    Swiss Air Force
    Vice President International Business
    SRC
    Prof. Dipl. Eng. Phd Associate Professor
    University of Defence, Czech Republic
    Chief of UAV Laboratory, Aircraft Division
    Polish Air Force Institute Of Technology
    Commander UAV Unit
    Israeli Defence Forces
    Head ISR & UAS Division
    Bundeswehr
    Section Chief, IMINT, EW Branch
    Hungarian National Military Security Service
    Former Commander Joint Forces
    Czech Armed Forces
    Former Deputy Chief of General Staff
    Czech Armed Forces
    Research Staff Officer,
    R&D Department, Finnish Army Academy
    President and CEO
    AP-FLYER Sp. z o.o.
    Chief Procurement Officer, National Investments Department
    Estonian Ministry of Defence
    US,EU & Australia UAS Business Unit Manager
    Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Product Manager, Common Systems Integration
    PEO AVIATION
    Director of Business Development
    Enterprise Control Systems Ltd

    Gold Sponsor

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    Official Media Partner

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    Q&A with sponsor AP-Flyer

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    Long Conference Agenda

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    SHORT CONFERENCE AGENDA

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    INTERVIEW WITH GOLD SPONSOR - SRC

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    Past Attendee List

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    Sponsors and Exhibitors


    SRC Inc

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    AP-Flyer

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    WHAT IS CPD?

    CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

    ‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

    CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

    Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

    CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

    CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

    There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

    For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

    CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

    TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

    Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

    ‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of learning.

    ‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives. These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD through their preferred mode of learning.

    The majority of Input and Output based schemes actively encourage individuals to seek appropriate CPD activities independently.

    As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SAE Media Group can provide an indication of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

    GLOBAL CPD

    Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

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    We can provide a certificate for all our accredited events. To request a CPD certificate for a conference , workshop, master classes you have attended please email events@saemediagroup.com

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