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Future Armored Vehicles Active Protection Systems USA
June 2 - June 3, 2022
Future Armored Vehicles Active Protection Systems USA

As armed forces continue to prioritise dealing with near-peer adversaries, and with passive protection measures reaching their physical limit, integrating advanced vehicle protection systems, and particularly active protection systems (APS), as a means of improving survivability signatures continues to grow in importance.These systems can intercept ballistic weaponry through kinetic methods (Hard-Kill) or by interfering with warhead guidance and tracking systems (Soft-Kill). As the scope of APS and its potential continues to grow, armed forces around the world increasingly pursue the development and application of an integrated, modular mission system, in which best-of-field components can be introduced and selected to meet specific requirements.

As the only conference of its kind, Future Armored Vehicles Protection Systems USA, will provide unique briefings on the development and integration of Active Protection Systems, as well as the wider vehicle protection suites employed by armed forces around the world. These briefings will include insight into Modular Systems and architecture, Hard-Kill and Soft-Kill technology, layered approaches to survivability and battle proven systems.
 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Brigadier General Charles T. Lombardo

Brigadier General Charles T. Lombardo

Deputy Commanding General Combined Arms Center Training, Combined Arms Center
Colonel Esli Pitts

Colonel Esli Pitts

Director of Training and Doctrine, Maneuver Center of Excellence
Colonel Kevin Chaney

Colonel Kevin Chaney

Project Manager, Future Attack and Reconaissance Aircraft, PEO Aviation
Colonel William Venable

Colonel William Venable

Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems
Dr. Jan Krestan

Dr. Jan Krestan

Materials Engineering Division , Czech Military Research Institute
Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings

Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings

Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems
Mr. James Amato

Mr. James Amato

Executive Technical Director / Deputy to the Commander, Army Test and Evaluation Command
Mr. Mark Cancian

Mr. Mark Cancian

Senior adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. Richard  Hooper

Mr. Richard Hooper

Programme Manager, Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence
Mr. Rob Baker

Mr. Rob Baker

Discipline Lead, Advanced Vehicle Protection, Defence Science and TechnologyGroup, Australian Department of Defence

Abdulmenaf Erdem

Project Engineer, Presidency of Defence Industries - SSB
Abdulmenaf  Erdem

Brigadier General Charles T. Lombardo

Deputy Commanding General Combined Arms Center Training, Combined Arms Center
Brigadier General Charles T. Lombardo

BG Charles “Chuck” Lombardo was commissioned into Armor in 1993 after graduating from
Missouri State University. His education includes, BA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
from Missouri State University in 1992, MA in Human Resource Management from Webster
University in 2001 and MMAS from the School of Advanced Military Studies in 2015.
From 1993 to 1997 BG Lombardo was assigned to the 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas where
he served as a Tank Platoon Leader, Rifle Platoon Leader, Task Force Scout Platoon Leader and
Battalion S1 in 3-67 Armor and 1-41 Infantry.
Upon completion of the Field Artillery Advance Course and Infantry Officer Advance Course, BG
Lombardo was assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado. In the 3rd
ACR, BG Lombardo served as the Regimental Planner, Squadron Motor Officer, B Troop and HHT 1/3
ACR Commander from 1997-2001. Upon completion of Troop Command, BG Lombardo served as a
Scout Platoon Leader, Company and Brigade S3 Trainer at the Joint Maneuver Readiness Center in
Hohenfels, Germany from 2001-2004.
Upon completion of Intermediate Level Education, BG Lombardo served in the 1st Cavalry Division
from 2005 to 2008 as the Chief of Training, S3 and XO for 1-7 CAV, and the Brigade Operations
Officer for 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, with service to Baghdad as a part of OIF 06-08.
Following completion of duties at Fort Hood, BG Lombardo’s next assignment was at Fort Monroe
with service at Training and Doctrine Command Headquarters. He served as the Aide de Camp to the
TRADOC Commanding General from 2008-2010. Following his service in TRADOC, BG Lombardo
commanded 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment from 2010 to 2013 at Joint Base Lewis- McChord
and Zabul, Afghanistan. After command, BG Lombardo served as a Special Assistant to the TRADOC
Commanding General from September 2013 to June 2014. In 2014, BG Lombardo completed his
Senior Service College as an Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Fellowship at the School of
Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), followed with a year of service as a Seminar Leader in SAMS at
Fort Leavenworth, KS from 2015 to 2016
After completing the SSC fellowship, COL Lombardo commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored
Division from June of 2016 to June of 2018. The Iron Brigade executed the inaugural Army Warfighter
Assessment, transitioned from TRADOC back to FORSCOM, executed NTC 17-08 and served as the
CENTCOM Theatre reserve in Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve from October 2017 to
July 2018.
 

Upon completion of Brigade Command, BG Lombardo was selected to serve as the 26th Commander
of Operations Group at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA from 2018 to 2019. BG
Lombardo’s most recent assignment was XO, NATO-Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) in Izmir,
Turkey.

Colonel Esli Pitts

Director of Training and Doctrine, Maneuver Center of Excellence
Colonel Esli Pitts

Colonel Pitts has 33 years of experience with infantry, armor, and reconnaissance formations. He commanded tank and headquarters companies and a combined arms battalion. His staff experiences include operations- then executive officer of a reconnaissance squadron, then operations officer then executive officer of an armored brigade combat team. His operational deployments include Kuwait twice, Kosovo, Macedonia, three tours in Iraq, and a deployment to Israel and the West Bank. He served as an instructor of tactics at CGSC, a battalion/task force senior maneuver trainer at Hohenfels, Germany, and is currently the director of training and doctrine at the Maneuver Center.

Colonel Kevin Chaney

Project Manager, Future Attack and Reconaissance Aircraft, PEO Aviation
Colonel Kevin Chaney

Colonel Chaney started his military career at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School in July 1990. He received a Regular Army commission in 1995 from the United States Military Academy after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He holds a holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Naval Post-Graduate School and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the Air War College.

Colonel Chaney began his aviation service as a Maintenance Platoon Leader in C Company, 2nd Aviation Maintenance Company at Camp Stanley, Korea. In January 1998, he transferred to the 21st Cavalry Brigade where he served as the Brigade Aviation Maintenance Officer. After completing the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course in 2001, he was assigned to Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. While at Hunter Army Airfield, Colonel Chaney served as the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion Production Control Officer and Company Commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. In 2003, he transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas to serve as the Company Commander and Observer/Controller Team Chief for C Company, 2nd Battalion, 291st Regiment.

After transferring into the Acquisition Corps, Colonel Chaney was stationed at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama in 2007. At Redstone Arsenal, Colonel Chaney was the Assistant Product Manager for the T-700 Engine Controls Program and the UH-60 Modernization Product Office. In 2010, Colonel Chaney joined Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) as a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile and Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle. He later served as the Executive Officer to the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management before being selected to be a Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff in the Executive Communications and Control. In 2013, Colonel Chaney assumed the duties for the Product Manager for Infrared Countermeasures at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In 2016, he was hand selected by the Acting Secretary of the Army to be his Acquisition Military Assistant. Colonel Chaney completed the Air War College in 2018 and assumed the duties as the Project Manager (PM) for Aircraft Survivability Equipment. In 2021, the Army selected Colonel Chaney for a second command and he assumed the duties as the PM for Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Colonel Chaney‘s awards and decorations include Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medals, and other Army commendation and achievement medals. In 2015, Colonel Chaney was selected as the Army’s Product Manager of the Year. He is an Army Aviator and graduate of the Air Assault course.
 

Colonel William Venable

Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems
Colonel William Venable

Colonel Bill Venable was commissioned in 1996 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry through the U.S. Army’s Green to Gold program after graduating from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Procurement and Acquisitions Management from Webster University. He is a 2018 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Air War College. COL Venable is a Doctoral student in Purdue University’s Technology Leadership and Innovation program.

His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Ranger Course, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Defense Acquisition University’s Executive Program Manager’s Courses, and Senior Service College.

Colonel Venable has served in a variety of command and staff positions including: Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer with the 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA and Battalion S3-Air, Battalion S4, Infantry Rifle Company Commander, and Aide de Camp to the Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI. Since 2006, he has served as an Acquisition Officer in a variety of positions including: Assistant Project Manager for Project Manager – Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Warren, MI; ASA(ALT) Operations Officer for the US Army Network Integration Evaluation, Fort Bliss, TX, and the Department of the Army (ASA(ALT)) Trailboss for Capability Set 13 Network Modernization, Arlington, VA. From December 2013 to August 2016, he served as the Product Manager for Common Systems Integration (ground control), in the U.S, Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office, Redstone Arsenal, AL. His most recent assignments include Branch Chief, Electronics and Special Developments, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, GA and Director, ASA(ALT), Forward CENTCOM, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. His deployments include Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Resolute Support, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award), the Army Achievement Medal (6th Award), the National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), the Iraq Campaign Medal (2nd Campaign Star), the Afghan Campaign Medal (2nd Campaign Star), the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (4th Award), and the NATO Medal. Other awards include the U.S. Army Ranger Tab, the U.S. Army Parachutists Badge, the U.S. Army Air Assault Badge, the Expert Infantry Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge.

Colonel and Mrs. Melody Venable currently maintain their home in Columbus, GA with their three dogs.
 

Dr. Jan Krestan

Materials Engineering Division , Czech Military Research Institute
Dr. Jan Krestan

Jan Krestan is responsible for research and development of national and international projects in the areas of armor protection of persons, military vehicles and buildings, with a particular focus on new special armor materials, processing technology and applications.

John Auten

Operation Research Analyst, DEVCOM Analysis Center
John Auten

Major Gary P. Flowers II

Mobile Protected Firepower/Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team
Major Gary P. Flowers II

Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings

Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems
Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings

Before joining Cypress International, Brian served at in all levels of Department of Defense acquisition management organizations and was a Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Ground Combat Systems, PEO Soldier Programs, and Deputy PEO for Combat Support & Combat Service Support. As a PEO and DPEO, he was responsible for budgeting, development, production, and fielding of components and systems to support the Army. Brian is an Infantry officer with numerous tactical assignments to include the 1st Infantry and 101st Airborne Division. Brian also had numerous previous assignments both operational and acquisition which includes service in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars.

Brian has led and conducted many strategic engagements with senior leaders of companies operating in the Defense Industrial Base. His experience includes network systems, energy programs, weapons programs, soldier programs and technology development, and legacy and future combat vehicle development and associated technologies, and the enabling combat support and service support programs.

 

Major Steven Naser

Assistant Program Manager, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle APM OMFV, PM Maneuver Combat Systems
Major Steven Naser

 MAJ Steve Naser was commissioned as in Infantry Officer through OCS in 2009.  He was assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Knox, KY.  His first assignment was as a Rifle Platoon Leader in 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment with follow on assignments as a Company Executive Officer and Assistant S3 in 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment.  During this time he deployed to Khost Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 

Following completion of the Maneuver Captains Career MAJ Naser was assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX.  His first assignment in this unit was as an assistant S3 in 1st Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment.  Following that assignment, he assumed command of B Company, 3rd Battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment and followed that assignment by taking command of HHC 3rd Battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment.  While serving at Fort Hood, he decided to transition the Acquisition Corps and attended school at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

MAJ Naser’s first assignment as an acquisition officer was as Assistant Project Manager in PEO Ground Combat Systems in Warren, MI.  He was assigned to the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program and has assisted in developing the new strategy to field a next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle.  He was assigned as the programmatic lead on the Ground Combat Systems Common Infrastructure Architecture (GCIA) v.2.0 development.  Currently he is leading the IPT for DevSecOps within PdM OMFV.

MAJ Naser is a graduate of the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership course, the Maneuver Captains’ Career Course, and the Naval War College.  He is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a BS in Criminology, Columbus State University with an MS in Organizational Leadership, and the Naval Postgraduate School with an MS in Systems Engineering Management.

Mr. James Amato

Executive Technical Director / Deputy to the Commander, Army Test and Evaluation Command
Mr. James Amato

Mr. James Amato was appointed as the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Executive Technical Director/Deputy to the Commander position in October 2020. In this capacity, he oversees the technical execution of all ATEC test plans and reports, as well as the command’s evaluation strategy and analyses. He is also responsible for integrating the command’s instrumentation, policy, modeling and simulation, and continuous business improvement projects. He ensures that Army and Office of the Secretary of Defense senior leaders have the essential information required before weapons and equipment are placed into the hands of Soldiers and throughout the lifecycle of those systems.
 

Mr. Amato formerly served as the Director of the U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA)
as a direct report unit to the Army Materiel Command from August 2013-February 2019. He later
became the Director of the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Data and Analysis
Center (DAC) when AMSAA transitioned into the U.S. Army Futures Command and CCDC. He served in this role from February 2019 until October 2020.
 

As Director of CCDC DAC, Mr. Amato led a diverse organization of 650 Civilians and Soldiers who
delivered objective analysis, experimentation, and data across the entire life cycle of weapon systems -- enhancing Readiness and enabling Modernization. These world-class engineers, data scientists, mathematicians, and operations research analysts informed critical decisions on requirements trades, technology investments, acquisition strategies and risk, test and evaluation, cyber resiliency, soldier performance, sustainment alternatives, and lifecycle cost.
 

Mr. Amato was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in September 2008 and served as the
Executive Director of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command at Fort Hood, Texas – a position he held until July 2013. He led operational testing of Army and Joint weapons to determine effectiveness, suitability, and survivability. Mr. Amato also served as ATEC’s Executive Agent for the first five Network Integration Evaluations. In addition, he was responsible for the Forward Operational Assessment teams, who deployed into Iraq and Afghanistan to collect Soldier feedback on weapons systems and
equipment.

Mr. Mark Cancian

Senior adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. Mark Cancian

Mark Cancian (Colonel, USMCR, ret.) is a senior adviser with the CSIS International Security Program. He joined CSIS in April 2015 from the Office of Management and Budget, where he spent more than seven years as chief of the Force Structure and Investment Division, working on issues such as Department of Defense budget strategy, war funding, and procurement programs, as well as nuclear weapons development and nonproliferation activities in the Department of Energy. Previously, he worked on force structure and acquisition issues in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and ran research and executive programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. In the military, Colonel Cancian spent over three decades in the U.S. Marine Corps, active and reserve, serving as an infantry, artillery, and civil affairs officer and on overseas tours in Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Iraq (twice). Since 2000, he has been an adjunct faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where he teaches a course on the connection between policy and analysis. A prolific author, he has published over 40 articles on military operations, acquisition, budgets, and strategy and received numerous writing awards. He graduated with high honors (magna cum laude) from Harvard College and with highest honors (Baker scholar) from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Richard Hooper

Programme Manager, Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence
Mr. Richard  Hooper

Richard Hooper is the Land Systems Programme Manager at Dstl, responsible for the delivery of Science and Technology across the Land environment. Previously a Principal Vetronics Engineer in Platform Systems Division, Dstl, he led the UK Icarus Technical Demonstration Programme, developing architecture standards to support an agile Modular Integrated Protection System (MIPS) capability for land platforms.

Mr. Rob Baker

Discipline Lead, Advanced Vehicle Protection, Defence Science and TechnologyGroup, Australian Department of Defence
Mr. Rob Baker

Rob Baker completed an Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree with honours at the University of Adelaide in 1998 and commenced with Weapons Systems Division at the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) in 2000 into as a Weapons Modeller and Analyst.


Rob has worked on Army, Navy and Air force programs conducting research and delivering advice and support to acquisition and capability development mainly associated with weapons systems and operational support with a focus on missile systems.

Rob’s experience and background includes a secondment to UK DSTL in 2007, deployment to Afghanistan as an operations analyst in 2010, probabilistic range safety expertise, and 4 years as an advisor with the Australian Special Forces.

Since early 2016, Rob has been leading the Active Protection Systems program at DST Group. This has involved conducting research, leading research teams, managing various collaborative programs with partner nations and providing advice to Army and the Land 400 Project on Active Protection systems and Anti-Tank guided missiles.
 

Ms. Lisa Gronowski

Project Manager, Vehicle Protection Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems
Ms. Lisa Gronowski

Scott Coulson

Owner and Founder, Mass XV LLC
Scott  Coulson

Wayne Simoni

Division Chief, Survivability Directorate
Wayne Simoni

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Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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8:50

SAE Conference Opening

Daniele Moreschi

Daniele Moreschi, Director, SAE Media Group

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings, Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems

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9:10

The Fundamental Role of the US Army Test and Evaluation Command in Ensuring Armored Vehicle Excellence

Mr. James Amato, Executive Technical Director / Deputy to the Commander, Army Test and Evaluation Command

• Core ATEC programs aimed at armored vehicle development.
• Trials and testing as an essential element of APS procurement.
• Optimising survivability for the US Warfighter.
• Future ATEC efforts: Thorough testing of US armored vehicles moving towards the 2030s.
 

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The Role of the VPS Office in enhancing US Army Vehicle Survivability

Ms. Lisa Gronowski

Ms. Lisa Gronowski, Project Manager, Vehicle Protection Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems

• VPS program success to-date.
• Updates on the Vehicle Protection System implantation for US Army systems.
• Developing safe and scalable modular protection systems
• MAPS Collaboration opportunities.
• Current and future fleet platform requirement gaps.
 

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Morning Coffee

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Stryker Brigade Combat Team Active Protection Systems Efforts and Priorities

Colonel William Venable, Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems

• The platform specific limitations and challenges of implementing APS systems onto the Stryker.
• Updates on the trial process for ‘off the shelf’ APS on the Stryker.
• Looking at the possibilities for solutions to enhance Stryker survivability, including the potential of ‘hybrid’ systems.
 

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The Future of US Armor: Developments made in Creating and Realising the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Fleet and the work of PM Manuever Combat Systems

Major Steven Naser, Assistant Program Manager, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle APM OMFV, PM Maneuver Combat Systems

• Narrowing capability gaps by creating a multi-faceted, multi-domain platform.
• Artificial intelligence and the role of target identification to maximise both survivability and lethality
• Emphasising open architecture as a means of maintaining operational advantages and allowing for constant development
• Future APS technology for NGCV platforms, the challenges and solution.
• APS in relation to new unmanned armoured vehicles.
 

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12:30

Networking Lunch

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14:10

Military Panel Discussion: Advancing Vehicle Protection Systems integration into the U.S. Army

 • What are the core operational considerations that drive armored vehicle protection system requirements 

• Creating a modular ‘system of systems’ through partnership with Industry 
 • APS as part of comprehensive integrated mission system

Colonel William Venable, Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems

Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings, Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems

Major Steven Naser, Assistant Program Manager, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle APM OMFV, PM Maneuver Combat Systems

Wayne Simoni

Wayne Simoni, Division Chief, Survivability Directorate

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14:55

Afternoon Tea

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Ensuring Operational Success for the Australian Military Through Effective Development and Integration of APS (Virtual)

Mr. Rob Baker, Discipline Lead, Advanced Vehicle Protection, Defence Science and TechnologyGroup, Australian Department of Defence

• Optimizing countermeasures to increase lethality against threats and reduce collateral hazards.
• Enhances to APS capability to counter salvos and swarms of threats.
• Current Australian development and research plans in regard to both Hard and Soft Kill systems.
• Future goals of Australian APS trials and implementation.
 

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Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings, Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings, Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems

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9:10

Enhancing Training at the Combined Arms Center to Keep Pace with US Army Armored Vehicle Development

Brigadier General Charles T. Lombardo, Deputy Commanding General Combined Arms Center Training, Combined Arms Center

• Evaluating the work of CAC-T in regard to armored vehicles.
• Training considerations as APS becomes more prevalent.
• Revitalised training as a core element of operational integration of modern armor concepts.
 

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Assessing the Role of the Maneuver Centre of Excellence in Developing Doctrine and Capabilities for the Future of US Armor Platforms

Colonel Esli Pitts, Director of Training and Doctrine, Maneuver Center of Excellence

 
  •   Analysing the changing operational environment of today and the complex threats faced by armored personnel
  • Developing agile and adaptive armor personnel and platforms including the integration of APS in order to guarantee mission success 
  • Maximising the operational capacity of US armor and APS as a force enabler
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    Morning Coffee

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    An Overview of the Work and Findings of the DEVCOM Analysis Center in Regard to Analysis of APS Technology

     

    • APS Survivability Analysis Framework
    • Modelling and Simulation to provide end-to-end analysis capability
    • Testing and Analysis to address system performance and operational effectiveness
    • Collaboration with other organizations to further APS development
    • Highlights of additional DAC APS M&S and Analyses enhancements

    Patrick J. O'Neill

    Patrick J. O'Neill, Director, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - DEVCOM Analysis Center

    John Auten

    John Auten, Operation Research Analyst, DEVCOM Analysis Center

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    How Aviation Based Solutions for Long-Term Platform Survivability Against Evolving Threats Can Enhance APS Development for Ground Assets

    Colonel Kevin Chaney, Project Manager, Future Attack and Reconaissance Aircraft, PEO Aviation

    • Lessons to be learned from active protection in the air domain.
    • Integrating multiple soft-kill measures to combat a variety of threats
    • Opportunities for collaboration and information sharing across the air and ground domains.
     

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    Networking Lunch

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    The Impact of 'bringing a knife to a gunfight' in Armored Vehicle Development

    Scott  Coulson

    Scott Coulson, Owner and Founder, Mass XV LLC

  •  The demonstrated broad proliferation of anti-armor weapons
  • The impact this has had on future combat vehicle development
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    14:10

    Analysis of US Armored Vehicle programs in budgets and strategy

    Mr. Mark Cancian, Senior adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies

    • Evaluating Armored vehicle programs in the emerging Biden administration strategy.
    • Armored vehicle programs and Army modernization priorities.
    • Assessing recent congressional and administration actions.
     

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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Major General (Ret'd) Brian Cummings, Former Program Executive Officer, PEO Ground Combat Systems

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    SAE Conference Close

    Emily Hood

    Emily Hood, Events Executive, SAE Media Group


    Project Engineer
    Presidency of Defence Industries - SSB
    Deputy Commanding General Combined Arms Center Training
    Combined Arms Center
    Director of Training and Doctrine
    Maneuver Center of Excellence
    Project Manager, Future Attack and Reconaissance Aircraft
    PEO Aviation
    Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team
    PEO Ground Combat Systems
    Materials Engineering Division
    Czech Military Research Institute
    Operation Research Analyst
    DEVCOM Analysis Center
    Mobile Protected Firepower/Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
    Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team
    Former Program Executive Officer
    PEO Ground Combat Systems
    Assistant Program Manager, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle APM OMFV
    PM Maneuver Combat Systems
    Executive Technical Director / Deputy to the Commander
    Army Test and Evaluation Command
    Senior adviser
    Center for Strategic and International Studies
    Programme Manager
    Dstl, UK Ministry of Defence
    Discipline Lead, Advanced Vehicle Protection
    Defence Science and TechnologyGroup, Australian Department of Defence
    Project Manager, Vehicle Protection Systems
    PEO Ground Combat Systems
    Owner and Founder
    Mass XV LLC
    Division Chief
    Survivability Directorate

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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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