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Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness
23 April - 24 April 2025
Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness

 

Be a part of the Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness Conference and meet with internationally leading Armoured Vehicles experts.

Collaborate across an unmatched 2-day programme and discover what other nations are prioritising and join the Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness conference.

This unique conference will give you the opportunity to be part of an exclusive group of speakers and attendees sharing their challenges and insights and you will gain value in seeing and hearing from world leading experts in the field.

 

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Colonel Charles Seaberry

Colonel Charles Seaberry

Director, US Army Futures Command
Colonel Jamie Hayward

Colonel Jamie Hayward

Programme Director, British Army
Colonel Thomas Knudsen

Colonel Thomas Knudsen

Director, Land Systems, DALO, Danish MoD
Mr Tom Newbery

Mr Tom Newbery

Lead, Platform Survivability Group, Dstl

Colonel Antonio Ramon Llorens Perez

Pizarro Programme Manager, DGAM
Colonel Antonio Ramon Llorens Perez

Colonel Charles Seaberry

Director, US Army Futures Command
Colonel Charles Seaberry

Colonel Jamie Hayward

Programme Director, British Army
Colonel Jamie Hayward

Colonel Thomas Knudsen

Director, Land Systems, DALO, Danish MoD
Colonel Thomas Knudsen

Lieutenant Colonel Jose Andrade

Commander 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Portuguese Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Jose Andrade

Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Foulerton

SO1 Capability Integration, British Army Land Warfare Centre
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Foulerton

Major (Ret'd) Kamil Balwar

Desk Officer - Project Manager MBT, Czech Armed Forces
Major (Ret'd) Kamil Balwar

Major Charles Bradford

SO2 Future Force, British Army
Major Charles Bradford

Mr Cezary Szydlik

Technical Officer/ Project Coordinator, NATO NSPA
Mr Cezary Szydlik

Mr Elias Stipidis

Technical Coordinator, European Defence Fund
Mr Elias Stipidis

Mr Jan Gosewinkel

Vehicles & Trials Officer - BOXER Programme Division, OCCAR EA
Mr Jan Gosewinkel

Mr Tarkan Turkcan

Director CV90, BAE Systems Hagglunds
Mr Tarkan Turkcan

Mr Thomas Young

LOSA Chief Engineer, UK MoD DE&S
Mr Thomas Young

Mr Tom Newbery

Lead, Platform Survivability Group, Dstl
Mr Tom Newbery

Mr William Suttie

Former Fellow, DSTL
Mr William Suttie

Professor Marco Martorella

Chair in RF and Space Sensing, Head of the Microwave Integrated Sensing Lab MISL, NATO SET Panel
Professor  Marco Martorella

Senior Representative

, US Army
Senior Representative

Senior Representative

, Bundeswehr
Senior Representative

This is THE community meeting place dedicated to Armoured Situational Awareness Systems. This event will bring you access to key stakeholders across military, government, and industry to discuss the future of the sector. Enjoy unparalleled networking opportunities with senior leaders in the Armoured Vehicles Community.

Who should attend?

National militaries:

  • Armoured vehicle operations leaders
  • Equipment procurement officers
  • Technical experts

Industry:

  • Businesses looking to break into the market
  • Established players looking to expand their contacts
  • Developers and innovators in situational awareness technology

This conference comes at a vital time as advances in the world of Situational Awareness technology proving to be ever more vital in the war in Ukraine.

As Situational Awareness becomes an increasingly mainstream conversation within the armoured vehicles community and the market becomes increasingly saturated, gaining key insights and views from the experts will give you a fighting edge.

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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8:55

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Mr William Suttie

Mr William Suttie, Former Fellow, DSTL

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9:00

Situational Awareness and Battlefield Management as the Future of Armoured Warfare

  •  The need for strong situational awareness and the capabilities provided by Ajax
  • Situational Awareness as a form of survivability
  • Colonel Jamie Hayward

    Colonel Jamie Hayward, Programme Director, British Army

    Major Simon Lukas

    Major Simon Lukas, SO2 Lethality, British Army

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    9:30

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    10:00

    Creating a future ready force and integrating armour at all levels

    Major Charles Bradford

    Major Charles Bradford, SO2 Future Force, British Army

  •  Avoiding tunnel vision - The importance and viability of composite system systems and situational awareness at all levels
  • The possibilities for platform situational awareness to improve force integration
  • Working to ensure the platform and its dismounted soldier provide mutual support and benefit
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Maintaining the Operational Edge using standardized Open Systems approaches for land Vehicle System Integration’

    Mr Thomas Young

    Mr Thomas Young, LOSA Chief Engineer, UK MoD DE&S

  •  The use of architecture, data, and technical standards to achieve integration and interoperability
  • Issues surrounding Situational Awareness Capabilities and the need for high bandwidth hardware
  • Developments in Generic Vehicle Architecture and the Land Data Model
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    11:30

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    12:00

    Survivability through Situational Awareness Maximisation

    Mr Tom Newbery

    Mr Tom Newbery, Lead, Platform Survivability Group, Dstl

  •  Situational Awareness as the cornerstone of Protection for armoured vehicles
  • Integrating Situational Awareness and APS Systems for a combined generator of Data
  • Requirements for building up digital and electronic architecture to enable the generation of situational awareness data
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    12:30

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    Update of the armored vehicle programs in progress or about to be carried out

  • Overview of current armoured vehicle programs
  • Intended future programs
  • Future direction of spanish armoured capability
  • Colonel Antonio Ramon Llorens Perez

    Colonel Antonio Ramon Llorens Perez, Pizarro Programme Manager, DGAM

    Major Angel Cea

    Major Angel Cea, Techincal Responsible Pizarro Program, DGAM

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    14:00

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    14:30

    Portuguese Army Insights into Situational Awareness

    Lieutenant Colonel Jose Andrade

    Lieutenant Colonel Jose Andrade, Commander 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Portuguese Armed Forces

     Overview of Portuguese Armoured Capability 

    The integration of mounted and dismounted forces

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    15:00

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    Sensor and Optic Technology in the Multinational Boxer Program

    Mr Jan Gosewinkel

    Mr Jan Gosewinkel, Vehicles & Trials Officer - BOXER Programme Division, OCCAR EA

  • Optics and sensors currently in use
  • Different employments of sensors
  • Coordination of Different Requirements vs. Commonality Between the User Nations
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    16:00

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    16:30

    Integrating Situational Awareness Technology with platforms

    Mr Cezary Szydlik

    Mr Cezary Szydlik, Technical Officer/ Project Coordinator, NATO NSPA

  • Overview of the role of the NSPA
  • The need for modernization
  • Ensuring a seamless transition
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    17:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Mr William Suttie

    Mr William Suttie, Former Fellow, DSTL

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    8:55

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Mr William Suttie

    Mr William Suttie, Former Fellow, DSTL

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    9:00

    Integrating New Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness Technology

    Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Foulerton

    Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Foulerton, SO1 Capability Integration, British Army Land Warfare Centre

  •  Requirements for Armoured Situational Awareness
  • Ensuring a seemless transition that does not reduce other capabilities 
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    9:30

    AFC International Collaboration Opportunities To Enhance AFV Development

    Colonel Charles Seaberry

    Colonel Charles Seaberry, Director, US Army Futures Command

  •  DEVCOM Atlantic: mission and vision
  • Enhancing capability through international partnerships
  • Industry opportunities to collaborate with US Army DEVCOM
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    10:00

    M10 Booker Overview

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative, , US Army

  • M10 Booker Overview – Timeline and Capabilities
  • M10 Booker Situational Awareness Capabilities
  • Role of the M10 Booker – Support to the Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Integration of Leopard 2A4 MBT

    Major (Ret'd) Kamil Balwar

    Major (Ret'd) Kamil Balwar, Desk Officer - Project Manager MBT, Czech Armed Forces

  • Modernization of T-72 fleet to meet current operational requirements
  • Lessons learned from Russo-Ukrainian War on armored vehicle combat
  • Future requirements for Czech Armed Forces’ armored vehicle fleets
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    11:30

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    12:00

    Situational Awareness and Weapons System Integration on Future Armoured Vehicles

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative, , Bundeswehr

  • The role of situational awareness in increasing weapon systems lethality
  • Weapons Systems information as a form of situational awareness
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    12:30

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    Danish Efforts to Improve Situational Awareness On Armoured Vehicles

    Colonel Thomas Knudsen

    Colonel Thomas Knudsen, Director, Land Systems, DALO, Danish MoD

     • Overview of current modernisation efforts
    • Efforts with the CV90

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    14:00

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    14:30

    CV90: Future Combat Vehicle Technologies - Developing Enhanced Situational Awareness

    Mr Tarkan Turkcan

    Mr Tarkan Turkcan, Director CV90, BAE Systems Hagglunds

  • Intended future Situational Awareness capabilities for CV90
  • Development prospects for the CV90 going forwards
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    15:00

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    Sensing Technologies for Situational Awareness: the NATO SET Panel Perspective

    Professor  Marco Martorella

    Professor Marco Martorella, Chair in RF and Space Sensing, Head of the Microwave Integrated Sensing Lab MISL, NATO SET Panel

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    16:00

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    16:30

    Recent EDF projects and Collaborative Situational Awareness with Manned and Unmanned Systems

    Mr Elias Stipidis

    Mr Elias Stipidis, Technical Coordinator, European Defence Fund

  •   The challenges created by the blurring definition of the front line
  • Importance of long-range situational awareness in operational level movements
  • Combining ISTAR and localized situational awareness information
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    17:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Mr William Suttie

    Mr William Suttie, Former Fellow, DSTL


    Pizarro Programme Manager
    DGAM
    Director
    US Army Futures Command
    Programme Director
    British Army
    Director, Land Systems
    DALO, Danish MoD
    Commander 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion
    Portuguese Armed Forces
    SO1 Capability Integration
    British Army Land Warfare Centre
    Desk Officer - Project Manager MBT
    Czech Armed Forces
    SO2 Future Force
    British Army
    Technical Officer/ Project Coordinator
    NATO NSPA
    Technical Coordinator
    European Defence Fund
    Vehicles & Trials Officer - BOXER Programme Division
    OCCAR EA
    Director CV90
    BAE Systems Hagglunds
    LOSA Chief Engineer
    UK MoD DE&S
    Lead, Platform Survivability Group
    Dstl
    Former Fellow
    DSTL
    Chair in RF and Space Sensing, Head of the Microwave Integrated Sensing Lab MISL
    NATO SET Panel
    US Army
    Bundeswehr

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