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| DAY TWO – TUESDAY 2nd DECEMBER 2003 - ( view day 1 ) |
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| 08:30 |
Coffee & Registration |
| 09:00 |
Opening Address From Chairman |
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2nd Session - Computers & Communications |
| 09:10 |
AN/PRC-148 MBITR radio and its contribution for Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) missions
Mr Gil Limonchik, Business Development Manager, International Tactical Radio, Thales Communications Inc. USA .
• MBITR radio overview.
• MBITR radio features and their contribution for TACP operations.
• MBITR 20 watt Vehicle adapter for TACP vehicles.
JTRS Enhanced MBITR |
| 09:45 |
Rugged Portable Computers for Dismounted Applications
Mr Steve Northam, Director, EDO MBM Technology Ltd.
Joined MBM in 1992, and worked in the rugged computer business since 1998
• An overview of some of the challenges faced by providers of computer hardware for use in extreme environmental conditions.
• The factors requiring consideration when specifying and procuring rugged portable computers.
• A look at some of the current and possible future trends in dismounted computing for military users.
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| 10:20 |
COFFEE & EXHIBITION OPEN |
| 10:55 |
Putting Iron On Targets in The Real World
21st Century Solutions Featuring ANZUS Combat Proven Rosetta
Mr Pete Arthurs ANZUS UK
• What We Bring To The Fight
• How Rosetta Powered JMMTIDS Worked In Operation Iraqi Freedom - A User's
Perspective
• Where This Technology Is Headed
• Latest Real World Test Results (Joint Combat Identification Exercise Sponsored by US Joint Forces Command)
• What It Means To European Warfighters |
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3rd Session - Aircraft Systems |
| 11:30 |
PRISM IDM on RNLAF F-16s
Mr Rick Snyder, VP of Systems Engineering and Integration.
Symetrics Industries LLC
Background and results of PRISM imagery capability demo on RNLAF F-16 MLU aircraft.
• Genesis of PRISM
• Systems integration
• Interoperability with other imagery systems
• Demo results
• Future activities
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| 12:00 |
UK Offensive Air Support Capabilities and Concepts
Sqn Ldr Dheeraj Bhasin, B Eng(Hons) MRAeS, RAF.
Tactics Wing , UK Air Warfare Centre
• UK OAS aircraft capabilities
• UK OAS Weapons
• UK CAS Training
• UK CAS Procedures
• Future aspirations for UK CAS capabilities
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| 12:30 |
LUNCH & EXHIBITION OPEN |
| 13:30 |
CAS State of the Art
Ken L Edwards BA(Hons) MSc Ceng FIEE MRAeS MAPM
Targeting Technical Leader, QinetiQ Targeting Group
• Requirement for digital Close Air Support / Forward Air Control
• Requirement for interoperability
• Requirement for ease of use
• Requirement for imagery Airborne and ground equipment
• Requirement for datalink interoperability |
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4th Session - Air Delivered Weapons |
| 14:00 |
Paveway IV = Total Operational Flexibility
Mr Dean Mason, Weapons Systems Business Manager Raytheon Systems Ltd
• Precision Guided Bomb Requirement
• Enhanced Paveway 2
• Paveway IV Overview
• Growth Options
• Future Applications
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| 14:30 |
Maverick Close Air Support For Today & Tomorrow
Mr Bob Carter, Business development Manager, Strike Systems
Raytheon Missile Systems
• Background
• Combat History
• Weapon Overview
• Performance
• Upgrades & Future Variants
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| 15:00 |
AFTERNOON TEA EXHIBITION OPEN |
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5th Session Training & Simulation |
| 15:30 |
Virtual reality Simulation, a reality now.
Mr Frido Kuijper, Research Scientist, Command & Control and Simulation Division, TNO-FEL
TNO-FEL's FAC training simulator has been in operational use for a number of years and continues to be developed further. The presentation will address the following issues:
• FACSIM project history
• The training concept
• Technology alternatives and system architecture
• Lessons learned
• Future development road-map
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CAS Simulation Training.
Mr. Todd T Haley, Corporate Product Manager,
FATS, inc (Firearms Training Systems)
This presentation will seek to educate the audience on the FATS I-FACT (Indirect Fire-Forward Air Control Trainer) the world's first commercially available software based CAS training system. Utilizing the IFACT software trainers can conduct unsurpassed, realistic, virtual CAS training in a garrison or deployed environment.
• Introduction to CAS Simulation Training
• Virtual CAS Training
• Pilot-In-The-Loop Training
• Networked CAS Training
• The future of CAS training
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Chairman's Closing Remarks |
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