The Conference

The 11th Annual Close Air Support Conference will be held on the 7^th, 8^th November 2013 at the Victory Services Club in London. The aim of the Close Air Support Conference is to provide an opportunity for military, government and industry personnel involved with Close Air Support and Close Air Support programmes to share programme updates, future requirements, new technologies and Lessons Identified relating to Close Air Support and contemporary operations.

The Close Air Support Conference will be attended by requirements and acquisition officials from the Land and Air Systems divisions on national procurement bodies, as well as senior military Officers from nations across the world. Also present will be the senior management of the leading industry contractors providing relevant technologies.

The Event

The conference will be held at Victory Services Club, London. The VSC is conveniently located in central London and is easily reached from London airports and rail stations. The conference will follow the format of previous conferences namely 2 days of presentations looking at contemporary national CAS programmes. The presentations are interspersed with generous breaks to allow private discussion and viewing of the exhibition area. A lunch will be provided each day as well as refreshments during breaks.

2012 CAS Conference Sponsors

MetaVR and Battlespace Simulations, Inc. (BSI) have teamed to provide a comprehensive CAS/Joint Fires training system. This combined training system, comprised of MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) and BSI's Modern Air Combat Environment (MACE) scenario/entity generator, was recently accredited by the Joint Fire Support (JFS) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) for Types 1,2, and 3 control, day and night control, and laser target designation, in accordance with the JTAC Memorandum of Agreement. In addition to VRSG and MACE, this system incorporates BSI's Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Viper Radio and DIScord DIS Recorder application for recording and AAR/playback of missions. This accreditation applies to the AFSOC JTAC trainer, USAF J-T/OSS, AAJTS, JFIRES, and JTAC-TRS systems.

The MACE/VRSG solution enables users to perform training missions on a virtual battlefield with CAS-specific interfaces such as 9-Line, 5–Line, and Call for Fire. Features that support such missions include physics-based weapons performance, laser target designation, full-motion infrared video feeds, human-level behaviors, pathfinding, blast effects calculations, complex weather system control, and a robust weapons and entity library. The MACE/VRSG solution has been fully integrated as the Michigan Air National Guard's 4-meter Joint Fires Dome in Grayling, MI, AFSOC's Special Tactics Training at Hurlburt Field, FL, and AFRL's JTAC-TRS 5-meter domes, and is currently being developed for additional US and international customers.

For more information, see MetaVR’s website at http://www.metavr.com

2013 Associate Sponsors:

Fidelity Technologies Corporation: With over two decades in the Simulation and Training industry, Fidelity drives operational success through dynamic and interactive skill building experiences that bridge the gap between mission actions and training rehearsal systems. Today’s battlefield is a living, breathing, complex and ever-changing front whose challenges and targets adapt as rapidly as the tactics developed to combat them. Through a true modular and scalable baseline architecture, Fidelity’s FidEX Product Line provides the warfighter with increased operability for long term solutions, allowing the training environment capability to evolve alongside the training curriculum. Give your warfighters the solutions they deserve with Fidelity Technologies. www.fidelitytech.com