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• Hear keynote briefi ngs from leading Central and Eastern
European Nations including updates from heads of land
procurement and operational command within: The
Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Romania, Lithuania,
Latvia, Bulgaria and Slovenia
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Central & Eastern Europe’s Most Focused Armoured Vehicles Meeting
The SMi Group Proudly Present The 3rd Annual...
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2017
15th -16th
MAY
Andels Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague
czech republic
CHairMaN:
Major General (ret) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander,
Joint Forces, Czech Ministry of Defence
seNior MiLitarY sPeaKers:
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Head of Support Branch,
Czech Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director Armament and
Procurement, Austrian Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Mircea Mindrescu, Deputy Commander,
Land Forces Operational Component, Romanian Armed Forces
Brigadier General Morten Eggen, Head of Land Systems
Armament and Procurement, Norwegian Defence Logistics
Organisation
Brigadier General Norbert Wagner, Commander, Munster
Training Centre, German Army
Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land
Systems, Spanish Ministry of Defence
Colonel Glenn Dean, Project Manager Stryker, PEO Ground
Combat Systems, United States Army
Colonel Ilmaˉrs Lejin
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š, Commander,
Latvian Land Forces
Colonel Dalius Polekauskas, Chief of Staff,
Lithuanian Land Forces
Colonel Tomas Dvoracek, Director, Land Forces Armaments,
Armaments and Acquisition Division, Czech Ministry of Defence
Colonel Ing. Zdeneˇk Mikula, Head of Mechanized & Infantry
Section, Capabilities Development & Planning Division,
Czech Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant Colonel Miroslav Radoslavov,
Chief, Interoperability and Planning Department,
Bulgarian Land Forces HQ
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kerdik, Commander 73rd Tank
Battalion, Czech Army
Mr Fatih Yakici, Head of Land Platforms, SSM,
Turkish Ministry of Defence

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Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe 2017
Day One Monday 15th May
8.00 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Major General (ret) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander,
Joint Forces, Czech Ministry of Defence
8.40 Optimising The Deployment and Maintenance of Armoured
Vehicles
• Assessing the through life support needs for the Czech land
forces armoured vehicles
• Managing spare parts and repair when in theatre and on
operations
• Engineering and upgrade capability
• Seeing logistics as a land forces enabler
Major General Jaromir Zuna, Director of Support Division,
Czech Ministry of Defence
9.20 Host Nation Address: Policy, Plans and Capability
Development to Support the Czech Army’s Mechanised Infantry
• The role and structure of the Capabilities Development and
Planning Division within the Czech MoD
• The importance of the Land Forces Mechanised Infantry as a
flexible and rapidly deployable force
• Doctrine and policy to support the mechanised infantry during
modern warfare
• What are the current gaps and areas considered for capability
development?
• Working with procurement to set requirements and integrate
new equipment
Colonel Ing Zdenek Mikula, Head of Mechanized Infantry
Section, Land Forces Development Department, Capabilities
Development Planning Division, Czech Ministry of Defence
10.00 PEO Ground Combat Systems Development of Stryker: Supporting
US Army Europe’s Armoured Capability within the Region
• The demands of the contemporary operational environment
within the Eastern European theatre
• Armament: How the integration of a 30mm weapon system will
bridge and fill capability gaps
• Survivability: Upgrades and integration of double v hull to
counter mine and IED threats
• C4ISTAR: Mission systems enhancing information gathering,
processing and dissemination
• Plans for full introduction and integration
Colonel Glenn Dean, Programme Manager, Stryker, PEO Ground
Combat Systems, United States Army
10.40 Morning Coffee
11.10 Capabilities Delivered by the Austrian Armed Forces Procurement
of BSV10
• Requirements behind BSV10: The need for a highly mobile and
versatile vehicle to support operations in challenging terrain
• BvS10 enhanced crew ergonomics, internal volume and
advanced protection
• Potential for integration of subsystems and different vehicle
variants to support a variety of missions
• Austrian plans and timelines supporting procurement of BSV10
Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director Armament and
Procurement, Austrian Ministry of Defence
11.50 Session Reserved for Lockheed Martin
Mr Simon Johns, Business Development
Manager, Lockheed Martin UK
12.30 Future Development of the Romanian Land Forces to Ensure
Operational Readiness
• Structure of Romanian Land Forces Operational Component
• Romanian requirements for regional security and operations
abroad
• Key areas for growth and investment within the Romanian Army
• Timelines and plans for future force development
Brigadier General Mircea Mandrescu, Commander, Land Forces
Operational Component, Romanian Armed Forces
1.10 Networking Lunch
2.10 German Army Approach to Training and Doctrine Development
of Armoured Forces
• An overview of the operational environment and the
challenges that armoured operators must train to face
• Some of the key areas to consider: Maneuver, Gunnery and
Communications
• Approaches for effective training: Blending synthetic and live
training for cost effective and comprehensive learning
• Feedback from joint exercises and potential for collaboration
with NATO and regional partners
Brigadier General Norbert Wagner, Commander, Munster Training
Centre, German Army
2.50 Evolution and Enhancement of the Lithuanian mechanised
Infantry Brigade “Iron Wolf”
• Brigade force structure of the 6 battalions and important role in
defence of territorial integrity
• Enhancing training and support through international
co-operation with NATO partners
• Enhancing brigade mobility, protection and lethality: New
BOXER vehicles and advantages delivered over legacy M113
tracked APC
• Current further plans and priorities for development of the brigade
Colonel Dalius Polekauskas, Chief of Staff, Land Forces,
Lithuanian Ministry of Defence
3.30 Afternoon Tea
4.00 The Turkish Land Forces Development of Enhanced Survivability
for Armoured Vehicles
• An overview of wheeled and tracked Turkish fighting vehicles
currently developed
• An overview of threats to the vehicle that the Turkish Land
Forces must be prepared to face
• Signature management: Multispectral Camouflage Systems
(Mobile Camouflage)
• Development of Active Protection System Project-AKKOR
• Passive Protection: Flexible Layer Cage Armour System for
Armoured Vehicles
Mr Fatih Yakici, Head of Land Platforms, SSM,
Turkish Ministry of Defence
4.40 BOXER Vehicle Solutions and Applications for Modern Land
Warfare
• History of the programme from concept to completion
• Survivability: Proven protection against ballistic threats
Integrated state-of-the-art protection against mine/IED
• Lethality: Integration of new weapon systems such as a 30mm
capability
• Modularity and Mobility: The advantage of a multi-role vehicle
for adapting mission requirements
• Feedback from collaboration with the German, Netherlands
and Lithuanian Armed Forces
Mr Andreas Zekorn, Programme Manager, BOXER, OCCAR
5.20 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Major General (ret) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander,
Joint Forces, Czech Ministry of Defence
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8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Major General (ret) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander,
Joint Forces, Czech Ministry of Defence
9.10 Keynote Address: Future Armoured Vehicles
- Norwegian Perspectives and Experiences
• Current force structure overview of the Norwegian Land Forces
• Combat vehicle capability areas that have recently seen
development
• Finding from the recent white paper and subsequent future
priorities
Brigadier General Morten Eggen, Head of Land Systems
Armament and Procurement,
Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation
9.50 Czech Army Armoured Vehicle Procurement and Systems
Integration
• An overview of the fleet structure and management
• Light medium and heavy platforms currently utilised within the
land forces
• Key areas within the vehicles for development: C4I, Weapon
Systems and Survivability
• Where are the current capability gaps and what are the
capabilities under consideration?
Colonel Tomas Dvoracek, Director, Land Forces Armaments,
Armaments and Acquisition Division, Czech Ministry of Defence
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Combat Vehicle Modernisation within the Spanish Land Forces
• Operational requirements of the Spanish land forces
• A focus on combat vehicle modernisation within key platforms:
- 8x8 APC
- Pizarro IFV
- Leopard MBT
• Future milestones for capability development
Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land Systems,
Spanish MoD
11.40 Plans for Infantry Brigade Mechanisation and Integration of
Combat Vehicles into the Latvian Armed Forces
• Structure, strategy and doctrine of Latvian army: How must
the Latvian Armed Forces adapt to meet existing and future
threats?
• Current priorities for capability development: The need
for combat vehicles to support land forces in the area of
protected mobility and fire power
• Procurement of CVRT and timelines for introduction of the
vehicle into the army
• Plans and areas for upgrade of the systems to meet Latvian
requirements
Colonel Ilmars Atis Lejins, Commander of Land Forces Brigade,
Latvian Armed Forces
12.20 Networking Lunch
1.20 Bulgarian Development of Mechanised Forces Interoperability
and Combat Effectiveness
• Bulgarian land force development plans for the army to meet
the challenges of the current operational environment
• A focus on combat vehicles assets within the army:
- T72
- BMP-23
- Mine protected vehicle
• Lessons learnt from mechanised operations in Afghanistan and
Iraq
• Plans for enhancing interoperability with NATO partners:
Feedback from mechanised exercises and training
Lieutenant Colonel Miroslav Radoslavov , Chief, Interoperability and
Planning Department, Land Forces HQ, Bulgarian Armed Forces
2.00 73rd Tank Battalion: Ensuring Operational Readiness and Combat
Effectiveness
• Overview of the Battalion structure and force development in
recent years
• Feedback from new equipment that has been introduced and
upgrades to the T-72 MBT
• Feedback from ongoing joint exercises and collaboration with
international and regional partners
• Current training and doctrine utilised to ensure operational
readiness
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kerdik, Commander 73rd Tank Battalion,
Czech Armed Forces
2.40 Afternoon Tea
3.10 UK Development of Active Integrated Protection Systems for
Combat Vehicles
• An overview of project Medusa and the operational
requirements driving procurement
• Test and evaluation models for combat vehicle soft kill and
hard kill active protection
• Feedback from trials and subsequent integration challenges
• Steps forward for the UK programme and progress I
implementation
Ms Heather Elsley, Programme Manager, Land Integrated
Survivability Programme Delivery Directorate, DSTL
3.50 Acquisition Through Life Cycle Support of Armoured Vehicles
and Anti-Armour Weapon Systems: Key Aspects from the NSPA
Perspective
• Acquisition of Armoured Vehicles: Challenges and Lessons Learned
• Integration of Sensors and Weapons: A Supportability Perspective
• Long Term Cooperative Support for Anti-Armour Missiles:
Case Studies for new and legacy systems
• Approaches to Missile’s service life extension - Different cases
in which life extension worked out (TOW, Stinger, Hellfire, Spike).
Advice for new missile acquisition
Mr Giorgio Scappaticci, Head of Weapons Systems and
Equipment Support, NSPA
4.30 Armament and Modernization Programs for the Development of
Motorised and Mechanised Battalions
• Activities, next steps and future plans
• LMV 4x4
• APC 6x6
• APC 8x8
• IFV 8x8
Mr Miha Matek, Head of Armaments Project Management
Division, Slovenian Ministry of Defence
5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Major General (ret) Josef Sedlak, Former Commander,
Joint Forces, Czech Ministry of Defence
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Future Armoured Vehicles Central Eastern Europe
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