The Future Indirect Fires Conference will be held at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, on the 20th & 21st July 2022. The conference will be run by Omega Conferences & Events in conjunction with the Joint Military Training & Simulation Conference (JMTS). The aim of the conference is to examine the likely development of Joint Lethal & Non Lethal Indirect Fires during the next decade. The conference will include presentations from senior officers from many different countries and provide an opportunity for industry input.
The Future Indirect Fires Conference will be held in Bristol, UK on 20th & 21st July 2022. The aim of the conference is to examine the likely development of Joint Lethal & Non Lethal Indirect Fires during the next decade. The conference will build on the 2021 event (live event despite COVID) with an authoritative speaker panel of international Military Officers and Industry experts. The conference will act as a forum to review best practise for Equipping, Training, Integrating and Applying Indirect Fires in the future.
The Future Indirect Fires Conference will be run in conjunction with the Joint Military Training & Simulation Conference. There will be two streams within one large venue. Attendees will be able to access both streams within the same ticket price. Each stream will have its own room for presentations. There will be a combined breakout area with an exhibition and catering.
By collocating the two streams (Indirect Fires and Simulation Training) we are better able to address linked contemporary Indirect Fires challenges and the Synthetic Training Environment. The Multi Domain Battlespace is increasingly complex. The technical and operational boundaries between Ground and Air Launched Fires and Manoeuvre elements are increasingly blurred by weapon & sensor ranges, precision and sensor to shooter data links. The Synthetic Training Environment is a vital component of operational readiness by creating cognitive superiority at individual, crew and collective levels. Achieving this requires a high fidelity layered Synthetic Training Environment from semi immersive platforms on tablets and smart phones to fully immersive virtual and augmented reality systems. By collocating these two events we are providing attendees access to both the Fires end user operational needs and the synthetic training solutions to those needs.
There will be two lecture theatres to host each stream and a common exhibition and catering area. Attendees to any event will have full access to the other two streams within the ticket price and may pick & choose which presentations they attend. The event will be well attended by military and government personnel responsible for the development of these areas. Locating the event in Bristol ensures good attendance from DE&S personnel located at MOD Abbey Wood and the nearby Army HQ. Good transport links via road, rail & air ensures a good attendance by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy personnel from elsewhere in the UK and by international attendees. Our policy is to offer free attendance (on a quality vetted basis) to military and government personnel thus removing a significant obstacle to their attendance.
The JMTS Stream will cover key areas within Simulation, Education & Training, including Procurement Programmes, Standards, Training & Technological development.
The Artillery Stream will cover contemporary Indirect Fires challenges associated with Find, Fix, Understand, Strike, Equip and Integrate.
Since its inception in 2015 the event has really grown. The 2020 event had just over 200 attendees and the 2021 150 despite COVID and travel restrictions. The Future Indirect Fires Conference will be attended by requirements and acquisition officials from the Land 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.
For security reasons we will only provide the conference location on request or to registered attendees. Please email digby.williams (at) omconf.com for the location.
Currently there are no COVID restrictions on events and gatherings in England. Fully vaccinated international visitors can enter and exit the UK without any local restriction. No quarantine or tests required.
Industry Delegates £1450 + VAT
Mil/Govt Delegates £0
Discounts
Group booking of 3 or more delegates = 10% discount
For Sponsorship and Exhibition packages please contact us for details.
The 2022 agenda is still work in progress and will be published in full soon. The following speakers and topics are confirmed at this stage:
Early Confirmed Speakers & Topics:
Chairman Lt Col (Retd) Andy Tate, Former US Marine Corps Artillery Officer
THE UK Fires Programme
Lt Col Tony Neylan, Assistant Head Deep Effects and Lt Col Iain Harrop, SO1 Fires, Army HQ
US Army Long Range Precision Fires Developments
Colonel Cobb Laslie, Chief of Staff, Long Range Precision Fires, Cross Functional Team, US Army Futures Command
The Mobile Sound Ranging Array
Mr Alex Koers, cofounder and director, Microflown AVISA
Artillery Systems Life Cycle Management through Support Partnerships
Mr Tim Ingersoll, Land Combat Systems Section Chief, Air & Land Combat Systems Programme, NATO Support & Procurement Agency
Optimizing indirect firing weapons for the modern battlefield using muzzle velocity radars
Lars Krogh Vammen, Director of Business Development & Finn Kobberø, Product Manager Muzzle Velocity Radars, Weibel
US Army R&D Artillery Technology Organization and Competencies
Melvin Downes, Chief of Staff (Acting), Weapons & Software Engineering Center (WSEC) HQ’s, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
US Army Artillery Cannon Artillery Advancement
James Bendick, Competency Manager for Indirect Fire Cannon Design Division, Benet Laboratories, WSEC
US Army Towed Artillery Systems Technology
Vincent Leto, Competency Manager for the Developmental Artillery Systems Division within the Weapon Systems and Technology Directorate, WSEC
Extended Range Cannon Artillery System
Josiah Fay, Acting Deputy for Long Range Precision Fires S&T Advisor, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
German Army Indirect Fires Capabilities
Lt Col Fabian Kolbe, SO1 Effects, Fires Branch, Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Centre, German Army
US Marine Corps MAGTF Developments
Lt Col John Fraser, MAGTF Fires Capabilities Integration Officer, Fires Branch Head, GCE Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, US Marine Corps
Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) - Make Every Round Count!
Bernie Gruber (Col USAF, Ret), Director of Guided Projectile Operating Unit and AJ Johnson (Col USMC, Ret), US Army Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE) Field Office Manager, Northrop Grumman
Swedish Army Artillery Developments
Lt Col Kenneth Nygren, Commanding Officer, Swedish Army Artillery School
US Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery Munition Overview
LTC John McGee, Product Manager Combat Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Officer, Armaments & Ammunition, United States Army
Research and Development of UK Firepower to deliver the Next Generation and Generation after Next Munitions
Anthony Lewis, Long Range Deep Fires, Dstl and Garry Jones, Close Support Guns, Dstl
Slovakian Artillery Development
Colonel Roman Bobal, Chief of Fires, Department of Combat Support Operations, General Staff of Armed Forces of Slovak Republic
Italian Infantry Mortar Developments
LTC Livio Cavallaro, Chief, Support Weapons, Italian Army Infantry School
Artillery/Indirect Fires Presentations to be delivered in the concurrent Joint Military Training & Simulation Stream
Training Simulation for JOINT FIRES EXERCISE at Brigade level
Lt. Col Pier Vincenzo Pizzo, Integration Test Bed & Simulation Branch Chief in Targeting & Info Ops Centre, Artillery HQ, Italian Army
Training Artillery without Firing a shot
Michael Wright, Chief S&T Advisor for Fire Control Systems and Anthony Corcella, Chief Technology Officer for Artillery Fire Control Systems Division, FCSTD, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Additional speakers will be announced shortly.