The Joint Military Training & Simulation Conference will be held in Bristol, UK on the 5th & 6th March 2024. The conference will be run by Omega Conferences & Events in conjunction with the Future Indirect Fires Conference. The aim of the JMTS conference is to examine the likely development of Joint Military Training & Simulation requirements for effective Multi Domain Synthetic Training into the next decade. The conference will feature an authoritative speaker panel of international Military Officers and Industry experts. The conference will act as a forum to review best practise for enhancing Multi Domain Operational effectiveness via the Synthetic Training Environment.
The Joint Military Training & Simulation Conference will be run in conjunction with the Future Indirect Fires 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.
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.
Industry Delegates £1499 + 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 2024 agenda is still work in progress and will be published soon. The following presentations were provided in 2023:
Chairman
Mark Mangham, Director Four Fort Ltd, C2 & Training Consultant
DMSO and how it will promote M&S Coherence
Grant Bailey, Head of Technical Authority, Defence Modelling & Simulation Office (DMSO), UK Strategic Command
Synthetic Training for a 5th Gen Air Force
Wg Cdr Ruari Henderson-Begg, SO1 Training Capability, RAF Air Command
Royal Navy Operational Training
Captain Paul Brooks RN, Navy Dev - Head of Support (Cap Sponsor) and Lt Cdr Stephen Gowling, DOTC(M) Programme Officer 1, Director Develop (Support), Navy
Command HQ
The Collective Training Transformation Programme
Lt Col H D Waller RA, SO1 Training Capability Strategy, Collective Training Transformation Programme, Army HQ
Industry Technology Briefing - Elbit Systems UK Ltd
leveraging the Unity Game Engine for Military Simulation & Mission Rehearsal
Mr Tom Ball, Contractor, Battlespace Simulations Inc
Joint Fires and Targeting – Training for Success During Major Combat Operations
Jay “Hoss” Ballard, CASC Contract Manager, Calian Group Limited
NATO Joint Warfare Centre: Simulation in support of Operational Level Excercises
Mr Philip Draper, Head Computer Assisted Exercise Support Branch, NATO Joint Warfare Centre, Stavanger Norway
Integrated Distributed Training for Future Mission Requirements
Capt Ben "HATTRICK" Soltis, UAWC/5 CTS (DTC), Deputy Exercise Director, USAFE-AFAFRICA Warrior Prep Center, USAF
Gladiator at the Air Battlespace Training Centre
Wg Cdr Mark Still, Officer Commanding and Sqn Ldr Emma Leonard, Gladiator Strategic Director, Air Battle Space Training Centre (ABTC), Royal Air Force
Multi Level JFSE Training Simulation in Joint Fires Excercise
Lt Col Pier Vincenzo Pizzo, Integration Test Bed & Simulation Branch Chief in Fire Targeting & Info Ops Centre of Italian Army Artillery HQ
The UK Joint Helicopters Command’s Challenge of Multi-Platform, Multi-Stakeholder, Synthetic Collective Training Development.
Lt Col Max Garrety, SO1 Simulation, HQ Joint Helicopter Command