BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Thales and General Dynamics to unveil new armoured vehicle strategies

SOUTHWARK, U.K. - July 21, 2015 - PRLog -- SMi's Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015 conference will provide unrivalled insight into what leading defence nations and their selected OEMS are doing to enhance the safety and security of their troops, through the development of armour and blast protection solutions. This unique event focusses on the collaboration between military and industry and invites not only capability and operational flag officers to share their lessons learnt from theatre, but also the lead engineers, chief scientists and technical directors from the vehicle manufacturers themselves, who create the platforms and technologies at the heart of the armoured vehicle.

The 2015 agenda features the following speakers:
• Major General Aguiar Santos, Mechanised Brigade Commander, Portuguese Army
• Brigadier General Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land Systems, Spanish Army
• Brigadier Ben Barry (ret), Senior Fellow Land Warfare, IISS
• Brigadier General Norbert Huber, Director Armament and Procurement, Austrian MoD
• Brigadier Martin Wijnen, Commander of 43 Mechanized Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army
• Colonel Egbert Teeuw, Head of Ground Based Weapons Systems, Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation
• Lieutenant Colonel Henk Ouwehand, Commander of 45 Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army
• Major Claus Heesakker Johansen, Armoured Vehicles Study and Development Branch, Danish Army Combat and Fire Support Centre (sfc)
• Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE Systems
• Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC, KMW & Rheinmetall
• Mr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin
• Mr Gary Hines, Head of Protected Vehicles, Thales
• Mr John Abunassar, Chief Engineer, General Dynamics Land Systems
• Professor Bryn James, Head of Armour & Protection, DSTL
• Mr Ian Elgy, Capability Lead for Blast and IED Protection, DSTL
• Mr Martin Hagstrom, Programme Manager, Weapons and Protection, FOI
• Mr Robert Shaw, C-IED Advisor, UNMAS, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations, UN
• Roger Sloman, MD, ABBS
• Dr. Ir. Hans–Elias de Bree, R&D Director, Microflown Avisa
• Dr. Javier Garcia, Survivability Development Chief Engineer, FNSS

To view the conference programme and session details, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/favsurvivability1.asp

Plus, don't miss the interactive post-conference workshop:
Countering IED Threats: Understanding the Operational Environment and Developing Proactive Solutions
09:00 - 12:30 | 25th November 2015 | Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK