Latest Updates on AJAX, Scorpion, MOWAG Piranha V, Thales Hawkei, Pandur II, FNSS Pars 8x8 and more

LONDON - Sept. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- SMi's Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015 focuses 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.

It is these OEM presentations that will set this event apart, allowing you the opportunity to hear from 7 key market OEMS, all who are the forefront of survivability, armour and engineering. These unmissable sessions are scheduled across the two day conference and highlights include:

Day One:
• Survivability in FNSS Family of Protected Armoured Vehicles
Mr Javier Garcia, Survivability Development Chief Engineer, FNSS Defence Systems, Turkey
• An Overview of how the BOXER can offer Interoperable Survivability for European Land Forces
Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Dirctor, ARTEC, Germany
• BAE Systems CV90: Increasing Vehicle Survivability through the Creation of an Agile yet Stable Platform
Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE Systems Hägglunds, Sweden
• Nexter Systems, France – speaker to be confirmed

Day Two:
• An Overview of the Scout SV: Modern Survivability Design
Mr Mark Dean, Head of Survivability and Mechanical Engineering, General Dynamics, UK
• The Lockheed Martin Approach to Developing Advanced Armour Solutions
Dr Bryan Vaughan, Head of Materials, Lockheed Martin, UK
• The Development of Comprehensive Survivability in the Light Armoured Vehicle Sector: A Case Study of the Hawkei
Mr Gary Hines, Head of Protected Vehicles, Thales, Australia

On top of this we also have over 9 specific armoured vehicle programmes being briefed on, giving you key insights into the survivability and blast protection capabilities of the following land systems:
• Scout SV (Ajax)
• CV 90
• ARTEC BOXER
• MOWAG Piranha V
• Pandur II
• Nexter VBCI
• Scorpion
• Thales Hawkei
• FNSS Pars 8x8

Expert Military Speakers at Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2015:
• Major General William Gayler, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Europe, United States
• Major General Aguiar Santos, Mechanised Brigade Commander, Portuguese Army, Portugal
• Brigadier General, Roberto Soria Martinez, Head of Land Systems, Spanish Army, Spain
• Brigadier Martin Wijnen, Commander of 43 Mechanized Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army, Netherlands
• Colonel Egbert Teeuw, Head of Ground Based Weapons Systems, Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation, Netherlands
• Lieutenant Colonel Henk Ouwehand, Commander of 45 Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Royal
Netherlands Army, Netherlands
• Major Xavier Lepiouffe, Technical Manager, Jaguar and Griffon Vehicles, SCORPION
Programme, DGA, France
• Major Per Kleiven, CV90 Programme Manager, Norwegian Armed Forces, Norway
• Major Claus Heesakker Johansen, Armoured Vehicles Study and Development Branch, Danish Army Combat and Fire Support Centre, Denmark

To view the full speaker line-up and conference programme, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/favsurvivability1.asp