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LONDON - Sept. 20, 2016 - PRLog -- SMi's 2nd annual Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference, taking place on 23rd - 24th November 2016 in London, will combine the latest updates from elite land forces, with the technical expertise of combat vehicle industry leaders; including General Dynamics, BAE Systems Hägglunds, ARTEC, Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall Defence. From a detailed analysis of operational requirements and future capability development to the cutting edge technology at the forefront of force protection, this unique meeting will provide the ideal platform for advancement in this vital area for the land domain.

It is these OEM presentations that will set this event apart, allowing you the opportunity to hear from 8 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
• Active Protection: An Integral Part of Layered Defence
Mr Marius Thiart, VP Business Development and Sales, Protection Systems, Rheinmetall Defence
• General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag: Survivability Systems Development for Wheeled Combat Vehicles
Mr Jens Schroeter Dipl. Ing. TU, Senior Director, Engineering, General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag
Mr Michal Bieniek Dipl. Ing. ETH, Head of Heavy Platforms, General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag
• Taking the Next Step in Impact Mitigation Solutions with Engineered Polymer Geometries
Mr Jim Taylor, President and CEO, Skydex Technologies
• Survivability Approaches within ARTEC: Current and Future Capability Development within BOXER
Mr Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC
• ABBS Active Mine Protection Systems (AMPS™) Technology Update
Mr Roger Sloman, Managing Director, Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems

Day Two
• Increasing Armoured Vehicle Survivability through Enhanced Situational Awareness: Effectively Harnessing Augmented Reality
Mr Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE Systems Hägglunds
• Emerging Armoured Vehicles Composite Rubber Track Technologies for Mobility, Protection and Sustainment up to 50 Tonnes
Major (ret) Kevin Sloan, Former British Army, International Business Development Manager, Soucy Defense
• Transversal Requirements - Lockheed Martin's Approach to Vehicle Integration of Survivability Systems
Mr Thomas Bristow, Environmental System Design Authority, Engineering, Lockheed Martin UK

On top of this we also have 16 specific armoured vehicle programmes being briefed on, giving you key insights into the survivability and blast protection capabilities of the following land systems:
• AJAX
• BOXER
• Challenger 2
• CV 90
• Griffin
• Jaguar EBRC
• LAV 6.0
• Leopard 2
• Merkava
• Namer
• Pandur
• Piranha 5
• Puma IFV
• Stryker
• USMC ACV
• Warrior CSP

The 2016 Speaker Panel features:

Military Speakers
• Brigadier General Markus Laubenthal, Chief of Staff, US Army Europe
• Brigadier General Derek Macaulay, Chief of Staff Army Strategy, Canadian Army
• Brigadier General Didi Ben Yoash, Head of Future Combat Vehicle Team, Israeli MoD
• Colonel William Nuckols, Director for Mounted Requirements, Manoeuvre Centre of Excellence, US Army
• Colonel Klaus Schiefenbusch, Chief of Combat Division, Concepts and Capabilities Development Centre, German Army
• Colonel Dag Søberg, Director Armaments Branch, Norwegian Army
• Colonel Tomas Dvoracek,  Director, Land Forces Armaments, Armaments and Acquisition Division, National Armaments Office, Czech MoD
• Lieutenant Colonel Mark Brown, Director, Capability Integration, Manoeuvre Branch, United States Marine Corps
• Major Claus Johansen, Head of the Armoured Vehicles Study and Development Branch, Danish Army Combat & Fire Support Centre
• Colonel (retd) Mike Smith, TARDEC Science & Technology Advocate at the Manoeuvre Centre of Excellence, United States Army

OEMs and Industry Speakers
• Mr. Jens Schroeter Dipl. Ing. TU, Senior Director Engineering, General Dynamics European Land Systems - Mowag
• Mr. Michal Bieniek Dipl. Ing. ETH, Head of Heavy Platforms, General Dynamics European Land Systems - Mowag
• Mr. Dan Lindell, Platform Manager, Combat Vehicles, BAE Systems Hägglunds
• Mr. Marius Thiart, VP Business Development and Sales, Protection Systems, Rheinmetall
• Mr. Thomas Bristow, Environmental System Design Authority, Engineering, Lockheed Martin UK
• Major (ret) Kevin Sloan, Former British Army, International Business Development Manager, Soucy Defense
• Mr. Stefan Lischka, Managing Director, ARTEC
• Mr. Roger Sloman, Managing Director, Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems
• Mr. Taylor Hayley, Business Development, Skydex Technologies

New Chairman Confirmed: Major General David Cullen (retd), Former Assistant Chief of the General Staff, UK Ministry of Defence

To view the full speaker line-up and conference programme, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2016favsurvivability1.asp

Plus, don't our interactive pre-conference workshop taking place on 22nd November 2016:
Countering IED Threats: Understanding the Operational Environment and Developing Proactive Solutions
Led by: Mr. Robert Shaw, Former Head of Counter-IED Training, NATO ISAF, C-IED Advisor, UNMAS, UN