The largest indirect-fire conference in the world, Future Artillery invites you to keep up-to-date with the latest technological advancements, hear about lessons emerging from Afghanistan, and examine the future strategies of different nations to take their indirect fire capabilities forward on an ever-decreasing budget.

1. The ISTAR Focus Day
Will Enable You To:
I Benefit from in-depth briefings on key ISTAR programmes
including the UK Watchkeeper Tactical UAV and the US
Army’s EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
I Examine the challenges facing Forward Observation Officers
and Forward Air Controllers in theatre to enable you to
build the most effective capabilities for these troops
I Find solutions to overcome the challenge of delivering
pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition
I Meet ISTAR Project Managers and specialist industry
teams in this personal networking environment
The Precision Ammunition
Focus Day Will Deliver:
I Detailed analysis of US developments of precision
capabilities for canon, rocket and mortar weapon systems
I Latest developments with Excalibur 1a-2 rounds and
progress towards lowering the cost of the new 1b shell
I In-depth briefings to help you achieve the most reliable
and cost-effective near-precision capabilities
I Intimate networking with precision Programme Managers
and leading experts allowing you to build crucial
contacts and share innovative solutions
Join Us And
Benefit From:
G 30+ presentations from leading
artillery experts in the worlds’ most
advanced militaries including speakers
from the UK Royal Artillery, US Army,
US Marine Corps, Canadian Armed
Forces and the Brazilian Army
G A truly international delegation
enabling you to meet and network
with 200+ key decision makers,
leading artillery figures and industry
partners
G Capitalise on lessons emerging from
Afghanistan to identify key areas for
investment and hear equipment
feedback on GMLRS, Excalibur,
M777, PZH2000 and the CARDOM
Mobile Mortar System
G Discover new and emerging
requirements so that you can
understand and respond to an
authoritative market forecast
G Consider the future direction of
in-direct fires in the contemporary
battlespace and know how
technology will provide your forces
with a crucial tactical edge
“I believe, genuinely, it
is the best artillery conference
in the world”
Bob Preedy, Head of Artillery and Business
Development, Land Systems BAE
“Great way to get updated on what’s happening
within the artillery industry and networking with
users and key equipment manufacturers”
Frank Johansen, Director, Defense Products Division,
Scepter Corporation
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Main Conference:Wednesday 23rd March – Thursday 24th March 2011
Precision Ammunition and ISTAR Post Conference Focus Days: Friday 25th March 2011 Olympia Conference Centre, London
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Balancing Future Artillery Effectiveness with
Affordability to Drive Forward Indirect Firepower
on the Battlefield of Today and Tomorrow
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Affordability to Drive Forward Indirect Firepower
on the Battlefield of Today and Tomorrow
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Advisory Board includes:
Brigadier General Heribert Hupka,
Director of Artillery, German Army
Colonel Anthony Johnson,
Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, USMC
Major General (ret’d) Lee Baxter,
Military Adviser, Smiths Detection
Major (ret’d) Bard Frostad, Director
Business Development WLS, SAAB
Senior International
Speakers include:
Brigadier Richard Haldenby,
Commander Royal Artillery
1st Armoured Division, British Army
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director
Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery,
British Army
Major General David Halverson,
Commanding General of the Fires
Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
Program Executive Officer, PEO
Ammunition, US Army
Brigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin
Mohd Regen, Commander,Artillery
Division, Malaysian Army
Colonel Brian McPherson,
Director of Artillery, Canadian Forces
Colonel Birger Mejholm,
Artillery Regiment Director,
Danish Army Fire Support Centre
Colonel Valério Luiz Lange,
Commander of the 6th Group of the
Multiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian Army
Colonel David Rice,
Project Manager, Precision Fires,
Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,
Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,
Deputy Commandant of Artillery School,
Swedish Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Milner,
Excalibur Project Manager, Picatinny
Arsenal, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Enrico Marinelli,
Head of Operational Requirements,
Italian Army

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23rd -25th March 2011
Olympia Conference Centre, London
Dear Colleague,
Are you interested in how different nations are planning to take
forward their indirect-fire capabilities on an ever decreasing budget?
If so, join us at Future Artillery 2011 conference and exhibition and
discover how Heads of Artillery and Programme Managers are planning to
realign priorities, to meet the demands of the future battlefield in today’s
economic climate.
Being the largest in-direct fire conference in the world, this unparalleled
forum will enable you to meet more key decision makers, from a wider
variety of countries than ever before.
As we all know, developing precision capabilities, improving accuracy in
target location and providing effective joint fire support through air-land
integration are key priorities in the artillery. Future Artillery 2011 will
provide you with the very latest technological updates, crucial
operational feedback and insight into other forces requirements to help
you develop your own firepower capabilities.
This is the ideal opportunity to share ideas and experiences with leading
artillerymen and the most innovative industry teams. This conference
will bring you fully up to date with advancements in artillery and fire
support, provide clarity on the best ways to tackle key challenges and
arm you with ideas to take forward.
Future Artillery 2011 would not be complete without the pinnacle that
is the Gala Dinner, where you will be able to join colleagues and friends for
an evening of informal discussions and intimate networking.
On behalf of the Advisory Board, we look forward to meeting you in
London at this prestigious event.
Semper Fidelis,
Colonel Anthony Johnson
Member of Advisory Board
Future Artillery 2011
7 Key Reasons
You Cannot Miss
Future Artillery 2011:
1 Future Artillery is the best-attended
artillery conference in the world,
providing you with an unbeatable
networking experience with key
decision makers
2 Gain in-depth insight into the latest
lessons emerging from Afghanistan
from the US, UK, Canada, Germany and
Denmark and assess how they are
impacting priorities
3 Engage with fellow artillery experts,
foster new relationships and gain useful
contacts at the renowned gala dinner for
intimate networking outside the
conference proceedings
4Hear from 25+ decision makers to assess
their future strategy for artillery
modernisation across the full spectrum of
in-direct fire support capabilities
including; Command and Control, Mortars,
Joint Fires and C-RAM
5 Benefit from a balanced agenda with
limited vendor presentations to
ensure you maximise your time spent at
the conference with Senior International
Artillery Officers
6Identify key areas for investment and
capitalise on the expertise of this truly
international delegation of leading
artillery figures
7Uncover new requirements and
explore the latest advancements in
technological developments all in one
space ensuring you are fully up to date
“A highly relevant and timely agenda that provides
a superb forum to discuss the challenge of
indirect fires in the contemporary battlespace”
Colonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director,
Danish Fire Support Centre
“This is a meeting for serious
professional field artillerymen
to hear from FA leaders from
around the world... the only
conference anywhere that
achieves such a lofty goal”
Major General (ret’d) Lee Baxter, Smiths Detection
and Former Chief of US Field Artillery
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Post Conference Precision Ammunition
Focus Day: 25th March 2011
Optimising the Role of the Artillery and Effectively Preventing
Collateral Damage – Future Requirements in Precision Attack
Rationale:
This practical and interactive focus day will
provide you with an in-depth analysis of
active procurement programmes as well as
exciting technological developments, in this
ever growing area of investment.We have
identified thought leaders and subject experts
who will examine the future direction of
precision weaponry for the artillery and help
you develop capabilities that will deliver the
optimum effect in theatre, whilst managing
the key concerns of collateral damage,
fratricide and affordability.
Benefits of attending:
Access multiple perspectives on how different nations from across the
globe are approaching procurement of precision weapons
Engage in candid and constructive discussions on how the cost of
precision can be managed whilst ensuring your force is equipped to meet
the requirements of future conflicts
Examine the current priorities and future direction of precision munitions
programmes from key nations including the US, Canada and The Netherlands
Hear the most up to date developments with the Excalibur Project,
assessing progress towards lowering cost and improving reliability
Evaluate new technologies and ensure you are up to speed on
developments with course-correcting fuzes to ensure you achieve the most
cost effective, high pay off solutions
08.10 Conference Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.35 US Artillery Precision Munitions Update – Driving
Forward the Effectiveness of Fire Support and Meeting the
Needs of Future Combat
• Current priorities and future developments;
Tubed artillery, rocket artillery (incl. GMLRS and ATACMS), artillery mortar weapons systems
• Fostering innovation and diversity to increase the combat power of our Warfighters
• Achieving the right mix of precision guided, conventional munitions and smart weapons for
a comprehensive, affordable and highly effective force
• Developing technical and integrated systems for future mortar and ammunition utility products
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US Army
09.10 Lowering Cost and Boosting Reliability of the
Excalibur 155mm Precision Munition, Version 1b Shell and
Upgraded 1a-2 Rounds Development Update
• Overview and latest developments with the Excalibur Project – upgrades to the 1a round
and update on version 1b progress
• Advancement towards meeting the targets for low cost and greater reliability – current
situation and considerations going forward
• Providing accurate, first round fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting
• Accurate terminal guidance and steep terminal trajectory resulting in significantly reduced
collateral damage and allowing engagement in cluttered, highly obstructed battlefields
• Timeline and forward plan for deployment of the version 1b shell
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Milner, Excalibur Project Manager,
Picatinny Arsenal, US Army
Excalibur is the must have precision weapon. Don’t miss your chance to hear directly from
Lt. Col. Milner, Project Manager. He will provide a critical update on developments with the
new shell and enable you to know exactly what progress has been made towards lowering
the cost and enhancing reliability of this exciting capability. Lt. Col Milner brings a diverse
array of experience having deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom serving as the Victory Base
Contracting Chief and most recently served as the Commander of Defense Contract
Management Agency Italy, during which he deployed as the Lead LOGCAP ACO supporting
the CENTCOM AOR.
09.45 The GMLRS Alternative Warhead Program (AWP) –
Meeting the Requirements of the Clusters Munitions Policy
• Technological improvements to the GMLRS
• Achieving the effects of a cluster bomb without leaving unexploded ordnance behind
• Recommendations for new technologies to reduce or eliminate cluster munitions failure rates
• Cluster Munitions in an Era of Precision Weapons – Potential Issues
• Further plans in the US for munitions upgrades
Colonel David Rice, Project Manager,
Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Join Colonel Dave Rice for this forward thinking session on the development of the unitary
warhead for the GMLRS. Colonel Rice has held a variety of command and staff positions in
tactical Field Artillery units to include Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Leader, Commander and
Battalion Operations Officer. As an Acquisition officer, he has been assigned to the MLRS
Project Office, various positions on the Army Staff in the Pentagon, and as Product Manager,
Large Caliber Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. His most recent assignment was to the
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition,Technology and Logistics) where he
provided resource oversight for the Army’s portfolio of Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
10.20 Increasing the Capability of Rocket Artillery to
Achieve Precision at Long Range – Requirements of the
Canadian Army
• Assessing the need for additional rocket artillery systems and required capabilities
• Capitalising on existing technologies as a cost effectiveness. Low risk solution
• Enhancing precision strike capabilities through a Long Range Precision Rocket System to
provide indirect fire support for land forces and joint operations
• Overcoming present and future battlefield threats – reducing the enemy’s ability to respond
and manoeuvre
• Procurement cycle, developments and time-line for initial operating capability
Lieutenant Colonel Sylvain Gagne, Director of Land Requirements
(Fire Support), Canadian Armed Forces (pending final approval)
10.55 Morning Coffee
11.30The Netherlands Requirements for PrecisionAmmunitions
- Striking the Balance Between Cost and Capability
• Current capabilities and plans for procurements of precision munitions
• Examining the capabilities of course correcting fuzes to enable affordable precision and
provide cost effective solutions for stockpiles of conventional ammunition
• Developing a comprehensive and balanced suite of precision capabilities that
accommodates cost constraints with force effectiveness
• Immediate procurement plans and long term strategy for developing precision
Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,
Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
12.05 Boosting Artillery Accuracy - The European Correcting
Fuze (ECF) Developments
• Developing greater accuracy through deploying spoilers to aerodynamically compensate for
inaccuracies in range
• Leveraging existing technologies to develop cost effective design solutions and lower risk
• Technical evaluations and testing outcomes
• Further considerations and next steps
Speaker to be confirmed
12.40 Panel Discussion on the Future Developments for
Precision Weapons – Tightening the CEP, Driving Down Cost
and Expanding Precision Capabilities Across the Artillery
• The challenge of developing precision munitions for 105mm systems
• Achieving greater accuracy with precision guidance kits for 105mm and 155mm
• User requirements and development of precision capabilities for mortars
• Feasible timescale for further precision capabilities to be delivered
• Examining available options for precision or near precision in today’s economic climate
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US Army
Colonel David Rice, Project Manager,
Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Henk Damen, Senior Project Manager,
Netherland Defence Materiel Organisation
13.15 End of Precision Focus Day and Networking Lunch
Precision Focus Day AGENDA

4. 4
Post conference ISTAR
Focus Day: 25th March 2011
Driving Forward Capabilities to Obtain Effective Surveillance
Intelligence and Guarantee Highly Accurate Acquisition of Targets
Rationale:
The expansion of forces using precision
weapons has gone hand in hand with a need to
develop pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition in
order to minimise collateral damage.The ISTAR
(Intelligence, Surveillance,TargetAcquisition and
Reconnaissance) focus day will provide you with
an in-depth analysis of key difficulties being
experienced in detection, verification and location
of targets.You will hear from thought leaders and
subject specialists who will provide you with
invaluable insight into the future direction of
ISTAR, bring you the latest innovations in
technology and enable you to assess the best
solutions to match your own requirements.
Benefits of attending:
Find solutions and assess how different nations are working to develop
pinpoint accuracy in target acquisition to support the use of precision
weapons and reduce collateral damage
Understand the long-term plans of artillery forces in terms of expanding
their ISTAR capabilities and gain insight into emerging requirements
Hear operational feedback on key ISTAR capabilities including the first
deployment of the US EQ36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
Understand how UAV capabilities can be effectively integrated into the
artillery and explore their potential future use for engaging time sensitive
targets and targets of opportunity
Interact with leading industry figures in this intimate networking
environment and find out how they can support you in driving forward
your ISTAR capabilities
ISTAR Focus Day agenda
14.15 Conference Registration and Coffee
14.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
14.35 Swedish Requirements for Developing Pinpoint
Accuracy in Target Acquisition to Support the Use of
Precision Weapons
• Key difficulties being experienced with obtaining accurate targeting information and
delivering high levels of precision
• The range of precise geo-spatial solutions currently available – digital mapping systems
• Assessing the current capabilities of satellite imagery in locating targets for the artillery
• Exploring the challenges of the detection, verification and location process
• Further requirements for the future – what are the barriers to achieving precision in target
acquisition?
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström, Deputy Commandant of
Artillery School, Swedish Armed Forces
Participate in this session as Lt. Col Nystrom examines the current challenges presented by
the need for highly accurate targeting information with consideration of both TTPs and
potential equipment requirements. Lt. Col Nystrom has served as Head of Artillery Department
in Sweden since 2007 and as DCO Arty School RD since 2008. Previously he has held posts
at the Supreme Headquarter and Military Regional Commands and earlier in his career was
Headmaster of ballistics Artillery School and Operation Manager at the Defence Material
Administration Missile Test Range,Vidsel
15.10 Integrating Counter Battery Operations as part of
ISTAR
• Developing net-centric capabilities for Counter Battery Operations and Sense Warn
• 3D battle space de-conflicting
• Achieving rapid response while operating within restricted Rules of Engagement
• Optimising the use of Weapon Locating Sensors on the battlefield
Bard Frostad, Director Business Development WLS,
SAAB
Bringing 20 years experience working on the ARTHUR program, originally as Project Officer
for Weapon Locating Radars at the Norwegian Artillery School and member of the
Swedish/Norwegian Tactical Reference Group for ARTHUR and later as Program Manager,
development and procurement of ARTHUR Weapon Locating Radar,ARMYMATCOMNOR.After
retiring from the Norwegian Field Artillery in 2001 he joined Saab Microwave Systems and
took responsibility for all operational aspects of ARTHUR (MAMBA)
15.45 US Army Sensor Capabilities Support of Ground Fires:
PM Radars
• Weapon Locating Radar Systems developed to meet Army fire support requirements
• Assessment of the Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target
Acquisition (EQ-36) Radar System
• Utilising StrataTube filtration technology to air-cool electronics, without introducing dust
and other contaminants for enhanced performance and reliability of the system in theatre
• Fire Support Digitization AN/TPQ-37
• Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar developments
• Creating synergy between different weapon locating radars to maximise protection
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas, Project Manager, Radars
Project Management Office, Fort Monmouth, US DoD
15.20 Examining the German Army’s Approach To Use of
ISTAR for Fire Support in Land Operations - Challenges and
Developments
• Role of Artillery in the Integrated Intelligence Reconnaissance System of the Army
• Overview of the Target Aquisition Systems: new mission-orientated requirements and
planned capabilities with a focus on UAS
• Lessons Learned from current operations and quick reactions with fielded systems
Lieutenant Colonel Georg Neuhaus,
Staff Officer UAS Development German Army Office
15.55 Use of Tactical and Mini UAVs in the UK Royal
Artillery for Improved Situational Awareness and
Operational Advantage
• Operational capabilities and the latest feedback from theatre on the Hermes 450 and Desert
Hawk III
• Tactical use of UAVs by the UK Royal Artillery
• Developments with the Watchkeeper Tactical ISTAR UAV and fielding plan in 2011
• Ensuring system interoperability through integration of NATO standard data links and
international standards for image data transfer
• Exploring the role of ISTAR in prosecuting moving targets and targets of opportunity
• The future potential capability enhancements for Tactical UAVs
Major Matthew Moore, Watchkeeper Implementation Team,
Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
Don’t miss this session from Major Matt Moore where he will provide you feedback from his
experience operating the Hermes H450 Tactical UAV and DESERT HAWK 3 Mini UAV during OP
HERRICK 8 as well as the latest updates on the Watchkeeper programme and insight into future
developments. Major Moore has served as SO2 UAS at HQ Director Royal Artillery and OC of the
Watchkeeper Implementation Team since 2009. Earlier in his career he was responsible for the
capability development of ASTOR and has deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo. He has also
completed exercises in the United States, Denmark and Canada with AS90 and MLRS.
15.30 Panel Discussion: Improving Communication
Throughout the Network to Achieve Real-time Data
Transfer of Targeting Information
• Assessing the challenges of integrating air and land assets
• Improving data links between all sensors to all shooters to deliver accurate and timely calls
for fires
• Obtaining intelligence from Close Air Support and ensuring rapid and clear exchanges of
information with land forces
• Effectively tracking and communicating positions of friendly forces
Major Matthew Moore, Watchkeeper Implementation Team,
Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas, Project Manager,
Radars Project Management Office, Fort Monmouth, US DoD
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,
Deputy Commandant of Artillery School, Swedish Armed Forces
16.00 End of ISTAR Focus Day

5. 5
“This conference gives us the opportunity
to share ideas and figure out how
everybody is attacking the same
problems and coming up with solutions”
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery
Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Agenda at a glance
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE: Wednesday 23rd March
08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.40 UK Current Operational Feedback – The Evolving Role of Artillery To Meet The
Demands Of Counter-Insurgency Operations
Colonel Mike Ross,Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army
09.10 US Army Artillery Developments, Evolving Capabilities And Requirements To
Meet The Needs Of Future Conflicts
Major General David Halverson, Commanding General of the Fires Centre of
Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army
09.40 PrecisionTargeting, Fires, and Effects: Battle Proven Systems with Eyes on the Future
Scott Arnold,Vice President, Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire Control and Lee Flake,
EQ-36 Program Director, Lockheed Martin MS2
10.10 Driving Forward Artillery Modernization In The Brazilian Army
Colonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group of the Multiple Rocket
Launcher, Brazilian Army
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Balancing Force Effectiveness With Minimising Collateral Damage -
Identifying Key Lessons From The Canadian Experience In Afghanistan
Colonel Brian McPherson, Director of Artillery, Canadian Forces
11.40 Utilising Lessons Learned In Helmand Province, Afghanistan To Bolster The
Future Success Of Multi-National Operations
Colonel Birger Mejholm,Artillery Regiment Director, Danish Army Fire Support Centre
12.10 Exploring The Future Of Weapon Locating Sensors And Target Acquisition
Tools To Improve Operational Effectiveness
Bard Frostad, Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10
14.40
15.10
15.40
16.10 Afternoon Networking and Coffee Break
16.40 Malaysian Armed Forces Modernisation Programme – Examining Priorities For
The Next Phase In 2011 – 2015 And Beyond
Brigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin Mohd Regen, Commander,Artillery Division,
Malaysian Army
17.10 Artillery Systems Upgrade Developments In The Indian Army – Immediate
Priorities And Future Requirements
Awaiting confirmation: Lieutenant General Vinod Nayanar, Director General Artillery,
Indian Army
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
18.00 Pre-Dinner Drinks
Hosted by Soltam Systems
19.00 9th Annual Future Artillery 2011 Gala Dinner
Hosted by SAAB
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2: Thursday 24th March
08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.40 Future Requirements Of The UK Royal Artillery – Transforming The Horizons Of
Modern Artillery And Plans For Moving Firepower Forward In The Next Decade
Brigadier Nicholas Eeles, Director Royal Artillery, British Army (pending final approval)
09.10 Exercise Flying Rhino: Improving Communication And Partnership Between Air
And Land In Multi-National Operations
Brigadier Richard Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 1st Armoured Division, British
Army
09.40 The German Artillery Modernisation Programme And How Operational
Feedback Is Influencing The Vision For The Future
Colonel Fiepko Koolman, Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, Germany Army
10.10 Field Artillery and Weather: The Way Ahead
Major General (Retired) Lee Baxter, Senior Adviser, Smiths Detection
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Developing The Use Of Precision In The Italian Army – Current Capabilities
And Future Plans
Lieutenant Colonel Marinelli, Head of Operational Requirements, Italian Ministry of
Defence and Senior Artillery School Officer (pending final approval)
11.40 High Performance Insensitive Munitions (IM) Developments For Artillery – The
Case for Mandating IM Across The board
Professor Jacqueline Akhavan, Head of Centre for Defence Chemistry, Cranfield
University
12.10 Industry Keynote Address Available:
If you are interesting in speaking please call Yousuf at +44 (0) 207 368 9500
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10
14.40
15.10
15.40 Afternoon Networking and Coffee Break
16.40 Belgium Armed Forces Artillery Transformation And Future Plans For
Equipment Upgrades
Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Francois Delvaux, Chief of Artillery, 3D Land Component,
Belgian Defense (pending final approval)
17.10 Panel Discussion: Achieving Interoperability Within Multi-National And
Coalition Forces To Enable Real-Time Intelligence Sharing
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Colonel Pereira Dos Santos, Commander of Artillery, Portuguese Army
(pending final approval)
Colonel Mike Ross,Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference
STREAM A:
Exploring C-RAM And Ground Based
Air Defence Capability Use And Future
Potential In The Artillery
Defeating The Ever Present Threat
From Mortars And Rockets – Assessing
The Performance Of The Centurion C-
RAM System In Theatre
Michael J.Van Raasen, C-RAM Product
Director, US Department of Defence
Exploring Adding Force Protection And
Base ISTAR As A New Capability For
‘Artillery Forces’
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability
Branch, Royal Artillery, British Army
Industry Presentation Available
Panel Discussion: Developing Effective
Ground-Air Defence Systems For The
Future
Michael J.Van Raasen, C-RAM Program
Director, US Department of Defence
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability
Branch, Royal Artillery, British Army
Bard Frostad, Director Business
Development WLS, SAAB
STREAM B:
Driving Forward Mortar Fire Power
Capabilities
Assessing UK Mortar Developments:
Developing Requirements To Meet The
Needs Of The Current Fight And
Effectively Preparing For The Future
Battlefield
Colonel Peter Warden, Requirements
Manager, Light Weapons, DES, UK MoD
(pending final approval)
Embedding Mortars In The Indirect
Fires Arsenal In Sweden For A Flexible
And Strategically Enhanced Fires Force
Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of
Indirect Fire Systems Office, Swedish
Defence Materiel Administration
Using Mortars To Enhance Fire Support
Capabilities Against An Array Of
Complex Targets - Operational
Feedback Of The Expeditionary Fire
Support System (EFSS) Mortar
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding
Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Industry Presentation Available:
If you are interested in sponsoring
this session please call Yousuf
at +44 (0)207 368 9500
STREAM A: Effective Air-Land
Integration and Joint Fires Support
Establishing And Embedding A Joint
Fires Architecture In Finland To Enable
Smoother Integration Of Air And Land
Capabilities In Theatre
Lieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish
Exchange Officer, Joint Fires Branch,
United States Joint Forces Command
Managing The Pressures On Forward
Observers In Joint Fires Operations
And Exploring Requirements To
Support This Crucial Role On The
Battlefield
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding
Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Industry Presentation Available
STREAM B: Increasing Effectiveness of
Artillery Command and Control
Achieving A Fully Digitized
Battlespace To Advance Network
Communications And Provide Highly
Effective Fire Support
Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,
Commandant Artillery School,
Australian Army
Industry Presentation Available:
If you are interested in sponsoring
this session please call Yousuf
at +44 (0)207 368 9500
Developing Engaging And Effective
Training Of Fire Control Orders
Through Exploiting New Technologies:
UK Case Study Of Using The iPAD As A
Training Tool
Major Tom Ellis,Training Development
Adviser, Royal Artillery, British Army

6. 6
Future Artillery 2011
Main Conference Day One: Wednesday 23rd March
08.00 Conference Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.40 UK Current Operational Feedback – The
Evolving Role Of Artillery To Meet The Demands Of
Counter-Insurgency Operations
• Meeting the challenges of operating in a complex, counter-insurgency environment
• Assessment of use of precision attack capabilities – GMLRS and Excalibur feedback
• How can artillery forces play a role in force protection?
• Capitalising on the strategic capabilities of mortars in urban, asymmetric warfare
• The role of effective battlespace management and digitization in future artillery
• How current operational experience is shaping future requirements
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability,
HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army
Don’t miss this key address from Col. Mike Ross for your chance to gain vital insight
into the UK Royal Artillery’s experiences in Afghanistan. Col. Ross has served as the
Assistant Director Capability for the Royal Artillery since January 2009. He is primarily
responsible for marrying equipment projects with all the other lines of development
(people, organisations, training, infrastructure, doctrine and logistic support) to deliver a
complete and coherent capability package, both now and in the future. He has
command of a branch of 13 officers, and the Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit.
Previously he served in variety of gun regiments based in UK and Germany, including
operational tours in Belize and Bosnia, in the latter part of his career he has specialised
in technical and acquisition jobs.
09.10 US Army Artillery Developments, Evolving
Capabilities And Requirements To Meet The Needs
Of Future Conflicts
• US artillery long-term modernization strategy and vision for future fires
• The latest lessons from Afghanistan and the impact on impending plans and
programmes
• Preparing for an uncertain future and potential requirements for diverse types of
conflicts
• Initiatives to enhance effectiveness of Joint Interagency, Inter-governmental and
Multinational capabilities on the battlefield both of today and tomorrow
• US perspective on air space deconfliction
• US long-term requirements for a self-propelled howitzer
• Adapting training programmes to produce leaders who are able to get the most out
of the full set of joint and interagency capabilities
Major General David Halverson, Commanding General of the
Fires Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army
We are delighted to welcome Maj. Gen. Halverson who will share his future vision
for the Fires Centre of Excellence and long-term strategy for US artillery modernisation.
He has held a variety of troop and staff positions, both in the United States and
overseas bringing over 30 years of experience to his current position as Commanding
General of the Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill since August 2009. Prior to
coming to Fort Sill, he was the Director of Force Development. Earlier in his career he
served as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Pacific,
Chief, Review and Methodology Division,Test and Experimentation Command at Fort
Hood, Commanded the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division as the
CINC Team Chief in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Program,Analysis, and
Evaluation Directorate. In June 1999, he assumed command of the forward-deployed
2d Division Artillery, 2d Infantry Division at Camp Stanley, Korea. In June of 2001, MG
Halverson became the CENTCOM J3, Chief of Plans and planned, coordinated and
executed war plans for OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM
09.40 Precision Targeting, Fires, and Effects: Battle
Proven Systems with Eyes on the Future
• Evolving threats and the landscape of requirements for artillery targeting and
precision effects
• Insight into the most recent operational feedback from ongoing combat operations -
EQ-36 Radar, M270A1, HIMARS, GMLRS and ATACMS
• Supporting the full spectrum of missions from major combat operations to counter-
insurgency missions
• Plans for the continued evolution of these systems' capabilities to meet tomorrow's
challenges and requirements
Scott Arnold,
Vice President,
Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire Control
Lee Flake,
EQ-36 Program Director,
Lockheed Martin MS2
10.10 Driving Forward Artillery Modernization In
The Brazilian Army
• Overview of current indirect fire capabilities
• Managing contemporary threats
• Immediate requirements and equipment upgrade programmes
• Performance of the ASTROS II (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System)
• The ASTROS 2020 Programme
• Long-term modernisation strategy for an adaptable and highly effective fires force
Colonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group of the
Multiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian Army
Don’t miss your chance to hear from Colonel Lange newly appointed Commanding
Officer of the 6th GLMF/CIF - Brazilian Army MLRS ASTROS II Battalion, Rocket Artillery
Training Center and Army Range in Formosa, Goias, Brazil (from Feb 2011) as he
discusses Brazil’s modernisation plans. During his career Colonel Lange held, among
others, the following posts: Battery Commander of the 12th Field Artillery Regiment
(1998); Commanding Officer of the 1st Multiple Rocket Launcher Battery ASTROS II
(2001-2002); and Brazilian Army Liaison Officer at AVIBRAS Aeroespacial (2003-2004).
Colonel Lange has also served as United Nations Military Observer with the 13th
Argentine Task Force at UNFICYP in Cyprus (1999).
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Balancing Force Effectiveness With
Minimising Collateral Damage - Identifying Key
Lessons From The Canadian Experience In
Afghanistan
• Examining the performance of current equipment in theatre including the M777
• How lessons learnt are being embedded into future thinking
• Joint Fires mission feedback to enhance training and adequately prepare forces for
future conflicts
• Future requirements and priorities for the Canadian artillery post Afghanistan
Colonel Brian McPherson, Director of Artillery,
Canadian Forces
Colonel McPherson brings 25 years experience as a Gunner having served in Second
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in his early career and as a FOO for the
Canadian Airborne Regiment and the Royal Canadian Dragoons prior to being posted to
the Field Artillery School in 1992. Later he served for three years as the Regimental
Command Post Officer in the 2nd Regiment, RCHA and the Operations Officer during
which time he participated in Operation RECUPERATION (Winnipeg floods). In 1998 he
deployed to Bosnia Herzegovina on Operation PALLADIUM as the Senior Liaison Officer.
He has also been deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Operation
CROCODILE, as part of the United Nations mission in the Congo, where he served as
the United Nations Force Commander’s Chief Liaison Officer to the Congolese Army.
From 2006 to 2008 Colonel McPherson commanded the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery School where he was awarded a Land Force Commanders Commendation.
11.40 Utilising Lessons Learned In Helmand
Province, Afghanistan To Bolster The Future
Success Of Multi-National Operations
• The changing environment – current challenges for artillery systems in theatre
• Incorporating lessons learned into future requirements
• Successful use of artillery for future COIN ops
• Lessons from the experience of small armed forces operating in multi-national
operations
• The Danish approach to Joint Fires
• Fielding of the mobile 120mm heavy mortar system - CARDOM
• Developing and fielding a modern artillery force with the limited budget of smaller
armies
Colonel Birger Mejholm, Artillery Regiment Director,
Danish Army Fire Support Centre
As a key combat force operating in Afghanistan engage in this session and take
away crucial lessons learned to help design and assess your own forces future
requirements to meet the needs of the battlefield. Colonel Mejholm has held his
position as Commander of the Danish Artillery regiment and Fire Support Centre since
2009. Previously he held a number of key posts including Battery Commander, Heavy
Artillery Battery, Commanding Officer, 3rd Artillery Battalion (M-109). In 2003 he served
as the Chief J3 Ops, Kabul Multinational Brigade,Afghanistan, and in 2005 Chief J3
Ops, Multinational Division South East, Iraq. Prior to his current role he served as the
Commander, Danish Advisory and Training Staff in Latvia

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12.10 Exploring The Future Of Weapon Locating
Sensors And Target Acquisition Tools To Improve
Operational Effectiveness
• Characteristics and dilemmas of the development of new weapon platforms and
ammunition types
• Asymmetric versus Symmetric Combat Operations
• A view on requirements and characteristics of Future Weapon Locating Sensors
• Future TA tools for improved effectiveness
• How to create optimal synergy between Sensors and Weapon Systems
• Exploitation of high precision ammunition in Counter Battery Operations
Bard Frostad,
Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10 - 15.40 Choose either Stream A or Stream B
Stream A: Exploring C-RAM And Ground
Based Air Defence Capability Use And
Future Potential In The Artillery
14.10 Defeating The Ever Present Threat From
Mortars And Rockets – Assessing The Performance
Of The Centurion C-RAM System In Theatre
• Analysing the key capabilities of the weapon system
• Operational experience from Iraq – lessons learnt in defeating insurgent indirect fire
• The ultimate goal - integrating all sensor capabilities in the network to ensure the
most effective use of ISTAR intelligence
• Expansion plans for US C-RAM capabilities
Michael J. Van Raasen, C-RAM Product Director,
US Department of Defence
14.40 Exploring Adding Force Protection And Base
ISTAR As A New Capability For ‘Artillery Forces’
• Examining the challenges of integrating a variety of different sensors
• Combined air-land pictures
• Joining sense and warn capabilities with effectors for protection
• Enabling persistent security effect
• Developing the ability to respond to attacks from mortars, rockets and artillery and
provide protection in all weather
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch, Royal
Artillery, British Army
As SO2 ISTAR within Capability Branch,Headquarters Director RoyalArtillery,Major Martin Smith
is responsible for the capability development of ISTAR assets,less UnmannedAir Systems (UAS) and
Air Defence. As such he co-ordinatesAutomated Sense andWarn (ASW) and all weapon locating
systems,asisthetrainingleadforBaseISTAR. AswellasservinginbothAirDefenceandCloseSupport
regiments,hismostrecentregimentaldutywasasaUASBatteryCommanderinIraq
15.10 Industry Session TBC
15.40 Panel Discussion: Developing Effective
Ground-Air Defence Systems For The Future
• The current landscape of capabilities for land based air defence
• Tackling the challenges of today’s battlefield
• Identifying key operational requirements for the conflicts of the future
• Examining the practicalities of merging air defence assets into artillery regiments
• Assessing the role of HIMARS launchers for air defence requirements
Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Van Raasen,
C-RAM Program Director, US Department of Defence
Major Martin Smith, SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch,
Royal Artillery, British Army
Bard Frostad,
Director Business Development WLS, SAAB
Stream B: Driving Forward Mortar
Fire Power Capabilities
14.10 Assessing UK Mortar Developments: Developing
Requirements To Meet The Needs Of The Current Fight
And Effectively Preparing For The Future Battlefield
• Current capabilities across the spectrum of mortar systems
• The need for mortars with extended range in mountainous environments to
complement the use of direct fire
• Fielding and future considerations for 60mm bi-pod and handheld mortar systems
• Increasing the mobility of mortars to achieve highly efficient and responsive fires
• Potential future requirements for improving British mortar weapon systems including
target acquisition capabilities
Colonel Peter Warden, Requirements Manager, Light
Weapons, DES, UK MoD (pending final approval)
14.40 Using Mortars To Enhance Fire Support
Capabilities Against An Array Of Complex Targets -
Operational Feedback Of The Expeditionary Fire
Support System (EFSS) Mortar
• The challenges of delivering all-weather, ground-based, close supporting, lethal
indirect fires
• Feedback on the EFSS performance in exercises to date
• Limitations experienced to consider for future developments
• Combining the firepower of a mortar with the precision and range of a field artillery
piece
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
15.10 Embedding Mortars In The Indirect Fires
Arsenal In Sweden For A Flexible And Strategically
Enhanced Fires Force
• Meeting mortar system requirements in Sweden
• Challenges to cost effectively modernizing the 81 mm mortar system
• Plans to employ the vehicle mounted Advanced MOrtar Systems (AMOS)
• Developing a fully integrated fire control system that enables fast, accurate targeting
for indirect and direct fire missions
• Long term plan for battalion level fire support
Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of Indirect Fire
Systems Office, FMV Defence Materiel Administration
Participate in this key session to gain insight into Sweden’s future vision for mortar
fire support. LTC Lewin has served in the traditional assignments as platoon leader and
battery commander. From 2000 through 2002 he was the manager for indirect fire
systems at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Since 2003 he has worked at the
Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), initially as deputy Product Manager for
Excalibur at the program office at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, USA. In 2005 he assumed the
role as product manager for all indirect fire systems at FMV and in April 2007 he got
the position as Head of the Indirect Fire Systems Office.The office is responsible for the
155 mm ARCHER gun system (with Norway), BONUS (with France), EXCALIBUR (with
the USA),Arthur radar system (with Norway), Forward Observer Instrument (with
Norway), mortar system mid-life upgrade and all legacy equipment.
15.40 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
16.10 Afternoon Tea and Networking
16.40 Malaysian Armed Forces Modernisation
Programme – Examining Priorities For The Next
Phase In 2011 – 2015 And Beyond
• Current capabilities and acquisition programmes for field and air defence artillery
• Priorities of the 10th Malaysian Plan (10MP) for 2011 - 2015
• Update on procurements plans for a 155mm self-propelled howitzer
• Managing the challenges of tri-service interoperability and developing Joint Force
capabilities
• Future plans and approach to integrating affordable precision capabilities
Brigadier General Dato’ Razali Bin Mohd Regen,
Commander,Artillery Division, Malaysian Army
17.10 Artillery Systems Upgrade Developments In
The Indian Army – Immediate Priorities And Future
Requirements
• Examining the key immediate requirements of the Indian Artillery
• Accelerating efforts to technologically modernise India’s firepower capabilities across
the spectrum
• Current and planned upgrades of existing artillery systems
• Future vision for the Indian Artillery and long term plan for the integration of new
platforms
Awaiting Confirmation: Lieutenant General Vinod Nayanar,
Director General Artillery, Indian Army
17.40 Chairman’s Closing Address and
End of Day One
18.00 Pre-Dinner Drinks
Hosted by
Soltam Systems
19.00 9th Annual Future Artillery 2011 Gala Dinner
Hosted by SAAB

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Future Artillery 2011
Main Conference Day Two: Thursday 24th March
08.00 Conference Registration and Coffee
08.30 Chairman’s Opening Address
08.40 Future Requirements Of The UK Royal
Artillery – Transforming The Horizons Of Modern
Artillery And Plans For Moving Firepower Forward
In The Next Decade
• Recent developments and forthcoming plans for the UK’s Indirect Fire and Joint Fires
picture
• Outline of the UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the impact on equipment
programmes and structures in the Royal Artillery
• Maximising capabilities to target locations at depth to improve accuracy over longer
distances
• Integrating ISTAR assets including; UAVs, ground sensors and Forward Observers to
provide a common picture of the battlespace
• Heightening the strategic importance of artillery units on the future battlefield
Brigadier Nicholas Eeles, Director Royal Artillery,
British Army (pending final confirmation)
09.10 Exercise Flying Rhino: Delivering
Operationally Relevant Joint Fires Training In A
Multi-National Environment
• Observations on the nature of Joint Fires
• Exploring the challenges of training for the fundamental enabler of Joint Fires:
Battlespace management
• Co-ordinating multi-national training exercises
• Designing and delivering effective Forward Air Controller training to maximise
preparedness for combat
Brigadier Richard Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery 1st
Armoured Division, British Army
We are honoured to welcome Brigadier Dickie Haldenby, Commander Royal Artillery
of the 1st (UK) Division. Presenting on the substantial Exercise Flying Rhino, he will
share with you how effective Joint Fires training on a multi-national scale can be
designed and successfully executed to ensure preparedness for combat.As well as
Commanding a number of gun batteries, he also served a year at PJHQ as SO1 Info Ops
in the J3 Branch, after which he returned to 29 Cdo Regt RA as CO. This 2½ year tour
culminated in his deployment with his regiment on Op HERRICK 5.
09.40 The German Artillery Modernisation
Programme And How Operational Feedback Is
Influencing The Vision For The Future
• Current operational capabilities of the restructured German Artillery
• Reorganising to be more effective against the current threat across the full spectrum
of military operations
• Equipment feedback from operational deployment in Afghanistan, potential capability
gaps and future considerations
• Ensuring a rapid and reliable flow of situation and target data, fire missions, fire
orders and target effects
• The Adler Command and Control System –developing interoperability with existing
systems and with other nations
Colonel Fiepko Koolman,
Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, German Army
10.10 Field Artillery And Weather: The Way Ahead
• Corrections to Field Artillery Firing Data due to weather conditions has been
historically important
• Precise corrections based on met are one of the five elements of accurate predicted
fire
• The largest source of errors in firing data are from weather
• Met information is collected in diverse ways; some more accurate than others
• New advances in collection techniques are revolutionizing the field
Major General (Ret’d) Lee Baxter,
Senior Advisor, Smiths Detection
10.40 Morning Networking and Coffee Break
11.10 Developing The Use Of Precision In The Italian
Army – Current Capabilities And Future Plans
• Current precision capabilities of the Italian Army
• Development and fielding of the VULCANO precision munitions for 155mm artillery
• Achieving long ranges in precision munitions
• Present and future requirements of Italian Artillery Regiments for precision
Lieutenant Colonel Marinelli, Head of Operational
Requirements, Italian Army (pending final approval)
11.40 High Performance Insensitive Munitions (IM)
Developments For Artillery – The Case For
Mandating IM Across The board
• The new generation of Insensitive Munitions – sustaining chemical stability when
exposed to mechanical shocks, fire and impact from shrapnel and retaining
performance
• New production techniques and materials
• Testing updates on low risk, high performance IM solutions
• Effectively increasing the shelf life of munitions and reducing the logistical burden of
disposal and it’s effect on the environment
• Ensuring high levels of safety performance for safer operation in any environment
whilst maintaining highly lethal performance
Professor Jacqueline Akhavan, Head of Centre for Defence
Chemistry, Cranfield University
This is your opportunity to gain insight into the exciting technological developments
with IMs, as well as the chance to explore the case for mandating their use in the
artillery. Professor Akhavan brings vast experience in this complex area. She has been at
Cranfield University since 1987. Her main research activity is in the development of
PBXs for insensitive munitions which contain inert and energetic polymers. Her research
group are also developing techniques for the recovery and recycling of energetic
components from PBXs using super critical fluids and the disposal the contaminated
waste by bioremediation.
12.10 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
12.40 Networking Lunch
14.10 - 15.40 Choose either Stream A or Stream B
Stream A: Effective Air-Land
Integration and Joint Fires Support
14.10 Establishing And Embedding A Joint Fires
Architecture In Finland To Enable Smoother
Integration Of Air And Land Capabilities In Theatre
• Current priorities and next steps to meet full operational capability
• Efforts to develop a Joint Fires Service Architecture in Finland
• Developing the capability to conduct precision guided operations MLRS and
enhanced artillery ammunition
• Examining the most cost effective approach to integrating air and land assets
Lieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish Exchange Officer, Joint
Fires Branch, United States Joint Forces Command
Forces across the globe are examining the best, and most cost effective, way to
implement a Joint Fires Architecture.This is a chance to benefit from Finnish experience
in this key area. Lieutenant Colonel Nurmi will bring his unique perspective as a Finnish
Exchange Officer to United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk,Virginia. He has
been posted at USJFCOM since August 2009. Previously he was at the Finnish Joint
Defence Command in Helsinki, where he worked at the Operations Division (J3) and
was responsible for coordinating the development of the Finnish Joint Fires capability.
“A very valuable conference”
Major Carsten Heilmann Petersen,
ISTAR Branch Chief, Danish Army Fire Support Centre

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14.40 Managing The Pressures On Forward
Observers In Joint Fires Operations And Exploring
Requirements To Support This Crucial Role On The
Battlefield
• Current and future kit requirements for JFOs and JTACs
• Effective sharing of situational awareness for successful conduct of fully joint
operations
• Deploying Fire Support Officers at Company level to ensure highly competent
coordination of fires from air and land
• Supporting JFOs and JTACs to deliver accurate fires and operate effectively in a
counter-insurgency environment
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Don’t miss this key presentation where Col. Johnson will bring his considerable
experience to assess the challenges facing Forward Observers. He has himself
performed the duties of Forward Observer, Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Commander
and Battery Executive Officer. He also participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Colonel Johnson has served as a Fire Support Coordinator, Battalion Operations Officer
and Commanding Officer of Battery I, 3d Battalion, 11th Marines. He was deployed with
Marine Forces Central Command (MARCENT) for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March of 2002. In June 2004, Colonel
Johnson took command of the 5th Battalion of the 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine
Division for its deployment to Iraq where his duties included responsibility for the
development of Iraqi Army and Police forces in the Al Anbar province. Since 2008
Colonel Johnson has assumed command of the Marine Detachment, US Army Field
Artillery School, at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
15.10 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
Stream B: Increasing Effectiveness
of Artillery Command and Control
14.10 Achieving A Fully Digitized Battlespace To
Advance Network Communications And Provide
Highly Effective Fire Support
• Introduction and integration of the AFATDS battlespace management C2 system to
effectively coordinate Joint Fires
• Assessing the training challenges in the run up to fielding the M777 and AFATDS
• How will an integrated Battlespace Management System (BMS) enable the effective
coordination of all Offensive Support capabilities across the modern battlespace?
• The potential for AFATDS / BMS to improve engagement of time-sensitive targets and
aid air space deconfliction
o Australian operational experiences of battlespace management and airspace
deconfliction
Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,
Commandant Artillery School, Australian Army
14.40 Industry Presentation To Be Confirmed
15.10 Developing Engaging And Effective Training
Of Fire Control Orders Through Exploiting New
Technologies: UK Case Study Of Using The iPAD As
A Training Tool
• Finding solutions for providing more effective, affordable and faster training to meet
the demands of current operational commitment and is geared to modern learners
• Development of the iPAD application for training fire control orders
• Feedback from use in training so far and potential improvements required
• Plans for further applications
Major Tom Ellis, Training Development Adviser, Royal Artillery,
British Army
15.40 Afternoon Tea and Networking
16.10 Belgium Armed Forces Artillery
Transformation And Future Plans For Equipment
Upgrades
• New structure of the Belgium armed forces and impact on capability planning
• Requirements for a 155mm howitzer and potential future procurement programmes
• Managing the challenges of fire support modernisation on the limited budget of
smaller armed forces
• Development of precision strike capabilities
Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Francois Delvaux,
Chief of Artillery, 3D Land Component, Belgian Defense
(pending final approval)
16.40 Achieving Interoperability Within Multi-
National And Coalition Forces To Enable Real-Time
Intelligence Sharing
• Transforming fire control systems to operate as an integral part of a C4I distribution
network for more accurate information and concentrated fire control
• Ensuring a fast and accurate response to urgent calls for fire
• Building on lessons learnt in theatre to date
• Developing a strategy for the future and potential technological requirements
Colonel Anthony Johnson, Commanding Officer Marine Corps
Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, US Marine Corps
Colonel Pereira Dos Santos, Commander of Artillery,
Portuguese Army (pending final approval)
Colonel Mike Ross, Assistant Director Capability,
HQ Director Royal Artillery
17.10 Chairman’s Closing Address and End of Conference

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Who you will meet at Future Artillery 2011?
Delegate Profile 2010
Military Industry Split 2010
Military Attendees Job Titles Profile
Industry Attendees Job Titles Profile
Major General David Halverson,
Commanding General of the Fires Centre of Excellence, Fort Sill, US Army
Brigadier Richard Haldenby,
Commander Royal Artillery 1st Armoured Division, British Army
Brigadier Nicholas Eeles*,
Director Royal Artillery, British Army
Brigadier General Jonathan A Maddux,
Program Executive Officer, PEO Ammunition, US Army
Brigadier General Dato' Razali Bin Mohd Regen,
Commander,Artillery Division, Malaysian Army
Colonel Mike Ross,
Assistant Director Capability, HQ Director Royal Artillery, British Army
Colonel Anthony Johnson,
Commanding Officer Marine Corps Artillery Detachment Fort Sill, USMC
Colonel Valério Luiz Lange, Commander of the 6th Group
of the Multiple Rocket Launcher, Brazilian Army
Colonel Peter Warden*,
Requirements Manager, Light Weapons, DES, UK MoD
Colonel Brian Macpherson,
Director of Artillery, Canadian Forces
Colonel Birger Mejholm,
Artillery Regiment Director, Danish Army Fire Support Centre
Colonel Pereira Dos Santos*,
Commander of Artillery, Portuguese Army
Colonel David Rice,
Project Manager, Precision Fires, Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army
Colonel Fiepko Koolman,
Branch Chief Artillery Future Development, German Army
Michael Van Raasen,
C-RAM Product Director, US DoD
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Milner,
Excalibur Project Manager, Picatinny Arsenal, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Anders Nyström,
Deputy Commandant of Artillery School, Swedish Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas,
Project Manager, Radars Project Management Office, US DoD
Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Francois Delvaux*,
Chief of Artillery, 3D Land Component, Belgian Defense
Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Lewin, Head of Indirect Fire Systems Office,
Swedish Defence Material Administration
Lieutenant Colonel Enrico Marinelli,
Head of Operational Requirements, Italian Army
Lieutenant Colonel Georg Neuhaus, Staff Officer,
UAS Development Germany Army Office
Lieutenant Colonel Jukka Nurmi, Finnish Exchange Officer,
Joint Fires Branch, United States Joint Forces Command
Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Kennedy,
Commandant Artillery School, Australian Army
Henk Damen,
Senior Project Manager, Netherland Defence Material Organisation
Major Matthew Moore,
Watchkeeper Implementation Team, Capability Branch, UK Royal Artillery
Major Martin Smith,
SO2 ISTAR, Capability Branch, Royal Artillery, British Army
Major Tom Ellis,
Training and Development Adviser, Royal Artillery, British Army
Professor Jacqueline Akhavan,
Head of Centre for Defence Chemistry, Cranfield University
Major General (ret’d) Lee Baxter,
Military Adviser, Smiths Detection
Major (ret’d) Bard Frostad,
Director Business Development WLS, Saab
Scott Arnold,
Vice President, Lockheed Martin Missiles Fire Control
Lee Flake,
EQ-36 Program Director, Lockheed Martin MS2
Countries that
attend Future
Artillery include;
• Australia
• Belgium
• Canada
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• India
• Israel
• Norway
• Portugal
• Poland
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• The Netherlands
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• UK
• US
* Pending final approval

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Tel: 0800 652 2363 or
+44 (0)20 7368 9300
Fax: +44 (0)20 7368 9301
Post: your booking form to
IQPC Ltd. First Floor
129 Wilton Road
London SW1V 1JZ
Online: www.future-artillery.com
Email: enquire@defenceiq.com
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PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE
Please read the information listed below as each booking is subject to IQPC Ltd standard terms and conditions.
Return of this email will indicate that you accept these terms.
Payment Terms: Upon completion and return of the registration form full payment is required no later than 5
business days from the date of invoice. Payment of invoices by means other than by credit card, or purchase order
(UK Plc and UK government bodies only) will be subject to a £49 (plus VAT) per delegate processing fee. Payment
must be received prior to the conference date.We reserve the right to refuse admission to the conference if payment
has not been received.
IQPC Cancellation, Postponement and Substitution Policy: You may substitute delegates at any time by
providing reasonable advance notice to IQPC. For any cancellations received in writing not less than eight (8) days
prior to the conference, you will receive a 90% credit to be used at another IQPC conference which must occur
within one year from the date of issuance of such credit. An administration fee of 10% of the contract fee will be
retained by IQPC for all permitted cancellations. No credit will be issued for any cancellations occurring within seven
(7) days (inclusive) of the conference. In the event that IQPC cancels an event for any reason, you will receive a credit
for 100% of the contract fee paid. You may use this credit for another IQPC event to be mutually agreed with
IQPC, which must occur within one year from the date of cancellation.
In the event that IQPC postpones an event for any reason and the delegate is unable or unwilling to attend in on
the rescheduled date, you will receive a credit for 100% of the contract fee paid.You may use this credit for another
IQPC event to be mutually agreed with IQPC, which must occur within one year from the date of postponement.
Except as specified above, no credits will be issued for cancellations. There are no refunds given under any
circumstances. IQPC is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of a substitution, alteration or
cancellation/postponement of an event. IQPC shall assume no liability whatsoever in the event this conference is
cancelled, rescheduled or postponed due to a fortuitous event,Act of God, unforeseen occurrence or any other event
that renders performance of this conference impracticable, illegal or impossible. For purposes of this clause, a
fortuitous event shall include, but not be limited to: war, fire, labour strike, extreme weather or other
emergency.Please note that while speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstances
beyond the control of the organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers
and/or topics.As such, IQPC reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessary
without any liability to you whatsoever.Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soon
as possible.
Discounts: All ‘Early Bird’ Discounts require payment at time of registration and before the cut-off date in order
to receive any discount. Any discounts offered whether by IQPC (including team discounts) must also require
payment at the time of registration.All discount offers cannot be combined with any other offer
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Terms and Conditions
IQPC recognises the value of learning in teams. Groups of 3 or more
booking at the same time from the same company receive a 10%
discount. 5 or more receive a 15% discount. 7 receive a 20%
discount. Only one discount available per person.
Team Discounts*
VENUE ACCOMMODATION:
Olympia Conference Centre
Warwick Road
London SW5 9TA
www.eco.co.uk
Overnight accommodation is not included in the registration fee.
For venue and accommodation updates please visit
www.future-artillery.com.
Venue
To claim a variety of articles, podcasts and other free resources please
visit www.future-artillery.com
Free Online Resources
A digital version of the conference proceedings, including all
presentations, is available to buy.
អ I cannot attend the event, please send me the CD Rom priced at
£599 plus VAT
Recent digital conferences available - £599 plus VAT each
អ Future Artillery 2010
អ Future Mortars 2010
អ Future Artillery 2009
អ Please send me conference materials indicated above.
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For further information
Please call: 0207 368 9300
or email: knowledgebank@iqpc.co.uk.
To search IQPC’s archived conference documentation
visit: www.iqpcknowledgebank.com
Digital Conference On CD-ROM
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* To qualify for discounts, payment must be received with booking by the registration deadline. Early booking discounts are not
valid in conjunction with any other offer. UK VAT is charged at 17.5%.VAT Registration number GB 799 2259 67
**Military Government discounted rates apply to serving military officers, government and university personnel only.
*** Please select your choice of focus day Precision Focus Day II ISTAR Focus DayII
All serving Flag Officers 1 Star and above may attend the conference free of charge
Please contact enquire@defenceiq.com for further details.This offer can not be combined with any others and is not transferable.
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MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT**
Book and pay by Book and pay by Standard
17th December 2010* 28th January 2011* Pricing
II Main Conference + Save £448 Save £248 Save £148
2 Focus Days*** £999 +VAT £1,199 +VAT £1,299 +VAT
II Main Conference Save £299 Save £199 Save £99
and Focus Day*** £799 +VAT £899 +VAT £999 +VAT
II Main Conference Only Save £150 Save £50
£599 +VAT £699 +VAT £749 +VAT
II Each Focus Day*** Save £100 Save £50
£249 +VAT £299 +VAT £349 +VAT
INDUSTRY
Book and pay by Book and pay by Standard
17th December 2010* 28th January 2011* Pricing
II Main Conference + Save £698 Save £298 Save £98
2 Focus Days*** £2,799 +VAT £3,199 +VAT £3,399 +VAT
II Main Conference Save £499 Save £299 Save £199
and Focus Day*** £2,199 +VAT £2,399 +VAT £2,499 +VAT
II Main Conference Only Save £200 Save £100
£1,699 +VAT £1,799 +VAT £1,899 +VAT
II Each Focus Day*** Save £200 Save £100
£599 +VAT £699 +VAT £799 +VAT
23rd-25th March 2011
Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK
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