Specialist Pre-Conference Focus Day | Monday 20th June 2011

08.30 Focus Day Registration and Coffee

09.00 Chairman’s Opening Address

General Shankar (Ret'd)
Indian Army

09.30 THE OPERATIONAL IMPERATIVE OF PRECISION MUNITIONS AND ISTAR IN MODERN ARTILLERY SYSTEMS: FULL ANALYSIS OF INDIAN ARMED FORCES REQUIREMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS

Brigadier (ret'd) Gurmeet Kanwal
Director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
Indian Armed Forces

10.00 GENERATING AN ACCURATE AND OPERATIONALLY EFFECTIVE PRECISION MUNITIONS CAPABILITY TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY AND REDUCE LOGISTICAL BURDENS

Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Fort
Head of Doctrine and Prospective Studies, French School of Artillery
French Armed Force

10.30 MORNING COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBITION AREA

11.00 CREATING AN INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURE OF MULTIPLE BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AND FIRE IN A NETCENTRIC ENVIRONMENT

Major Dwayne Hynes
Future Artillery Threat Integration Staff Officer, US Army
Office of the Chief of Staff for Intelligence

12.00 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW TO DEVELOP PIN POINT ACCURACY IN TARGET ACQUISITION TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE USE OF PRECISION WEAPONRY

The expert members of the Focus Day will address a number of key themes focused around the procurement, induction and operational implementation of precision munitions and ISTAR technology. They will draw upon front line experience, trials data and new doctrine to examine how to best link sensors to shooters. Your questions and comments are encouraged throughout

Shawn Miller
Excalibur International Program Manager
Raytheon

Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Fort
Head of Doctrine and Prospective Studies, French School of Artillery
French Armed Force

Major Dwayne Hynes
Future Artillery Threat Integration Staff Officer, US Army
Office of the Chief of Staff for Intelligence

12.30 NETWORKING LUNCH AND END OF PRE CONFERENCE FOCUS DAY