Overview: International Armoured Vehicles: The History

The International Armoured Vehicles conference & exhibition series has grown from its original format, "Light & Medium Armoured Vehicles" in 2002, which had just 40 delegates and 1 sponsor in London, at the Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel, to where it is today in 2011, with over 2500 visitors, 50 speakers and 100 exhibitors.

Defence IQ has strived to keep up with the evolution of the armoured vehicles market – which in the recent years has moved towards greater protection due to the increasing threats being faced in theatres across the world. Just a few years ago, the wave of IEDs, RPGs and other ballistic measures of attacks resulted in vehicles such as MRAP being procured en masse.

Fast forward to today – maximising and balancing Armoured Vehicle capabilities are critical for current operations and future threats, especially with the current battlepsace. Defence IQ understands that the threat is constantly changing – that's why we are continuously doing our research to ensure we're discussing the latest developments, battlefield changes and the impact on operations.

Throughout its history, Defence IQ has taken pride in its strong speaker faculty to lead these discussions and to carry the debate during the conference.

These speakers have included:

General William Scott Wallace Former Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command US Army	Lieutenant General Tom Metz Former Director, Joint IED Defeat Organisation US DoD
Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie Chief of Land Staff Canadian DND	Lieutenant General Paul Newton Commander, Force Development and Training British Army
Lieutenant General Jean Tristan Verna Land Equipment Maintenance Joint Organisation French MoD

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The Expansion of the Armoured Vehicles Conference Series

The Armoured Vehicles conference series has now expanded to around the world, with select cities including Asia, India, UAE and South Africa. The newest addition to the portfolio is Armoured Vehicles South America, taking place in Summer 2012, in Brasil.

Learn more about the other events: