Conference Day One: 22 April, 2008

9.00 Chairman’s Welcome And Introduction

9.10 UK Army Aviation - Delivering Success Now: Planning For Success In The Future

Brigadier David Short CBE ADC
Director Army Aviation
British Army

• Operational Context
• The Joint Helicopter Command
• Lines of Development
• The Future

9.50 Moving Towards A More Balanced Tactical Helicopter Structure In Canada

Colonel Alain Parent
Director, Air Strategic Plans
Canadian Forces

• A Canadian Forces Vision for a balanced Tactical Aviation Capability in Canada
• Status of Tactical Aviation in support of Land Forces
• Where we see Tactical Aviation going in the Future
• How we plan to get there in terms of Force Structure, Mission Kits and Platforms

11.00 Chinook Capability Sustainment

Confirmed Representative From Industry & UK MoD

• Managing future demands from operations

11.40 Danish EH-101 Operations

Major Lars-Hendrik Thorngreen
OC 722 Squadron
Royal Danish Air Force

• Presentation of the Royal Danish Air Force EH101 (EH101-0512). The airframe, the multi role concept, SAR capabilities, TTT capabilities
• Entry to service EH101. Lessons learned half way through the fielding.
• Effective operations vs. Operational and logistical friction. The conflict between operational requirements and logistical capabilities.
• Systematic challenges. Streamlining the support to EH101 operations throughout the Air Force.
• Future capabilities. What are the planned future capabilities to be developed?
• Adjusting ambition. To what extent have operational ambitions been adjusted since entry to service of the EH101

13.40 UH-60 Black Hawk And UH-72A Lakota

Colonel Neil Thurgood
Programme Manager Utility Helicopters
U.S. Army

• U.S. Army Utility Helicopter Fleet Transformation
• UH-60 Black Hawk
• UH-72A Lakota
• Enabling Technologies
• Aircraft Recapitalization

14.20 CH-47F

Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Dwyer
Aviation Director Foreign Military Sales & International Programmes, Cargo Helicopters
U.S. Army

• Interoperability Needs of current Coalition Warfare
• Background
• Development
• Mission Essential Packages

15.30 Ch-53K

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Pridgen
CH-53K Programme Manager
U.S. Marine Corps

• Background of H-53
• Improvements in Heavy Lift Helicopter Technology
• Production Schedule
• Programme Status

16.10 NH-90 – TTH

Lieutenant Colonel Martial Langlois
NH90 Programme Officer
French Army

• Concept of operation
• New capabilities (operation by night, bad weather condition capability, datalink)
• Maintenance concept and organisation
• Training concept
• NH90 fielding preparation

16.50 Chairman’s Summary And End Of Day One

17.00 Networking Drinks Reception

All conference attendees are invited to attend a networking drinks reception following the close of the day’s conference activities

18.30 Annual Military Helicopter Gala Dinner

On the evening of April 22nd the annual Military Helicopter Gala Dinner will be held. Sponsored by AugustaWestland it provides the best way to conclude your conference day, with good food, good company and cementing the contacts made.

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