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FUTURE ARMOURED VEHICLES SURVIVABILITY 2019 Pre-coNFereNce Focus dAy l 12th November 2019

implementation and research of Active Protection systems 9:00 am – 5.40 pm | 12th November 2019 | copthorne tara hotel, london, uK

Chaired by mr. tom Newbery, Active Protection Research Technical Authority, Platform Survivability Group, DSTL, uK mod

As rebel groups become increasingly well equipped, it is more important than ever that armed forces have systems in place to protect their soldiers and platforms. In modern battlespaces, shoulder mounted weapon systems and anti-tank guided missile systems are becoming an increasingly large threat in both their sophistication and scale. Furthermore, the battlefi eld is becoming an increasingly urbanised environment, where new operational challenges are posed to vehicle commanders. As a result, adversaries have made signifi cant strides in both lethality and opportunity. As the limits of passive protection are being reached it is more important than ever to prevent platforms being hit in combat. Active protection systems afford vehicle commanders a fi nal layer of protection to their platforms before physical armour is needed to protect occupants. Additionally, leaders in vehicle survivability are tapping into these automated systems as a method of reducing cognitive burdens on crew members. These systems can track, slew-to-cue and otherwise automatically take measures in therefore enabling commanders to take back the initiative in closer more lethal combat. Building on the successes of two previous focus days and one dedicated US conference, SMi will be hosting a day dedicated to these systems on November the 12th which will explore this increasingly important capability. This focus day will explore the development and implementation of this technology by bringing together world leading programme managers and senior scientists of this important fi eld and will provide all attendees with a vision of how this technology will be leveraged and implemented in the coming years.

toPics coVered Will iNclude:

• Modular architecture and subsystem synchronisation

• Leveraging APS to provide distributedsituational awareness

• Testing systems in authentic situationsto provide reliable data

• Managing and mitigating collateraldamage from hard-kill solutions

8.30 registration & coffee

8.50 chairman’s opening remarks mr tom Newbery, Active Protection Research Technical Authority, dstl, uK mod

host NAtioN ANd KeyNote Address

9.00 the uK strategy for Active Protection Adoption and delivery• The roadmap of active protection in the future UK ground

manoeuvre • Medusa and Icarus: Informing capability analysis• Preparing platforms for future capability adaptation Adopting

and evolving systems by generating an industry community ofinterest

colonel Nick cowey, Assistant Head of Ground Manoeuvre for Combat Capabilities, british Army

9.40 research and development of Active Protection systems for british Armoured Vehicles• Modular Integrated Systems: Hybridising capability and

applying open architecture• Informing Future Capability developments through enhanced

R&D• Future research and development priorities for modular

architecture mr tom Newbery, Active Protection Research Technical Authority, dstl, uK mod

10.20 Defi ning Future Survivability by Leveraging Modular Architecture• The PEO’s Roadmap to active protection systems• Implementing the MAPS architecture for future combat vehicles• Reducing crew cognitive load with automated and centralised

systems• The role of APS in generating networked situational awareness lieutenant colonel daniel ramos, Product Manager Vehicle Protection Systems, Program Executive Offi ce, PEO Ground Combat Systems, us Army

11.00 morning coffee

uPdAtes oN the modulAr ActiVe ProtectioN system ProGrAmme

11.30 sponsor speaking session reserved for collins Aerospace

12.10 israeli Adoption and Fielding of Active Protection systems• The roadmap for future armoured vehicle APS in the IDF• Operational concepts for fi elding APS• Adapting systems for different platforms• Lessons learned from operational analysis of APS lieutenant colonel (Name Withheld for Security Reasons) israeli defence Forces

12.50 Advanced tactical radars for Vehicle Protection systems (VPs)• Multi-Mission, Software-defi ned tactical radars for the

Maneuver force• New approaches and features in tactical radars design mr. Gil schwartz, VP Business Development, rAdA electronic industries ltd

1.30 Networking lunch

2.30 modern Active Protection systems of main battle tanks• Main battle tank survivability priorities for the Romanian Armed

Forces• Maximising the Romanian armed forces strike capabilities

through survivable platforms• Examining future systems integration into the Romanian Armed

Forces lieutenant colonel torcica Valentin, Chief of Armoured Offi ce, romanian ministry of defence

reseArch ANd deVeloPmeNt iN ActiVe ProtectioN systems

3.10 testing and Performance of the explosively Formed Axe• Explosively Formed Axe (EFA) hard-kill system• Testing and analysing system performance• Optimising systems through enhanced data collection

methodologies dr stanislav rolc, Chief of Division, Material Engineering and Active Protection Lead, czech military research institute dr Jan Krestan, Materials Engineering Division, czech military research institute

3.50 Afternoon tea

4.20 low-latency distributed Processing Architectures for Active Protection systems• Maximising system effi cacy by minimising system latency• Managing large, on demand power requisitions for APS• Improving distributed system effi ciency for high performance

computing dr Periklis charchalakis, Technical Manager, Vetronics research centre

5.00 driving interoperability and safety with stANAG 4686• The collateral damage question surrounding active protection

systems: Can these be mitigated?• Multi-nation testing and evaluation in accordance with STANAG

4686• Generating interoperability with international standards of

complex systems dr Arild skjold, Senior Scientist, FFi - Norwegian defence research establishment

5.40 chairman’s closing remarks and close of day one mr tom Newbery, Active Protection Research Technical Authority, dstl, uK mod

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Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2019 day two | 13th November 2019


8.50 chairman’s opening remarks lieutenant General (ret’d) richard Felton, Former Director General Defence Safety Authority and Former Commanding General Joint Helicopter Command, uK mod

host NAtioN ANd KeyNote Address

9.00 enhancing Future british Army Vehicle survivability• Signal management in the context of modern target acquisition

technologies• Future concepts to deliver manoeuvre capabilities in increasingly

hostile environments lieutenant colonel simon routledge, SO1 Land Systems, dstl, uK mod

9.30 land 400/907 and survivability concepts for the Australian Armed Forces • LAND 400 Phase 2 active protection systems considerations and

integrated survivability features of the Boxer reconnaissance platform

• The role of the IFV in the Australian Defence Force strategy for Armour operations

• Mounted Close Combat IFV capabilities and concept considerations • Retaining qualitative edge of M1 over AFV adversary threats through

subsystem enhancements lieutenant colonel marek Janiszewski, SO1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles,

Combat Vehicle Programme, Australian Army

10.00 sponsor speaking session reserved for leonardo mr Guy davies, Capability Manager- Vehicle Systems, leonardo

10.30 Way Ahead in Armoured Vehicle survivability at rheinmetall • The reason behind the new business unit Protection Systems at

Rheinmetall• Complementing existing and new protection technologies in an

integrated approach• Hybrid Protection (Active/Passive) and sensor-based reactive Armour

(Active/Reactive) dr manfred salk, CEO, rheinmetall Protection systems Gmbh

PlAtForm surViVAbility ANd iNFormed Future deVeloPmeNt


11.30 AJAX survivability-delivering maximum Protection• Discussing the AJAX survivability concepts• Analysing survivability systems for troop transports• Adopting modular armour to provide mission specifi c capabilities• Developing a platform with growth space for future system adoption

mr steve bowen, Lead Survivability Engineer, General dynamics land systems uK ltd

12.00 experiences of the swedish cV 90 from a user’s perspective• CV 90 brief history• Swedish CV 90 versions• Swedish experiences of using the CV 90 since 1994• What´s new on the Swedish CV 90 captain magnus swadding, 2iC Technical Manager CV90 Swedish, Land Warfare Centre, swedish Armed Forces

12.30 modular and enhanced Armour for Articulated tracked Vehicles• Passive protection requirements• Add-on armour and weight considerations• Adapting to emerging threats and technology• Evaluating APS for implementation mr ho hin cheng, Principal Engineer, st engineering land systems

1.00 temPest, emc and all things ‘data at rest’. • Capability to ensure the users can access their information via

information assured devices and solutions• Partnership with DELL/Intel and how collaboration for innovation has

led to the ability to get capability out to the user community Mr Antony Summerfi eld, CEO, tricis


cbrN systems

2.30 integrating early Warning systems into mobile Platforms• Maintaining detection capabilities on the move• Transitioning toward sensor suites for armoured vehicles• Enhancing datalinks and networking sensors for superior armoured

vehicle situational awareness colonel (ret’d) daniel mccormick, Deputy PEO Operations and Modernisation, JPEO CBRND, us Army

sustAiNiNG PlAtForms iN coNtested eNViroNmeNts

3.00 sponsor speaking session reserved for Abbs mr roger sloman, Managing Director, Abbs

3.30 Precise timing as a survivability Factor• Precise Time is a very precious commodity on the battlefi eld• Critical applications include: Active Protection, Electronic

Countermeasures, Secure Communications, Navigation, and many more

• How do we supply time in a GPS denied environment?• What are the implications of losing time?• What does the future hold for greater resilience in time on the

battlefi eld Professor bryn James, Head of Armoured Protection, dstl, uK mod

4.00 Survivability through Battlefi eld Mobility – Latest developments• Crossing the gap - Quickly • Breaching the Mine Field – Safely • Clearing the Route – Comprehensively mr matthew Aujla, Senior Sales Manager, Pearson engineering

4.30 Afternoon tea

reseArch ANd deVeloPmeNt oF Vehicle ProtectioN systems

5.00 survivability Assessment methodology — research challenges• Measures of survivability• Contextual dependent measures• Capability dependent measures• Measures dependent on technologies mr martin hagström, Deputy Research Director CIEDS, Foi swedish defence research Agency

5.30 Military Panel - Armour in Future Battlefi elds: Adapting to Changing Confl ict Demands• What is driving future AV Survivability-technology or changing

requirements?• Balancing mobility with increasing weight• The latest coming from R&D and how this will disrupt AV capability in

the future• Examples of new technology adding value to existing platforms• Working with industry when setting future requirements lieutenant General (ret’d) richard Felton, Former Director General Defence Safety Authority and Former Commanding General Joint Helicopter Command, uK mod [Moderator]

lieutenant colonel marek Janiszewski, SO1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Combat Vehicle Programme, Australian Army colonel (ret’d) daniel mccormick, Deputy PEO Operations and Modernisation, JPEO CBRND, us Army mr martin hagström, Deputy Research Director CIEDS, Foi swedish defence research Agency Professor bryn James, Head of Armoured Protection, dstl, uK mod

6.00 chairman’s closing remarks and close of day two lieutenant General (ret’d) richard Felton, Former Director General Defence Safety Authority and Former Commanding General Joint Helicopter Command, uK mod

mr Guy davies, mr Guy davies, mr Guy davies, mr Guy davies,


Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2019 day three | 14th November 2019


8.50 chairman’s opening remarks lieutenant General richard Felton, Former Director General Defence Safety Authority and Former Commanding General Joint Helicopter Command, uK mod

oPeNiNG KeyNote Addresses

9.00 Future british Army robotics and Autonomous systems for Armoured Vehicles• An overview of the current British Army RAS Projects• The British Army RAS roadmap• Future experimentation lieutenant colonel richard craig, SO1 Coherence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, british Army

9.30 Perception, comprehension and Prediction... what will your Adversary do Next?• Perception, Comprehension and Prediction – closing the loop

on dynamic SA• Exploiting generic architectures and the Land Data Model• Modular SA and electronic control – man and machine agent

teaming, the building blocks for future combat platforms• Predictive Analysis mr John crozier, Technical Partner, dstl, uK mod

10.00 sponsor speaking session reserved for collins Aerospace


iNterNAtioNAl ProGrAmme ANd PlAtForm uPdAtes

11.00 survivability concepts of the czech mechanised modernisation Programmes• Czech acquisition plans for a fi elding a modernised armoured

brigade• Conceptualising the future battlespace of Czech armoured

units• Discussing the survivability concepts of Czech capability

requirements• Interoperability as a mechanism for enhanced manoeuvre

capability lieutenant colonel Jan Kerdik, Deputy Commander 7th Armoured Brigade, czech mod

11.30 session reserved For sponsor

12.00 Platform survivability enhancements for the turkish Armed Forces• An overview of the survivability focuses for the Turkish armed

forces• Main battle tank systems: priorities and enhancements• Active protection systems testing and characterisation

lieutenant colonel (ret’d) Kerim simais, Specialist - Land Platforms, SSB, turkish mod


iNdustry techNicAl uPdAtes

1.30 evolving to meet operational requirements by integrating survivability and mobility technologies• Modular exchangeable protection• Mine protection and anti-tank protection systems• APS integration potential

mr Jens schroeter, Director Product Strategy, General dynamics european land systems mr michal bieniek, Head of Heavy Platforms & Protection Systems, General dynamics european land systems

iNdustry PANel2.00 Enhancing Platform Survivability to Meet Accelerating Battlefi eld

threats • Advances in Armour and Heavy Materials• Balancing Survivability and Manoeuvrability• What materials and technology are driving future designs• Working closer with Military customers on defi ning future

requirements lieutenant General richard Felton, Former Director General Defence Safety Authority and Former Commanding General Joint Helicopter Command, uK mod [Moderator] mr Guy davies, Capabilities Manager – Vehicle Systems, leonardo mr steve bowen, Lead Survivability Engineer, General dynamics land systems uK ltd

mr ho hin cheng, Principal Engineer, st engineering land systems mr michal bieniek, Head of Heavy Platforms & Protection Systems, General dynamics european land systems

2.30 Afternoon tea

uK reseArch ANd deVeloPmeNt oF Armoured Vehicle ProtectioN

3.00 material selection for underbelly Applique Armour• Test methods• Baseline armour data• Performance of layered systems

mr matthew Gant, Senior Scientist Physical Sciences Group, dstl, uK mod

3.30 maximising survivability through a digital battlespace• System Integration – key to platform survival?• Consideration across the survivability onion – where should we

focus design effort? • Understanding the benefi ts of Situational Awareness (SA) and

how research is driving a step change in UK SA capabilities mr richard hooper, Principal Vetronics Engineer, Platform

Systems Division, dstl, uK mod

4.00 the training and simulation challenge for Advanced Vehicle Protection systems• Discussing the increasing complexity of armoured vehicle

systems• Utilising virtual reality and simulation to enhance mounted

survivability• Training and simulation in authentic battlefi eld scenarios• The future of training and simulation for armoured vehicle

survivability lieutenant colonel (ret’d) Jonny ormerod, Former SO1 Simulation Training Branch Field Army, Lead Consultant, bZtG ltd

4.30 chairman’s closing remarks and close of day three lieutenant General richard Felton, Former Director General Defence Safety Authority and Former Commanding General Joint Helicopter Command, uK mod


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