From tasking to re-tasking, mission planning is the core competence that underpins air operations for our flight crews and airmen. Advances in technology have increased capability and safety in the air whilst the evolution to dynamic mission planning has been supported by the modern tools at our disposal over the last two decades. In the 21st Century, mission planning equipment must now work in partnership with the rest of an aircraft’s avionics suite to establish air superiority. Defence against cruise missiles, managing Beyond Visual Range and Within Visual Range engagements and the ability of UAVs to cooperate with manned platforms in theatre all hinge on air mission planning capability as an essential part of the overall system.

 

SMi’s Air Mission Planning 2012 recognises these doctrinal facts and responds by providing the forum within which both commercial and military stakeholders can remain up-to-date with the advances that are improving safety and effect in the skies. Topics that will be addressed at the event include: Rotary-wing ops and sharing airspace with fixed-wing assets; A400M MPS Requirements; The Challenges of Mission Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Regional Perspective; Future Mission Planning Systems ; Interoperability and Standardisation in NATO.

Why should you attend this event?

DISCUSS interoperability, data exchange and cross-domain solutions for the modern mission planner ASSESS the experiences of mission planners from the civil sector – what can military aviation planners learn? ANALYSE the latest mission planning solutions and technology on offer   NETWORK with a senior line up of military speakers from UK, USA, Canada, Australia, France and across the NATO Alliance

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

CHAIRMAN

Major General (R) George Harrison, Georgia Institute of Technology

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Colonel Richard Leakey, Station Commander JHC Aldergrove, Joint Helicopter Command

Dr. Stephen E. Wright, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, USAF

Squadron Leader Darryn Rawlins, UK A400M Requirements Manager, Royal Air Force

Bernard Odendaal, The Fact Foundry

Cesare Balducci, Deputy Director, NATO Standardisation Agency

Debajit Sarkar, Sub-Continental Regional ISR and Smart Weapons Consultant

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Venue details

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL 

Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR   Phone (44) 20 7937 7211 Fax (44) 20 7937 7100 www.millenniumhotels.com

In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill. The hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on the Cromwell Road.

• From Heathrow Airport 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express
• Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train
• Stansted Airport to Liverpool Street Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train
• Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach

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