Colonel Vasile Ionescu

Director of Air Force Staff Romanian Air Force

Colonel Vasile Ionescu started his military career in 1997 as anti-aircraft artillery platoon commander, and during his career he served in various positions within different Air Defence units belonging to the Romanian Air Force. Between 2010 and 2020, he assumed the position of the chief of the international relation structure within the Romanian Air Force Staff. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel on 20th of July 2018 and starting with December 2020 he was assigned Director of the Romanian Air Force Staff.

DAY ONE - Tuesday 6 April 2021

12:00 PM Chairman's Opening Remarks & Panel Discussion-1: Re-thinking Force Structure and Readiness Levels

• Thinking ahead 5 years: Increased NATO air power capability and Russia’s perspective on NATO air power

• Current and projected force structure and supporting technology; increasing 5th generation aircraft in current fleets

• Enhancing readiness for high-intensity missions and operating in a contested environment

• Decreasing vulnerability to advanced ground-based threats

• Key priorities: SEAD mission, advanced datalinks, AESA radars, munition stocks, electronic warfare

2:25 PM Panel Discussion-4: Seven Days into the Air War: Operational Priorities and Considerations

• Identifying the key mission sets after “shock and awe”

• Generating and sustaining air missions: aerial refuelling, ISR, armed overwatch, strike

• Dealing with adversary autonomous systems and ROE

• Continuing to support front-line forces: conducting intra-theatre airlift in contested environments

• The logistics and resupply mission in the European theatre: identifying bottlenecks for rapid deployment of air and joint forces

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Vasile.

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