30 April - 2 May, 2018 | Armed Forces Officers Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Agenda Day 1
7:00 am - 7:55 am REGISTRATION & COFFEE
7:55 am - 8:15 am CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
8:15 am - 8:45 am INCREASING DEFENCE EXPENDITURE TOADVANCE MILITARY CAPABILITY
· Upgrading vehicle protection and incorporating full suite of ammunition
· Advancing Fuchs 2 vehicle configuration to enable specialised NBC reconnaissance operations
· Integrating cutting-edge technology to enhance direct fire support of modular and infantry fighting vehicles
· Assessing emerging requirements and procurement plans for the UAE Armed Forces
8:45 am - 9:15 am FUTURE CAPABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENTS
· The original MRAP met a specific need to improve survivability, however was limited in size, weight, mobility and off road performance
· Capability trends in user requirements include a need for mobility, rapid deployment over distance, crew protection, tactical mobility through terrain, flexible/adaptable platforms, self-defence weapons, logistics support and value for money
· Changing design priorities calls for a multi-role wheeled vehicle that provides combat AFV capability with high levels of protection and mobility
· The N35 multi-mission family of vehicles offer high levels of protection, combat and tactical mobility, operational and strategic mobility, high payload, modular design and manufactured in UAE
· The N35 is characterised by very high mobility, proven survivability, excellent situational awareness, compact design, and system readiness
9:15 am - 12:00 am ACHIEVING SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES TO ENHANCE READINESS
· Assessing ways to fulfill the objectives of Strategic Document 2020
· Developing technical readiness, armour, weapons, and ammunition
· Upgrading lethality by advancing mortar systems and equipping turrets with laser-guided missiles
· Activating signed cooperation protocols and expanding military cooperation
9:45 am - 10:30 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
10:30 am - 12:00 am VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY IN A MINE & IED THREAT ENVIRONMENT
10:30 am - 11:00 am LESSONS LEARNED AND EMERGING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAF
· Overview of recent Lebanese developments operations including Dawn of the Jurd
· Examining regional challenges and collective action to defeat terrorism
· Outlining development and future anticipated capabilities for the land forces
Brigadier General (ret) Maroun Hitti
Advisor for Security & Defense, Office of the Prime MinisterLebanese Armed Forces
11:00 am - 11:30 am ENHANCING AND DEPLOYING IMPROVED ARMOURED VEHICLE CAPABILITY
· Preparing troops for the future operational environment, ensuring high readiness
· Outlining requirements for expeditionary operations and identifying key challenges of foreign deployment
· Accelerating mobility of troops in austere environments to increase mission effectiveness
11:30 am - 12:00 am THE UK CONCEPTUAL FORCE (LAND) 2035 - WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE ARMOURED VEHICLE FLEET
• Why we need to change to face new threats and challenges
• The doctrinal premise to a new way of warfare
• The technology we’d need to harness
• The structures and force design to deliver it
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH AND DHURH PRAYER (12:20)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm STRENGTHENING MILITARY CAPABILITY BY EQUIPPING TROOPS WITH INTEROPERABLE SKILLS
· Ensuring vehicle survivability through improved blast and fragmentation protection of main battle tanks
· Incorporating mortar systems, howitzers, and anti-tank weapons systems
· Increasing involvement in multinational training exercises to ensure preparedness of troops for multinational deployment
Colonel Sulaiman bin Khaled bin Slaiman Al-Zakawani
Oman Defence CollegeArmed Forces of Oman
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE’S EDUCATION TO THE MENAP REGION
· Education as a tool to identify methodologies, maximize mission effectiveness and achieve combat superiority
· Examining interoperability and methods to enable joint operations
· Obstructing skill fade: Providing a review of NATO Defence College’s courses to the Middle East
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ENHANCING C2 AND INTRODUCING AUTONOMOUS OPERATION
· Minimising casualties by increasing the use of unmanned ground vehicles
· Evaluating the need to attain rapid reaction capacity and assessing the lessons learned from operations in Yemen
· Accelerating mobility in different terrain including contested environments, jungles, mountains, deserts
· Enhancing communications, command, and control to optimise fire support
