This 2024 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees who attended the C4ISR Global Conference in 2024, many of whom are expected to return this year.

Join us in 2025 to share experiences from recent operations, listen to other international allies, and gain thought leadership from those who can provide innovative solutions, leading to the exchange of valuable knowledge and fostering key partnerships.

As more complex issues arise, more comprehensive responses are needed. Military branches can no longer tackle these complex issues alone but cohesively with other organisations (both military and civil). In order to make sure that multi-facet responses are effective, an effective C4ISR system is necessary, translating to several opportunities in the medium and long term for the industry. This market report summarises these opportunities in an easy-to-read document.

The importance of C4ISR cannot be understated, as shown in current conflicts, ineffective C4ISR can lead operations to suboptimal results at best and disaster at worst. To this end NATO is under constant pressure to ensure the forces under its remit remain fully optimised. Speaking on the subject, Matt Roper, Chief joint ISR of the NCIA gives a concise state-of-play of the C4ISR situation in NATO and where it might be headed.

The "Transformation of DEU EW and CIS Bataillons and Capabilities to Support the Battlefield of the Future" presentation was delivered in 2023 by Colonel Uwe Larsen, Chief of Staff, Centre for Digitalisation, Cyber and Information Domain Service Capability Development, Bundeswehr and covers;

• Implications for CIS
• Future DEU Signal Battallion: Structure
• Composition CIS BN
• The New Main CIS Weapon Systems
• Capability Development
• CIS Challenges
• Change of Scenario for EW
• Future EW Battalions for MDO
• EW Challenges

The "C3BM Introduction and Overview" presentation was delivered in 2023 by Dr. Bryan Tipton, Chief Architect and Engineer, Department of the Air Force.

In this interview, Colonel Ángel Gomez touches on his thoughts on the trends and challenges related to ISR. As Director of the Intelligence Department at the Spanish Higher Military Studies Centre, he gives valuable insights into the state-of-play of ISR, highlighting:

• The importance of JISR
• The direction in which ISR is moving towards
• The psychology behind ISR
  

In this article Adam Schluer, former Special Operations Air Advisor and Intelligence Analyst, expresses his views combining aerial ISR platforms in order to achieve the best cost-effective performance. In this piece he covers:

• The different mission types for ISR platforms
• The roles of different platforms
• The cost implication on over reliance on high-end platforms
  

Defence IQ has just released its Annual ISR Airborne Market Report - detailing global requirements, holdings & acquisitions within the community.

Currently there are 833 Airbonne ISR Aircraft (excluding UAVs ) operational worldwide, of which 508 are reconnaissance aircraft and 325 are AEW. The value of the Airbourne ISR market is forecast at more than $40 Billion over the next 10 years, including $15 Billion for UAV Systems. 

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Defence IQs Annual ISR Maritime Market Report - detailing global requirements, holdings & acquisitions within the community.

There are currently 704 Maritime ISR Aircraft in service in 58 countries. Asia- Pacific has the largest number regionally (260(37%)), followed by North America (162(23%)) and Europe (154(21.8%)). A further 62 aircraft are on order, with Asia-Pacific also having the highest number 35 (48.6%), followed by North America and Europe (both 17) (23.6). 

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C2ISR is the backbone of intelligence and decision making. It has become a key component in multi-domain operations and across forces globally. This report focuses on five primary markets: Finland, Norway, Sweden, UK, and US across Land, Airborne, Maritime, and Space-based ISR. It covers:

• The current market trends.
• The market sizes for each of the five countries up to FY 2027.
• The essential programmes of each nation
  

View the attendee snapshot to find out which companies of senior representatives from NATO organisations, member states, and partner forces on where capabilities can be improved, will be in attendance at C2ISR Global, taking from 18-20 April at the Hurlingham Club, London, UK. 

Don't miss the opportunity to network with the C2ISR Community, build new connections, and take the opportunity to have private side-bar discussions.