Paul R. Daniels, Senior Defense Consultant and President, P. Daniels Consulting

• Understanding the current threat posed by UAS, in light of current conflicts and the proliferation of

drone usage

• Future plants for establishing joint training and doctrine in order to deliver trained forces and non-materiel

solutions to enhance Joint C-sUAS operations

• Current solutions to counter the threat of sUAS, and plans for advancing future C-sUAS capabilities

Major General David Stewart, Director, Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO) and DAMO-Fires, U.S. Army

Understanding future operational requirements in order to develop and acquire suitable systems

• The importance of flexible, manoeuvrable, and quickly deployable Air Defence Platform

• Using c-UAS systems to defend armed forces units and main weapon systems

Brigadier General Peter Gielen, Portfolio Manager, Dutch Army

• Progression of the Full Spectrum Air Defence: UAV’S – Hypersonic Threats

• Confronting the modern continuum of threat

• Lessons observed from recent conflict between Israel and Palestine

Dr. Uzi Rubin, Senior Researcher, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

• Operational realities of Air Defence on the Eastern front

• Ensuring operational readiness when bordering hostile actors

• Increasing situational awareness with cross-border collaboration and intelligence sharing

Lieutenant Colonel Tanel Lelov, Estonian Division AMD Chief, Estonian Air Force

In the dynamic and complex arena of Air Defence, practitioners face daily challenges that test the limits of

current technologies and strategies. This panel is dedicated to examining the day-to-day operational

realities of Air Defence, with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding and insight into the key challenges

operators face, exploring the innovative solutions available to overcome these obstacles.

Key Questions for Discussion:

• What are the most pressing operational challenges faced by Air Defence practitioners today?

• How have recent conflicts and technological advancements changed the operational landscape of Air

Defence?

• What do you think are the broad capability gaps in detecting, tracking, identifying and engaging

airborne targets?

• In a multi-domain context, in what ways do you think internal interoperability could be improved across

domains, in order to better support Air Defenders?

• What is your experience of interoperability while operating in a multi-national setting, and what, in your

view, would improve interoperability?

• A ‘C2 First’ approach to technological integration

• Case study of integrating modern systems into older platforms

• Closing the gap with non-kinetic solutions

Mr Cory Cox, Director, Research and Technology, US Army Space and Missile Defence Command

Tech Center

• US Air Defence Programme updates

• Insight into future technology requirements for the MDA

John Fiore, Director for Acquisition, Missile Defence Agency