Navigating the Evolving Battlespace: Enhancing the Capabilities of the Dismounted Soldier
28-29 October 2025
| Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London
Defence iQ's International Dismounted Soldier 2025 Returns with a Brand New Format
Within the context of modern asymmetric warfare, today's dismounted soldier is required to operate in a variety of environments and terrains (including littoral, cold weather, urban, desert and jungle) for which they need to be trained and equipped with the right technology on their physical person and externally to aid in their missions. The concept of the transparent battlefield has emerged and changed the dynamics of warfare for the dismounted soldier. Dismounted soldiers not only have to be agile enough to operate across multiple terrains but they also have to be able to operate in an environment where their enemy can potentially see and/or track every movement and activity.
Recognising the various needs of today's dismounted soldier the two-day international conference will feature a top-down, strategic day where senior military leaders, industry and academics will come together to establish the current context in which the dismounted solider has to operate in and provide an overview of what the future looks like in terms of interoperability, the acquisition process, the future of lethality, the impact of urbanisation in warfare on the dismounted soldier and more. The second day takes a tactical, boots on the ground focus, will featuring three streams:
Stream 1- Lethality and Soldier Systems
Stream 2- Physical, Cognitive, and Psychological burden on soldiers
Stream 3- Training and Preparing the dismounted soldier for warfare in the transparent battlefield
Recognising the various needs of today's dismounted soldier the two-day international conference will feature a top-down, strategic day where senior military leaders, industry and academics will come together to establish the current context in which the dismounted solider has to operate in and provide an overview of what the future looks like in terms of interoperability, the acquisition process, the future of lethality, the impact of urbanisation in warfare on the dismounted soldier and more. The second day takes a tactical, boots on the ground focus, will featuring three streams:
Stream 1- Lethality and Soldier Systems
Stream 2- Physical, Cognitive, and Psychological burden on soldiers
Stream 3- Training and Preparing the dismounted soldier for warfare in the transparent battlefield
2025 Speakers:
Major General (Ret.) Gary Deakin CBE
Former Chief of Staff
NATO Joint Force Command
Admiral Sir Keith Blount KCB OBE
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO
General Sir C R V Walker KCB DSO ADC Gen
Chief of the General Staff
British Army
Major General Nick Cowley OBE
General Officer Commanding
Army Individual Training Command, British Army
Anders Palm
Project Manager
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Colonel Gregory M. Tomlin PhD
Capability Manager for Division Artillery Formations
United States Army
Major Sebastian Langvad
Teacher, Complex Operations
Norwegian Military Academy
Andrew Roberts
Head of Army Recruit Health & Performance Research
British Army HQ
Highlights from 2024:
Benefits of Attending
Hear from infantry and marine corps leaders on how they are training the next generation of dismounted soldiers for combat in a transparent battlefield.
Get an overview of all the latest technology and equipment on the current market and being developed on the horizon being used to aid the dismounted soldier in their mission.
Join the two-day event to hear a variety of perspectives from the strategic, top-down perspective of the commanders and chiefs of armed forces who will set the tone and establish the context within which the dismounted soldier is operating to the tactical and technical viewpoints of the sergeant majors, commanding officers, and regimental soldiers working with this technology.
Get updates on how technological advancements and developments (including the switch from 5.56 to 6.8mm caliber rifles) is changing the face of combat as we know it.
Listen to senior military and industry leaders as they engage in collaborative discussion on how to streamline the procurement process.
30+ Military, industry, and academic leaders within the dismounted soldier space delivering everything from high-level strategic briefings to tactical, boots on the ground presentations with perspectives from the lived experience of the dismounted soldier.
Themes for this Year Include:
Advancing Lethality & Survivability
Soldier Modernisation & Technological Advancements in Soldier Systems
Training & Preparing the Dismounted Soldier for the modern and future battlefield
Alleviating Physical, Psychological & Cognitive Burden on the dismounted soldier
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