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05 - 07 NOVEMBER, 2024 I MERCURE MOA, BERLIN, GERMANY

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Brigadier General Lars Helmrich

Director Air and Space Systems Division FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

Director Air and Space Systems Division, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration since 2023-01-01 Member of Swedish Royal Academy of War Science.

Previous Assignments:

2021–2022 Head of Combat Air Systems, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
2019–2020 Military Assistant to Force Commander MINUSMA, additionally as SNR part of the time
2016–2019 Commander 7th Airwing, Commander Skaraborg Wing, Commander Såtenäs Garrison
2013–2016 Head of GRIPEN Project Management, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. Responsible for the Gripen development; Meteor, Gripen C/D MS20 & Gripen E
2012–2013 Staff Officer, HQ Long Term Defence Planning. Areas including Arctic Strategy, Long Term Defence Studies and future Gripen development
2011–2012 Staff Officer, HQ Operational Staff. Areas including Armed Forces Capability Development 2010–2011 Staff Officer, HQ Air Force. Areas including Long Term Air Force development
2008–2009 Commander Air Operations / Wing Commander Flying, F 7 Wing
2008–2008 Head of Swedish RED FLAG Project and Detachment
2004–2007 Squadron Commander, F 7 Wing
2000–2004 Operational Pilot, F 7 Wing
1999–2000 Pilot, Gripen Operational Test and Evaluation Unit, F 7 Wing
1997–1999 Operational Pilot, F 7 Wing
1995–1997 Pilot, Viggen Operational Test and Evaluation Unit, F 15 Wing
1992–1995 Operational Pilot, F 15 Wing
1989–1990 Conscript, Army I 1 Base

Day Two | 6 November

Update from the Swedish Defence Material Administration
Sweden’s vision of future combat aircraft systems
Capabilities of Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen
Role of training to maintain the skills to take-off and land from short and dispersed runways

As investment in cyber offense and electronic warfare increase, are we developing the right technologies at the required pace to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum?
Does AI have a role to play, and what, precisely, can harnessing AI lend to the pace of change?
What must electromagnetic superiority in the air battlespace look like?
What do we need to understand about our adversaries’ EW capabilities and tactics to ensure spectrum dominance?
What are the key challenges we face on our path to EM spectrum dominance and what are the pitfalls to avoid?

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