THE WORLD’S PREMIER
MILITARY FLIGHT TRAINING CONFERENCE
31 March - 02 April, 2025 |
Forte Village Resort, Sardinia, Italy
DAY THREE | 2 APRIL
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS:
9:00 am - 9:30 am
NAVAL AVIATION & THE RAPID INSERTION OF TECHNOLOGY: HOW TO INTEGRATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO TRAINING SYSTEMS FASTER AND AT LOWER COST
• Addressing the timeline and requirements of procuring a new future fighter lead-in training program
• Outlining the priorities of the FAcT (Future Aircrew Training) programme
• Training requirements for the new fleet of F-35As
9:30 am - 10:00 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: LIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTIVE ECOSYSTEM, REVOLUTIONISING THE WAY PILOTS ARE TRAINED
Lieutenant Colonel John Cummings -
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Division Chief,
US Air Force
• Allowing pilots training in realistic and challenging environments difficult to replicate in the real world
• Enabling pilots to train against unexpected adversaries, unexpected event and complex threats
• AI, VR, Adaptive Training to enable customized and immersive training environments for aircraft pilot
Lieutenant Colonel John Cummings
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Division ChiefUS Air Force
11:00 am - 11:30 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
THE CONVERGENCE OF TESTING AND TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE: USING THE SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT TO TRAIN AND PREPARE AGAINST REALISTIC THREATS
Colonel Christopher Harm -
Chief, Operational Training Infrastructure Division,
United States Air Force
Colonel Christopher Harm
Chief, Operational Training Infrastructure DivisionUnited States Air Force
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
USAF’S NEXT-GENERATION AIR COMBAT: COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT (CCA) PROGRAMME
· • Exploring CCA and the concept of crewed uncrewed teaming
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT: INNOVATIONS IN ROTARY WING TRAINING
Colonel Alessandro FIORINI -
Commander of the 72nd Helicopter Flight Training Wing,
Italian Air Force
Colonel Sean Karrels - Commander, Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
ETAP’S PRIORITIES, PLANS AND CHALLENGES IN TRAINING FOR FLYING TRANSPORT AIRCRAFTS & ENHANCING THE TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF PILOTS
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares -
Commander,
European Tactical Airlift Centre
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
AFTERNOON COFFEE AND NETWORKING
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
ETAP’S PRIORITIES, PLANS AND CHALLENGES IN TRAINING FOR FLYING TRANSPORT AIRCRAFTS & ENHANCING THE TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF PILOTS
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT: ADVANCEMENTS IN MULTICREW/MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING
Colonel Pasquale SAVINO -
Commander of Italian Air Force Airlift Training School (S.A.T.A.).,
Italian Air Force
Colonel Carlos Herráiz Linares - Commander, European Tactical Airlift Centre
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
DAY THREE CLOSING KEYNOTE: HUNGARY’S ROLE IN THE DEFENCE OF EASTERN EUROPEAN AIRSPACE
Brigadier General Ugrik Csaba -
Flight Director,
Hungarian Defence Force
· Key points to learn from the Ukraine conflict and the impact on future training
· Enhancing readiness. presence and deterrence
· Expanding the Gripen fleet to support more advanced air operations
