day one | 11th June 2019

Dear Colleague,

I would like to welcome you to participate in the Future Armored Vehicles: Active Protection Systems, 11th and 12th June, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The focus of the conference is on vehicle protection systems, with the focus on active protection systems. This two-day program will bring together senior U.S. Army leaders, industry leaders, vehicle protection system experts, and experts from our multi-national partners. The goal is to provide information on current and future Army programs, new technologies, as well a discussion on current and future threat environments. I can assure you the presentations will be outstanding and the question and answer periods even better.

We went into Iraq in 2003 with the fi nest armored fi ghting vehicles in the world but, almost immediately, we were faced with new threats that challenged these vehicles. Threats like buried Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs), and shoulder-fi red anti-tank weapons. We are now seeing near-peer threats that possess new weapon systems that again challenge the protection our vehicles provide. We solved this problem in the past by adding more, and better, armor to our combat vehicles. The down side of that method was that our vehicles became too heavy, less maneuverable and required powertrain upgrades to maintain performance. We now need to look for innovative solutions that keep pace with evolving threats without increasing the weight of our combat vehicles.

As you look through our agenda, you’ll fi nd we have covered every aspect of vehicle protection systems. You will have the opportunity to hear from true subject matter experts and network with colleagues from across the military, defense industry and academia. I look forward to meeting you in June in Arlington, Virginia at this unique forum and am confi dent you will benefi t greatly from attending.

Yours Sincerely,

major General (ret’d) John charltonFormer Commander, US Army Test and Evaluation Command, us Army

8.20 registration & coffee

8.50 chairman’s opening remarks major General (ret’d) John charlton, Former Commander, US Army Test and Evaluation Command, us Army

Keynote Addresses

9.00 the rdecom roadmap for Producing modular integrated Active Protection systems• RDECOM’s priorities for the future of Active Protection Systems• Generating an open platform to engage with industrial partners• Framing the future of Active Protection Systems• Working with industry to develop a community of interest in Active

Protection Systems major General cedric Wins, Commanding General, Combat Capabilities Development Command, us Army

9.40 resilience through Active Protection systems and Vehicle Protection systems, for current and Future Platforms in the us Army • Working with limited platform capabilities to implement effective

protection for current Army Platforms• Optimizing platform resilience by layering protection systems• Stryker survivability demands and operational requirements• Synchronising Durability: Active Protection Systems operating in tandem

with vehicle protection suites colonel Glenn dean, Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems, us Army

10.20 Gold sponsor session - leonardo drs mr Aaron hankins, Vice President, General Manager Land Systems, leonardo drs

10.50 morning coffee

Advancements in Vehicle Protection systems and Active Protection systems

11.20 Building reliable modular systems for the Future industry engagement • Developing Modular Active Protection Systems for the Bradley Stryker

and Abrams • Building common architecture for different platforms• Examining the future time frame for the MAPS integration program mr Wayne Beutler, Associate Director Ground Vehicle Survivability and Protection, Ground Vehicles System Center, us Army

12.00 us Army Vehicle Protection systems - expanding the Vehicle Protection Portfolio• Successess’ and challenges to the establishment of a modular protection

platform• Developing safe and scalable modular protection systems• US Army Combat Vehicle fl eet and the currently integrated systems• Networked Protection Systems capabilities lieutenant colonel daniel ramos, Product Manager Vehicle Protection Systems, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, PEO Ground Combat Systems, us Army

12.40 comprehensive Acoustic Awareness for (and from) Armored Vehicles• The Microfl own transducer as the enabler• Stand alone capabilities, vehicle survivability• Local network capabilities, vehicle fi ghting capability• Mosaic network capabilities, counter batterymr Alex Koers, Cofounder and Director, Microfl own AVISA

1.10 networking lunch

international Active Protection systems Programmes

2.10 Active Protection systems used in the israeli defence Force• Analyzing the current demands for the IDF during operational

deployments• Developing doctrine through the deployment of proven, resilient Active

Protection Systems• Integrating active protection systems onto IDF platforms• Testing systems to ensure maximum survivabilitylieutenant colonel, israeli defence Forces (name withheld for security reasons)

2.50 ensuring Active Protection system safety: Joint Feedback from collateral damage testing• The collateral damage question surrounding active protection systems:

What are the key challenges?• Multi-nation testing and evaluation in accordance with STANAG 4686:

Performance levels of Active Protection Systems• Feedback from test and evaluation: What are the lessons learnt and

means of mitigating risk dr Arild skjold, Senior Scientist, Land Systems, FFi norwegian defence research establishment

3.30 Afternoon tea

discussing united states marine corps unique system requirements

4.00 integrating Active Protection systems into the usmc m1 Abrams• Understanding the USMC Active Protection System adoption strategy• Assessing integration concerns for the M1A1 platform• Analysing threat protection capabilities• Examining amphibious protection system requirements lieutenant colonel daniel hughes, Tank Battalion Advocate, us marine corps *Subject to fi nal confi rmation

testing systems to ensure robust Vetronics

16.40 ensuring reliable capability for Active Protection systems• Facilitating the rigorous testing of survivability systems on land platforms• Force-on-Force exercises, testing the M1 Abrams survivability with new

Active Protection Systems• Building immersive testing regimes for combat platformsmr rob stone, Technical Director, Redstone Test Center, us Army

5.20 chairman’s closing remarks and close of day one major General (ret’d) John charlton, Former Commander, US Army Test and Evaluation Command, us Army

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8.30 registration & coffee

8.50 chairman’s opening remarks

major General (ret’d) John charlton, Former Commander, US Army Test

and Evaluation Command, us Army

Keynote Addresses

9.00 the Army Futures command Vision for modernizing Future Armored

Ground systems

• The importance of increased disruptive technology for future

US Army Platforms

• Staying ahead of the curve – quickly integrating survivability

technology into new platforms

• Paving the way: enhancing Vehicle Protection Suites for future

ground combat vehicles to ensure battlefi eld dominance

• Driving development and implementation by working with research and

development departments

Brigadier General ross coffman, Commander Next Generation

Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command, us Army

9.40 ensuring Future survivability of the Abrams main Battle tank

• Maximising Main Battle Tank survivability with the use of Active Protection

Systems

• Expanding the Abrams operational capabilities through the integration

of Modular Active Protection Systems

• Examining Main Battle Tank systems unique capabilities for protection

system integration

• Examining future defensive capabilities for the Abrams

mr david marck, Project Director, Main Battle Tank Systems, PEO Ground

Combat Systems, us Army

Active Protection systems for Aircraft

10.20 Adopting and implementing Active Protection systems for Army Aircraft

• Examining future aircraft survivability requirements

• Maximising sustained Army Aviation operations with active protection

• Safety obstacles for hard kill defence solutions

• Mission specifi c adaptations through the adoption of modular active

protection systems for aircraft

colonel michael Best, Director,Capability Development and Integration

Directorate, US Army Futures Command, us Army

11.00 morning coffee

intenational efforts in the Adoption of Protection systems

11.30 Active Protection systems integrated into the netherlands royal Army

• Maximising CV90 Survivability with Hard-Kill Active Proteciton Systems

• Examining the Defensive Aide Suite survivability capabilities

• Operating mechanized infantry with active protection systems

lieutenant colonel ron Plender, Head Combat Development Centre for

Ground Manoeuver, royal netherlands Army

12.10 research and development of Active Protection systems for

British Armored Vehicles

• Modular Integrated Systems: Hybridising capability and applying open

architecture

• Informing Future Capability developments through enhanced R&D

• Future research and development priorities for modular architecture

mr tom newbery, Active Protection Research Technical Authority, Platform

Survivability Group DSTL, uK mod

12.50 speaking slot reserved for sponsor

1.30 networking lunch

discussing enhanced Vetronics in Ground Platforms

2.30 developing and delivering resilient systems for Ground combat Vehicles

• Engineering resilient systems: building ground platform systems that are

able to stay ahead of the widening array of military operations

• Developing effective tradespaces for effi cient implementation of new

systems into combat platforms

• Developing computational proving grounds and operational

environments for vehicle protection systems

dr rob Wallace, Technical Director Engineering Research and

Development Center, us Army

3.10 discussing enhanced Vetronics in Ground Platforms

• Peer threat analysis and countermeasures to APS

• Modular design considerations for vehicle protection systems

• Looking to the future: Ensuring systems maintain their value against

future threats

mr scott coulson, Owner and Founder, mAss XV

3.50 Afternoon tea

Analysing the Future of Platform survivability enhancements

4.20 the Forces driving Platform modernization efforts

• Building consensus on modernization: The Army Futures Command and

the role of modernization leadership

• The proliferation of advanced equipment among non-state actors

• Filling capability gaps to prevent adversary overmatch

• Adopting key capabilities on existing platforms to expedite modernization

mrs Giselle donnelly, Resident Fellow, American enterprise institute

5.00 chairman’s closing remarks and close of day two

major General (ret’d) John charlton, Former Commander, US Army Test

and Evaluation Command, us Army

day two | 12th June 2019

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