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Military Airlift Rapid Reaction and Tanker Operations
3 December - 4 December 2013
Military Airlift Rapid Reaction and Tanker Operations

SAE Media Group’s 14th Annual Military Airlift Rapid Reactions and Tanker Operations 2013 is the largest bespoke Military Airlift conference in Europe. This must-attend event enjoys high-level support from across NATO, EATC, and MCCE to name a few. Our conference also engages with an extensive network of industry representatives as we continue to bring both the key military and industry stakeholders of the airlift community together.

 In keeping with our commitment to keep the event venue in the most relevant location, we have chosen to have this year's, SAE Media Group’s 14th Annual Military Airlift Rapid Reactions and Tanker Operations 2013 in Seville, where Airbus will be showing us around the A400 M final assembly line.  We have the pleasure of being invited to an exclusive site visit at Airbus Military facility where we will be shown the latest range of capability by Airbus.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Brigadier General Miguel Angel Villarroya Vilalta

Brigadier General Miguel Angel Villarroya Vilalta

Deputy Director, European Air Group
Colonel Frank Rombouts

Colonel Frank Rombouts

Commander, Heavy Airlift Wing of the Strategic Airlift Capability Programme
Colonel Luigi  Riggio

Colonel Luigi Riggio

Commander 14th Wing, Italian Air Force
Colonel Reinhard Krell

Colonel Reinhard Krell

Director, Movement Coordination Centre Europe
Dimitrios Petridis

Dimitrios Petridis

Programme Manager of the Aviation Support Programme Office, NATO Support Agency (NSPA)
Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Canfora

Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Canfora

Air Mobility, Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Donnet

Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Donnet

Assistant Capability Manager, EDA
Lieutenant Colonel Ron De Haar

Lieutenant Colonel Ron De Haar

Chief, ISAF Strategic Flight Coordination Centre
Major General Pascal Valentin

Major General Pascal Valentin

Commander, European Air Transport Command
Tim Rowntree

Tim Rowntree

Director, OCCAR-EA

Brigadier General Miguel Angel Martin Perez

Head of Plans and Policy Division, Spanish Air Force Staff
Brigadier General Miguel Angel Martin Perez

Brigadier General Miguel Angel Villarroya Vilalta

Deputy Director, European Air Group
Brigadier General Miguel Angel Villarroya Vilalta

Brigadier General Philippe Montocchio

Joint Force Air Component Commander, French Air Force
Brigadier General Philippe Montocchio

Colonel Frank Rombouts

Commander, Heavy Airlift Wing of the Strategic Airlift Capability Programme
Colonel Frank Rombouts

Colonel Luigi Riggio

Commander 14th Wing, Italian Air Force
Colonel Luigi  Riggio

Colonel Reinhard Krell

Director, Movement Coordination Centre Europe
Colonel Reinhard Krell

David Drewitt

Manager, Cobham Plc
David Drewitt

Didier Vernet

Head of A400M Market Development, Airbus Military
Didier Vernet

Dimitrios Petridis

Programme Manager of the Aviation Support Programme Office, NATO Support Agency (NSPA)
Dimitrios Petridis

Gunnar Borch

Former General Manager , Nato Airlift Management Agency
Gunnar Borch

Jairo Soterio

KC-390 Product Strategy Manager, Embraer Defense & Security
Jairo Soterio

Ken Lundgren

Global Business Development Manager, National Air Cargo
Ken Lundgren

Lieutenant Colonel Chris Conway

Director Air Requirements 2 , Royal Canadian Airforce
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Conway

Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Javier Fernandez Fernandez

Staff Officer Plans Division, Spanish Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Javier Fernandez Fernandez

Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Canfora

Air Mobility, Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Canfora

Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Donnet

Assistant Capability Manager, EDA
Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Donnet

Lieutenant Colonel Ron De Haar

Chief, ISAF Strategic Flight Coordination Centre
Lieutenant Colonel Ron De Haar

Major General Pascal Valentin

Commander, European Air Transport Command
Major General Pascal Valentin

Mark Taylor

Business Director – Engineering, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft
Mark Taylor

Tim Floerchinger

Director International Business Development, Government Systems Division, ViaSat Inc
Tim Floerchinger

Tim Rowntree

Director, OCCAR-EA
Tim Rowntree

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Gunnar Borch

Gunnar Borch, Former General Manager , Nato Airlift Management Agency

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9:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: European Air Group and the interoperability in the Air Transport domain

Brigadier General Miguel Angel Villarroya Vilalta

Brigadier General Miguel Angel Villarroya Vilalta, Deputy Director, European Air Group

  • Overview of the EAG and  main tasks
  • Air Movement Project (AMP) in its different sub-components
  • Working strands of the Air Movement Project and its benefits
     
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    9:50

    Spanish Military Air Transport and Tanker Fleets: Raising the game

    Brigadier General Miguel Angel Martin Perez

    Brigadier General Miguel Angel Martin Perez, Head of Plans and Policy Division, Spanish Air Force Staff

    Current AT & AAR assets, capabilities and missions. Identified Shortcomings.
    SAF Roadmap; National Future Programs, A400M and MRTT
    Management of Spain's Airlift and Tanker resources
    Pooling and Sharing (P&S) initiatives, EATF-EATC
    Exploitation of Cooperative Military Airlift and Tankers

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    MCCE – your Military Transportation Broker

    Colonel Reinhard Krell

    Colonel Reinhard Krell, Director, Movement Coordination Centre Europe

  • Air Transport (AT)
  • Air to Air Refuelling (AAR)
  • Sea Transport (ST)
  • Inland Surface Transport (IST)
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    11:30

    The Case for Used Aircraft in Military Procurement

    Mark Taylor

    Mark Taylor, Business Director – Engineering, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft

  • Pressure on acquisition and operating budgets
  • Freeing up existing expensive assets to perform their rightful roles
  • Need to achieve More with Less
  • How a cheaper platform leaves more money for mission kit
  • Accessing civil aircraft platform economics
  • Right Kit, Right Time
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    12:10

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    EATC in support of operations - Opportunities and limits

    Major General Pascal Valentin

    Major General Pascal Valentin, Commander, European Air Transport Command

  • EATC proved its value for nations in day to day routine AT and AAR.
  • It was also involved in multinational (Unified Protector) and national (Serval) operations.
  • Which support did the EATC provide to nations? Where were the limits?
  • How could the EATC better support operations in the future?
  • Upcoming assets and the gain they constitute for the nations’ capability and capacity will be dealt with
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    14:10

    Military airlift and AAR challenges and solutions: the European AAR initiative and diplomatic clearance arrangement

    Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Donnet

    Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Donnet, Assistant Capability Manager, EDA

  • The cost of non-cooperation has become unaffordable: why the European Defence Agency makes sense
  • Overview of the EU multinational AAR short, medium and long term projects
  • Simplifying and harmonising the diplomatic clearances mechanism in the European sky
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    14:50

    Introduction into service of a new generation tanker: Italian Air Force KC767A

    Colonel Luigi  Riggio

    Colonel Luigi Riggio , Commander 14th Wing, Italian Air Force

  • ITAF AAR activity
  • KC767A program start up
  • Operational activity and future trends
  • Receivers certification process
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    15:30

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:50

    KC-390: Redefining Medium Lift

    Jairo Soterio

    Jairo Soterio, KC-390 Product Strategy Manager, Embraer Defense & Security

  • Facing the airlift challenges
  • The Embraer KC-390 differentials
  • Program update
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    16:30

    A400M: a new generation of airlift capability

    Tim Rowntree

    Tim Rowntree, Director, OCCAR-EA

  • Successful Foundations: The OCCAR collaborative model  & The Commercial Approach
  • Challenges and Solutions: 21st Century Tools and Processes
  • Capability Update – Tactical and Strategic lift in a single aircraft
  • Programme Delivery Update
  • Through-Life Management - Ensuring a Successful Future
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    17:10

    The Role of NSPA in Military Airlift

    Dimitrios Petridis

    Dimitrios Petridis, Programme Manager of the Aviation Support Programme Office, NATO Support Agency (NSPA)

  • Mission and Services including AWACS Support (LW), SALIS (Strategic Airlift Interim Solution – LS), NATO Airlift Management Programme (NAMP), NH-90 & Tiger Helicopters (LN) and Aviation Support Programme (LA)
  • Organization
  • Aviation Support Programme (LA)
  • Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft Activities
  • Q and A session
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    17:50

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    18:15

    Evening Reception hosted by Viasat

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Gunnar Borch

    Gunnar Borch, Former General Manager , Nato Airlift Management Agency

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    9:10

    Serval operation in Mali: a French perspective on military airlift and tanker operations

    Brigadier General Philippe Montocchio

    Brigadier General Philippe Montocchio, Joint Force Air Component Commander, French Air Force

  • Sum up of the joint campaign in Serval operation
  • Focus on the airlift and tankers operations
  • Lessons learned
  • French perspectives with future A 400M and MRTT
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    9:50

    Afghanistan Military Withdrawal - Multi Modal Operations

    Ken Lundgren

    Ken Lundgren, Global Business Development Manager, National Air Cargo

  • Rapid development of Air /Sea solutions for Afghanistan withdrawal plans
  • Nodes, Modes and cost criteria of movements
  • Project examples
     
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    Update from Royal Canadian Air Force

    Lieutenant Colonel Chris Conway

    Lieutenant Colonel Chris Conway, Director Air Requirements 2 , Royal Canadian Airforce

  • RCAF Airlift capabilities and future requirements,
  • RCAF Airlift Ops (Domestic, Haiti)
  • RCAF AAR capabilities and future requirements
  • RCAF AAR Ops (Domestic, Libyan)
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    11:30

    Providing strategic airlift capability

    Colonel Frank Rombouts

    Colonel Frank Rombouts, Commander, Heavy Airlift Wing of the Strategic Airlift Capability Programme

  • Case study – mission to Mali
  • Multinational sharing arrangements  - future of strategic airlift
  • Experiences from the first years of the HAW
  • Recommendations for similar arrangements elsewhere
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    12:10

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    ISFCC: coordinating strategic airlift in support of ISAF

    Lieutenant Colonel Ron De Haar

    Lieutenant Colonel Ron De Haar, Chief, ISAF Strategic Flight Coordination Centre

  • The future of ISFCC beyond 2014
  • Tasks and Responsibilities
  • Organization and Statistics
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    14:10

    Bridging the AAR Capability Gap

    David Drewitt

    David Drewitt, Manager, Cobham Plc

  • AAR in Europe: The Next Chapter
  • The latest advances in AAR technology
  • Demanding requirements for serviceability and reduction: Insight into Through Life Support costs
  •  How we can meet these future challenges: Innovative thinking and initiatives
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    14:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:10

    Operational doctrine for MR/MMTT (Multi-Role/Multi-Mission Tanker Transport) simultaneous and multinational employment

    Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Canfora

    Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Canfora, Air Mobility, Joint Air Power Competence Centre

  • Air Transport & Air to Air Refuelling: Simultaneous employment - New Doctrine required?
  • Multinational employment: National Restriction and Constraint for MR/MMTT
  • Command & Control: double counting for the same asset will impact the planning
  • Tactical Airlift vs. AAR: Crews training for Multi Role employment (e.g. A400M)
     
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    How the evolution of ViaSat's SATCOM capabilities will enable multi-mission flexibility and quick reaction capability

    Tim Floerchinger

    Tim Floerchinger, Director International Business Development, Government Systems Division, ViaSat Inc

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    16:30

    Current & Future Developments in Airbus Military

    Didier Vernet

    Didier Vernet , Head of A400M Market Development, Airbus Military

  • A400M introduction to service
  • A330 MRTT capability roll out
  • Light and medium' (CN235/C295) programme
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    17:10

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Gunnar Borch

    Gunnar Borch, Former General Manager , Nato Airlift Management Agency

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    17:30

    Evening reception hosted by BAE Systems


    Commander
    European Air Transport Command
    KC-390 Product Strategy Manager
    Embraer Defense & Security
    Business Director – Engineering
    BAE Systems Regional Aircraft
    Director International Business Development, Government Systems Division
    ViaSat Inc
    Head of A400M Market Development
    Airbus Military
    Chief
    ISAF Strategic Flight Coordination Centre
    Assistant Capability Manager
    EDA
    Joint Force Air Component Commander
    French Air Force
    Programme Manager of the Aviation Support Programme Office
    NATO Support Agency (NSPA)
    Former General Manager
    Nato Airlift Management Agency
    Global Business Development Manager
    National Air Cargo
    Head of Plans and Policy Division
    Spanish Air Force Staff
    Deputy Director
    European Air Group
    Commander 14th Wing
    Italian Air Force
    Manager
    Cobham Plc
    Director Air Requirements 2
    Royal Canadian Airforce
    Director
    Movement Coordination Centre Europe
    Air Mobility
    Joint Air Power Competence Centre
    Director
    OCCAR-EA
    Commander
    Heavy Airlift Wing of the Strategic Airlift Capability Programme
    Staff Officer Plans Division
    Spanish Air Force

    Workshops

    Site Visit to Airbus Military

    Site Visit to Airbus Military

    Melia Seville
    5 December 2013
    Seville, Spain

    Melia Seville

    Dr. Pedro de Castro, 1
    Seville 41004
    Seville
    Spain

    Melia Seville

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