Conference Day One: Monday 22nd June 2009

09.00 Chairman's Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Chris Granville-White
CBE

09.10 US Navy UCAS Program: Delivering A Transformational Multi-Mission UCAV

• UCAV Program Status
• Autonomous Aerial Refuelling

09.50 Doctrinal Implications Of Unmanned Aerial Systems

• Discuss what UAV doctrine can, and cannot, do for operators
• Evaluate the vulnerability that an over-reliance on UAVs could pose for coalition operations
• Provide integration solutions for joint and coalition force UAV assets

Lt. Col. David W. Heideman
Chief Multinational Doctrine Branch Unmanned Systems, Lemay Center for Doctrine Development and Education
US Air Force

11.00 Development & Integration Of Weapons Across Tactical UAV Platforms

• Missile requirements for weaponised tactical UAVs
• Update from trials
• Future plans and opportunities

Dwayne Heinsma
Director, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Unmanned Systems, NAVAIR
US Navy

11.40 Italian Air Force UAS Operational Experience And Vision For The Future

• Addressing the technological and operational challenges
• Addressing the perspectives for UAS in the Italian Air Force
• Italian Air Force UAV vision for the future

Lt. Col. Luca Comini
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Section Chief, Plans and Policy Division
Italian Air Force

13.40 Supporting Forward Air Control (FAC) Training With Unmanned Systems: Opportunities & Challenges

• Role of UAVs in Close Air Support missions
• Utilising unmanned aerial assets in FAC training
• Results to date and future outlook

Capt. James Spears
Senior Instructor, Canadian Forces Forward Air Control Cell
Canadian Forces

14.20 New Concepts, New Capabilities: Dense Mini-UCAV Swarms Armed With Precision Ammunition

• From combat-capable platforms to network-centric UCAV swarms
• Precise weapons delivery: Overcoming new sensory challenges
• Requirements for autonomous, precise, dynamic 3D orientation

Col. Maciej Mroczkowski
Head of Section
WAT Military University

15:30 New Approaches To Passive Tracking Targets With Unpredictable Trajectories

• Overcoming the challenges of providing focussed lethality on UAVs
• Availability and design of precision weapons
• Case study: Countering IED threats

Dr. Plamen Angelov
Senior Lecturer & Director Intelligent and Robotic Systems Programme
Lancaster University

16.10 Roundtable Discussion: UAV Weaponisation

• Standardisation for Manufacturers & Operators
• Requirements across a coalition
• Standardisation challenges
• Potential for interoperability

16.50 Chairman's Summary And Close Of Day One