26th October to 27th October 2016, Prague, Czech Republic This, the 3rd event in a series of Helicopter Technology conferences, which are revered as the highest level meeting for rotary fleet commanders from the most forward thinking military nations. Unlike other events, this conference is focused on effective strategies for procuring and upgrading multipurpose helicopter equipment and technology whilst ensuring standardisation and interopera...

SMi Group are proud to announce the Air Missile Defence Technology Conference which will be taking place in Prague on the 24th and 25th October 2016 in Czech Republic. This conference programme will provide updates on capabilities and requirements from national militaries on their Air Missile Defence programs, the challenges associated with developing those programs, the importance of interoperability between nations to ensure a cost efficient...

As a tactical weapon, mortars are of paramount strategic importance and as such there is a need to understand the latest cutting-edge technologies to protect from new kinds of threats. Counter Fire technologies are becoming increasingly more essential, as nations look to protect themselves from mortar attacks on civilians. Furthermore, as technology expands, so does cost, making procurement of mortar systems a key issue. Traditional challenges...

SMi Group are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural MilSatCom USA which will take place in Arlington, Virginia on 28th-29th June 2016. With growing external threats to US Space Assets, greater focus on streamlining the MilSatCom acquisition process and a greater desire for international partnering in the US, there will be a great opportunity for the US SatCom community and allies to meet and discuss how greater progress can be made. Th...

Future Armoured Vehicles Weapons Systems For the modern armoured operator, the weapon system continues to offer a vital means of boosting combat effectiveness. Both during offensive and defensive operations, mounted forces must be fully prepared to counter and ultimately defeat an increasing array of threats to both the platform, its crew and dismounted mechanised forces, the support of whom is vital. Drawing on the operational and strategic e...

Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are becoming an increasingly important resource for Navies and Coast Guards around the world. As shipbuilding technologies continue to advance the mission scope for a single OPV platform greatly increases. Policing missions such as Counter-Piracy and Counter-Terrorism operations can be supplemented now by survey and Mine Countermeasure operations simply by swapping equipment on board the ship. This is all done w...

7th annual International Port Security conference1 – 2 June 2016London, UKContact e-mail: zgale@smi-online.co.ukContact tel: Paul Deller +44 (0) 207 827 6194www.internationalportsecurity.com/govevents The SMi Group is proud to announce the 7th annual International Port Security Conference. The event will be held in London on the 1st and 2nd of June 2016. The conference aims to bring together key decision makers in the industry to discuss...

SMi Group's are delighted to announce the 6th annual MilSatCom Asia-Pacific, which convenes in Singapore on 26th-27th May 2016. This year's conference will provide national updates on space and MilSatCom programmes and how the development of these programmes is satisfying current critical regional requirements. Our unrivalled speaker lineup will provide critical SatCom programme updates from across Asia-Pacific as well as the strategic role of...

Helicopter Technology Eastern Europe 2016 returns for a second successful year, this time to Budapest Hungary in May 2016. Our inaugural event was recognized for excellence by many leading defence forces in both central and eastern Europe and hosted more senior heads of Air Force and Helicopter Commands than any other event in Europe. As Eastern Europe and The Baltic States continue to be a key focus for defence equipment upgrades, the rotary...

Due to the huge success of our inaugural Future Armoured Vehicles Eastern Europe conference in Prague, June 2015, we are delighted to announce the dates of our 2016 event. The conference will once again be in Prague and will take place on the 6th and 7th of June. The participants of Future Armoured Vehicles Eastern Europe 2016 will cover the whole value chain of the armoured vehicle equipment market. The speakers and invited participants will...