Ensuring cost effective legacy fleet sustainment and airworthiness Ageing Aircraft concerns have dramatically escalated in the military aviation community during the past decade. Some models, which have already been in service for more than 40 years, will need to be retained for another two decades or longer, often serving in roles and in theatres very different from what was envisioned when they were originally designed. What are the typical...

CYBER WARFARE 2011: EUROPE’S LEADING CYBER WARFARE CONFERENCE STUXNET marks the moment when Cyber Warfare became a reality - an attack originating in cyberspace targeting a part of a nation’s critical national infrastructure. The complexity of STUXNET suggests that a nation state was heavily involved in its development. If this is the case, there are clearly massive implications for how future wars will be fought, with conflict set...

Air Tankers and Aerial Refuelling: Developing the next generation of cost effective AAR capability The Air Tankers and Aerial Refuelling 2011 conference will Discuss how to maintain and improve existing AAR capabilities without procuring new airframes Understand current work being done to promote interoperability between allied AAR assets Analyse the operational experiences of other armed forces, and apply the lessons to your own air force Ass...

Embracing International Co-Operation, Human Factors and Advanced Technology to Reinforce Airport Security Airport security has tightened drastically in recent years as countries all over the world confirm their commitment to fight terrorism in all its forms, with particular attention to countering threats against civil aviation. There is a need to enhance international aviation security standards and measures in order to respond more effective...

Defence IQ is very proud to present the 10th Annual Airborne Early Warning and Battle Management, the only dedicated conference for the AEW community. Who has already registered to attend the 10th Annual Airborne Early Warning and Battle Management? Boeing, Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre, EADS, Elta Systems Group, FMV, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, NAPMA, Republic of Singapore Air Force, SAAB Electronic Defence Systems, Swedish...