Geospatial Intelligence Middle East returns in 2011 for its fourth successful year. In recognition of the strategic importance of the UAE and its position as the world’s fourth largest importer of weapons, for the first time ever the event will take place in the country's capital, Abu Dhabi. View the website at www.geospatialdefence.com As tensions in the Middle East continue to run high and national security remains of paramount importa...

Doing more with less, maintaining quality, reducing costs and waste out of projects Value for Money and Efficiency in Defence 2011 is an exciting new conference tailored to the current economic climate and specific government efficiency drives. Defence budgets in many parts of the world have been severely constrained. With concerted efforts to tackle wider deficits, defence has been singled out for efficiency and value for money drives. Unders...

Delivering Affordability and Capability for the Submarine Community! A naval arms race is gathering pace in the Asia-Pacific. It will be unlike the competition that gripped Europe over a century ago, when the great powers sought to outdo each other in the number and tonnage of warships. To protect US interests in East Asia and the Pacific and to support and reassure US allies, the US has halted and reversed the decline of its submarine fleet a...

What’s New for Military Flight Training 2011: Meet more military flight training commanders from more training commands than ever before and learn how to deliver a cost-effective mix of live, simulated and classroom based training for top-class aircrew Listen to highly focused discussions on cost-effective training initiatives from commanders of the world’s leading air force training commands helping you evaluate your current and f...

Maximising armoured vehicle capabilities for current operations and future threats Based at London's ExCeL centre, International Armoured Vehicles is the only international exhibition & conference dedicated exclusively to the armoured vehicle community. International Armoured Vehicles brings together senior military and industry figures, providing opportunities to gain expert insights on armoured vehicle trends, global procurement activit...

Developing and Delivering Future Soldier Technologies for Increased Situational Awareness, Lethality and Sustainability in the Indian Armed Forces Defence IQ’s Soldier Modernisation India 2011 provides an ideal opportunity to engage with key Indian military officials and government experts on India’s Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (FINSAS) program. The Armed Forces of India have begun a massive campaign to improve the capa...

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...

Navies’ globally are experiencing ever competing demands for resources. Maintaining and enhancing Mine Counter Measures (MCM) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and naval Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, where possible, is increasingly important to ensure operational security and freedom for naval forces. With the proliferation of quieter, smaller submarines able to operate out of the blue and into littoral wa...