2nd annual Air Missile Defence Technology Conference

Following last year's successful launch event, SMi invites you to Air Missile Defence Technology 2017 as it returns to Prague on the 24th and 25th October.

Bringing together air defence operators and technical experts from the military and industry, the event agenda has been curated to provide a discussion on threats to the increasingly complex air space and the solutions available to defeat these threats from the air including missiles, rockets, artillery, planes and unmanned aerial vehicles. 

The conference comes at a relevant time, with more nations planning to upgrade or replace their AMD systems and looking to industry to provide their next generation platforms. Furthermore, regional tensions in Eastern Europe mean that air missile defence has become a crucial capability to maintain to compete against new and modern threats including cruise and ballistic missiles and UAVs.

Military speakers include:

. Colonel Jaroslaw Ackermann, Chief of the Air Defence Branch, Czech Armed Forces

. Colonel Jan Sedliacik, Commander of the 25th Air Defence Regiment, Czech Armed Forces

. Major Jaroslav Sekanina, Exercise SME GBAD, Czech Air Force

. Michael Chandler, Programme Manager Integrated AMD, PEO Missiles and Space, US Army

. Colonel Tomas Jukusz, Chief GBAD Specialist, Polish Armed Forces

. Lieutenant Colonel Frank Zwarts, Head, NLD GBAMD Knowledge Center, Royal Netherlands Army

. Colonel Ladislav Dovhun, GBAD Brigade Commander, Slovakian Air Force

. Lieutenant Colonel Tibor Maty, DCOM SAM WING 12 ‘Arrabona’, Hungarian Army

. Lieutenant Colonel Gatis Gailitis, Commander, Combined Control and Reporting Center Karmelava, BALNET

. Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Lynch, BMDOC OPS Director, NATO AIRCOM

. Peter Woodmansee, HQ U.S European Command Missile Defense Program Manager, United States European Command

Industry speakers include key decision makers from Northrop Grumman, MBDA, Lockheed Martin and Weibel Scientific.