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• DATE: Thu 20 – Fri 21 October 2016
• VENUE: PVA EXPO PRAHA
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
• WELCOME WORD FROM THE FSSC CHAIRPERSON
• CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
• POSTER SESSION
• REGISTRATION
• SPEAKERS and VIP GUESTS
• EXHIBITOR APPLICATION FORM
• PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

The Future Soldier Systems Conference (FSSC) would like to follow up on the successful Open NATO Future Soldier Workshop 2014 that offered a lot of inspiring views on the equipment of dismounted soldiers. It has been a mutual effort of both military and industry communities to provide dismounted soldiers with the best equipment. This issue is becoming more urgent with all the threats dismounted soldiers have to face on the modern battlefield. To make sure soldiers get exactly what they need is not an easy task to fulfill, as there are a lot of different threats to protect them against. Also, there are a lot of other factors to take into account, such as cost, budgets, logistics, planning procedures or acquisition processes. We believe a platform like FSSC will help to address some of these challenges and to close some of the capability gaps in the protection of dismounted soldiers.

The conference would like to stay focused on technological as well as logistical issues connected with dismounted soldier systems and to cover the most recent progress in the area of research and development. Presentations addressing new trends in combat clothing, individual equipment (providing protection to soldiers for example against bullets, fragments, flame and flash, noise, laser, detection, CBRN, effects of blast, environmental threats such as hot or cold climates, non-ballistic threats such as blunt trauma), load-carrying systems, small arms and ammunition, communication and ID devices, optics and sensors are welcome. It is apparent though that single solutions to single problems are not ideal solutions. Soldier’s burden has become one of the biggest challenges of today, when introducing new equipment. That is why we would also like to concentrate on integration of systems, on modular systems and on other ways how to increase soldiers’ mobility.

Our goal is to gather experts from the military area and academia, as well as other security or rescue forces such as police or firefighters, who have the knowledge, expertise and experience in individual protection and equipment and are willing to share it with other experts and professionals who work in the area of dismounted soldier systems. With your help, we will be able to prepare an event that will contribute to supporting our soldiers and saving their lives on the modern battlefield.

MAIN TOPICS

1.   Future Soldier/Dismounted Soldier Systems Projects & Lessons Learned

• Dismounted Soldier as a System
• National Dismounted Soldier Projects
• Acquisition and Logistic Challenges
• R&D National and International Projects
• Lessons Learned from Operations as well as Introducing New DS Equipment
• Threats for DS on the Future Battlefield
• International Cooperation, Joint Projects as a Possible Way Ahead  

2.   Weapon systems, Optics, Sensors, Camouflage

• Small Arms Weapon Systems Performance – Combat Experience and Trends
• Progress in Ballistic Performance of Small Arms Ammunition
• New Calibres and their Standardization for Small Arms
• Future Electronic Equipment of Small Arms (Surveillance, Aiming, etc.)
• Optoelectronics Technology and Devices
• Sensors Integration into the Systems
• Adaptive and Optical Camouflage

3.   Survivability: Soldier Readiness, Protection, Endurance

• Clothing and Individual Equipment: New Solutions, New Materials
• Protective Equipment: New Technologies, Maintenance, Life-Cycle
• Smart Materials, Nanotechnology, New Applications
• New Methods of Laboratory Testing and Computer Simulation
• Soldier Burden, Modular Systems, Integration
• Combat and Specific Rations, Perspectives
• Combat Injuries Risks, Medical & Treatment Aspects

4.   Mobility, C4I, Power and Connectors

• Technology & Logistics Inventions to Architect the Soldier’s Load
• Robotic Systems to Augment Human Capabilities
• Power and Data Electrical Connectivity
• New Types of Connectivity, Low Power Technologies
• C4ISTAR and Architecture
• Military Robotics in Context of Advanced Command and Control Systems

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE                          

CHAIRPERSON

• Ms. Jana Barančicová – Logistics Agency, Logistic Materiel Supply Centre Brno, Dept. for Technical Specifications; Vice-Chairperson NATO LCG DSS/CCIEP WG
• Chairperson's Welcome Word

HONORARY CHAIRMEN

• Mr. Tomáš Kuchta – Deputy Minister, Head of the Industrial Cooperation and Organisations Management Division, MoD, CZE
• MG Jaromír Zůna, MSc., Ph.D. – Division of Support Director, General Staff, Armed Forces, CZE
• Mr. Richard Mácha – Czech National Armament Director Representative - Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to NATO, CZE  

MEMBERS

• Prof. Jan Kohout – Vice-Dean for Research, Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence, CZE
• COL GS Rostislav Hulík – Logistic Agency, Deputy Director, CZE
• LTC Miroslav Bartoš – Division of Capabilities Development and Planning, General Staff, Armed Forces, CZE
• MAJ Jan Badinský – Chief Planning Officer, Military Police Headquarters, CZE
• COL Martin Hrinko, Assoc. Prof., Dipl. Eng., Ph.D., MBA – Director, Directorate of the Public Order Police, Police Prezidium, CZE
• LTC Luděk Jedlička, Dipl. Eng., Ph.D. – Head of Ballistics and Ammunition Group, University of Defence; Representative to NATO LCG DSS/SG1, CZE
• Mrs. Gabriela Krupincová, Dipl. Eng., Ph.D. – Vice-Dean, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, CZE
• Prof. Jiří Militký, Dipl. Eng., EUROIng. – Head of Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Full Professor, CZE
• Mr. Petr Navrátil, Dipl. Eng. – Defence Scientist of CC&D Group, Military Research Institute, CZE
• Mr. Adam Jobánek – Defence Scientist of CC&D Group, Military Research Institute, CZE
• Mr. Lukáš Řehořek – Military Research Institute, CZE

MEDIA PARTNERS

Military Technology, Defence Procurement International, Europäische Sicherheit (European Security and Defence), Small Arms Defense Journal, Armádní Noviny (Army News), A-report, Army.cz, SoldierMod.com, Global Military Communications Magazine, Safety & Security International, Counter-IED Report, Al Defaiya, Kommando International Special Operations Magazine, CDIS Review, Homeland Security, Global Security, BeaverLake6 Report, Frag Out!, Military Systems & Technology, Copybook.com/military, Copybook.com/security, Armscom.com, Al Musallh Magazine, Asian Military Review, BodyArmorNews.net, Armada International, Fuerzas Militares del Mundo (Military World), Defence and Security of India, Advances in Military Technology, Defence and Security Alert, Special OPS, 21 Century Asian Arms Race, Cops Today International, DefenseConference.com, and other.

CONTACT FOR PARTICIPANTS

• LTC (Ret.) Jiří Štirba – Programme Director
  Email: [email protected]
• Mrs. Vendula Kučerová – Programme Production Manager
  Email: [email protected]
  Tel.: +420 277 007 761