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Pre-event workshops
Vehicle Survivability 2010 will include two pre-event workshops on the 12th October:A: 0900 - 1230 C-IED and Shaped Charge Threats workshop
B: 1330 - 1700 Cranfield University - Technical Workshop
Workshop Day - Morning 0900 - 1230
Tuesday 12th October 2010
Workshop A: Counter-IED and Shaped Charge Threats
The Counter IED and Shaped Charge Threats workshop explores every aspect of the continuing and diversifying threats in current operational theatres as well as the wide spectrum of practices that are available to defeat them.
0830 - Registration and refreshments
0850 - Chairman’s welcome and a look at the morning ahead
0900 - The changing threat in operational theatres
How to understand the diversifying asymmetric threat
• What can be done to keep one step ahead of the threat today?
• Are we learning lessons effectively?
Robert Shaw, Chief C-IED Training, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghanistan
0925 - Gaining insight into current C-IED Research
What is the latest state of the art technological C-IED solutions?
• Developments in countering the IED threat (protection against blast charges, EFPs and SC/RPG threats)
• Understanding the latest innovative research
Dr Stanislav Rolc, Assistant Professor, VOP Brno, Czech Republic
0950 - Maximising the use of in-theatre forensics and patterns of life
How are we progressing in defeating the networks?
• What is being done to support ‘right of the boom’ activities?
• How to integrate these techniques into a holistic C-IED approach
1015 - Morning refreshments and networking
1040 - How the principles of IED attacks are changing
How can this research be implemented into current operational theatres?
• Summarisation from 10 recent IED blast tests
• How is the IED threat likely to diversify further?
Dr Prof Manfred Held (Ret'd), Blast and EFP Protection, Germany
1110 - Operational feedback – Afghanistan
Insight into NATO forces in Southern Afghanistan
• What patterns are being seen throughout the country?
• Understanding foreign influences on the threat
1140 - Long term development of the IED threat
Will we see a worldwide change in TTPs for IED use?
• Are we likely to see chemical or biological elements in future IEDs?
• Latest feedback in insurgent specialist training
Andy Oppenheimer, CBRNE Defence Analyst, UK
1210 – Lunch and networking
Followed by the Cranfield University workshop
Workshop Day - Afternoon 1330 - 1700
Tuesday 12th October 2010
Workshop B: Cranfield University - Technical Workshop
Where experts from Academia, Cranfield University and officers of the British Armed Forces meet to teach Defence Science, Technology and Management. Cranfield University are the academic provider and partner to the Defence Academy, UK
The key themes of the workshop will include:
• Achieving a holistic approach to survivability
• Affordability at the heart of future technologies
• Emerging threats and operational drivers
• Integration of future technologies
The workshop will be led by:
Jeremy Smith, Head of Future Combat Systems, Cranfield University, UK
Professor Ian Horsfall, Head of Impact and Armour Group, Cranfield University, UK
1715 - End of workshop
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