18 Mar 10. Owning The Night adds a Forward Operating Base (FOB) to Exhibition. Following on from the decision to move all the Conference and Exhibition to the Stickledown range complex at Bisley, the organisers of Owning The Night, to be held at the National Shooting Centre, Bisley from November 17-19, are adding a Forward Operating Base (FOB) complex which will allow Exhibitors to demonstrate their capabilities in Force Protection technologies.
Mar 10. It’s a case of ‘second time lucky’ for one of the world’s newest and most exciting jet fighters when the F-22 Raptor makes a welcome return to the Cotswolds this summer – two years after its planned UK debut appearance was rained off. Now the aircraft, from the US Air Combat Command, will be returning to the Air Tattoo on July 17&18 to demonstrate why it is capable of outperforming any existing fighter aircraft in air-to-air combat. The Raptor represents a new generation of fighter aircraft incorporating state-of-the-art stealth technology, sophisticated weaponry and vectored thrust giving it an unrivalled combination of secrecy, power and manoeuvrability. Air Tattoo Deputy Director of Air Operations Robert Windsor said he was delighted to see the aircraft return to perform at the Air Tattoo. He said: “The Raptor is one of the jewels in the crown of military aviation and its display in July will be among the highlights of the seven-and-a-half-hour flying display. I recall that the pilot and his ground crew were tremendously friendly and professional throughout their stay with us – despite their obvious disappointment. I am really pleased that they will finally be able to perform for our large and appreciative Air Tattoo audience!”
Mar 10. Upcoming C2/C4ISR events.
– (DoDAF) Department Of Defense Architecture Framework – 22-Mar/23-Mar – Washington, DC – United States
– Non-Traditional Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Summit – 22-Mar/24-Mar – Arlington, VA – United States
– Software Radio Communications Summit – 22-Mar/23-Mar – Vienna, VA – United States
– Air Surveillance and Reconnaissance Conference 2010 – 22-Mar/23-Mar – London – United Kingdom
– Multi-INT Summit – 25-Mar/25-Mar – Arlington, VA – United States
– Geospatial Intelligence for Defence Middle East Conference 2010 – 11-Apr/14-Apr – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
– Weapons Intelligence Team Course – 12-Apr/13-Apr – London – United Kingdom
– Military Data Links Conference – 14-Apr/15-Apr – Arlington, VA – United States
– Military Satellites Summit – 26-Apr/28-Apr – Washington, DC – United States
– Current and Future Military Data Links – 26-Apr/27-Apr – Washington, DC – United States
– Spatially Enabled Government Asia – 27-Apr/28-Apr – Singapore – Singapore
– Airborne Networks – 28-Apr/29-Apr – Las Vegas, NV – United States
– Network Centric Warfare 2010 Conference – 28-Apr/30-Apr – Canberra, ACT – Australia
– (DoDAF) Department Of Defense Architecture Framework – 29-Apr/30-Apr – Las Vegas, NV – United States
– Tactical Communications Conference – 29-Apr/30-Apr – London – United Kingdom
– Space Security and Defense Conference – 20-May/21-May – Alexandria, VA – United States
– International Software Radio – 7-Jun/8-Jun – London – United Kingdom
– Command and Control Summit – 28-Jun/30-Jun – Washington, DC – United States
– Military Satellites 2010 Conference – 12-Jul/13-Jul – London – United Kingdom
– DGI CEE – 30-Sep/1-Oct – Prague – Czech Republic
(Source: ASD Network)
BATTLESPACE BOOK CLUB
Mar 10. The Armoured Vehicles Market 2010-2020
Publication date : March 2010
Pages: 163 Pages
This new defence report examines current programmes and future prospects for the armoured vehicles market. The current threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq is driving the market in particular for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. However, armoured vehicles will remain the mainstay of land forces and provide steady demand ov