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Day 1
Wednesday 15th June 20110800 – Registration and morning coffee
0845 – Chairman’s welcome and a look at the day ahead
Rear Adm. Chris Parry, Former DG Concepts, Doctrine & Development, UK MoD
0900 – Keynote Presentation: Making munitions affordable - A vision for the future
Dragging munitions into the Google age
Lt. Col. Christopher Sanderson, Deputy Team Leader, Defence General Munitions PT, Defence Equipment & Support, UK MoD
Future Requirements Session
At the heart of all planning is the question, “What will happen in the future?” This session are designed to stimulate discussion and provide an insight into what future munition requirements are likely to be
0930 – The changing shape of the world: How will political and environmental changes impact on future munition requirements?
- What is the future operational context for Joint Munitions?
- What considerations will drive future munitions procurement, storage and use?
- What unexpected challenges might we face?
- What does technology offer, or threaten?
Life Cycle management and cost efficiency Session
As budgets decrease and efficiency measures are required, effective life cycle management can play a major role in reducing overall costs. These presentations will provide a glimpse into several organisations efforts in providing and satisfying life cycle management and cost efficiency practices
1015 – Enhancing artillery capability - The European Correcting Fuse (ECF) solution
- The ECF solution, reducing mission cost through enhanced capability
- Results and lessons from the ECF trials programme date
- Rxtracting value through effective integration
- Next steps
Henry Johnston, Business Development Manager, BAE Systems
1045 – Morning Refreshments and networking
1115 – The European Defence Agency's munition research atrategy development
- The role of EDA munitions research
- The process of strategic development
- Progress to date and future approach
Dr Adam Cumming, Lead Advisor on Energetic Material Research, UK MoD
1145 – Munitions and the enviroment: An FOI perspective
- Why take enviromental considerations with munitions?
- How do you evaluate enviromental impacts?
- Lifecycle assesement and defence materials
Joakim Hägvall, Business Development and International Relations, FOI
1215 – Lunch and networking
Insensitive Munitions (IM) Session
As a munitions handler will agree, safety is of paramount importance. IM is one of the major steps that munition developers have taken to reduce the risk of storing and transporting explosives and can mean that the high risk of handling these systems is greatly reduced
1345 – Reduced sensitivity explosives
- The effect of ingredients on explosive sensitiveness/safety
- Review of current understanding of RS-RDX
- Recent work at Cranfield University investigating RS-RDX
1415 – Insensitive Munitions: A clear way forward for Cast PBX
Simon Jackson, Head of Development Programmes and Technology, BAE Systems
1445 - The use of modelling and simulation for IM development and improvement
How designers are using modelling with testing to improve IM performance
- Bullet and fragment impact
- Slow/fast cook off and sympathetic detonations
- Shortcomings and potential future work
Stanley DeFisher, Mechanical Engineer, US Army ARDEC
1515 – Afternoon Refreshments and networking
1545 – Roundtable Discussions
The audience will split into 5 roundtable group and discuss the subjects most relevant to them. At the end of the conference each group chairman will make a short presentation summarising their table's discussions and conclusions.
Roundtable 1: Storage and Distribution
Hosted by: Tony Hamaguchi, VP, Milan Box Corp.
Roundtable 2: Disposal
Roundtable 3: Future Requirements
Roundtable 4: Precision Guided Munitions
Roundtable 5: Lifecycle Management
1730 – Group Presentations
1800 – End of Day 1 and start of evening drinks reception
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