How do you meet the requirements of high tempo operations?
How do you ensure higher levels of efficiency and flexibility in defence maintenance?
This conference will address challenges of operational deployment through key presentation on military requirements, fleet readiness and the trend of partnering with private sector.
You will hear about the key maintenance concepts and learn how best to optimise maintenance through lessons learned on the battlefield. We will also discuss how to minimise total life cycle cost ownership, and the latest maintenance technology developments to improve reliability, maintainability and supportability.
Key topics include:
Overview of Market Trends in Defence Maintenance and Military MRO
Managerial Innovations in Maintenance
Aviation and maintenance support for NATO Countries
Supporting Front-line Equipment
Support Engineering and the Supply Chain
Product Life Cycle Support
Asset Management Control
Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS)
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Colonel Johan Kaelen, PPP Project Officer, Logistics Centre, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Freydefont, Head, Aircraft Support Division, Technical and Logistics Support Department, French Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Finnegan, Commander, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Eerlingen, Commanding Officer, Helicopter Wing - 255 Maintenance Group, Belgian Ministry of Defence
Commander Jim Donnelly, Senior Aircraft Engineer, Commando Helicopter Force, Royal Navy, UK
Commander Roy Welburn, Harrier Depth Support Wing, RAF Cottesmore, UK
Lieutenant Commander Sergio Silva Pinto, Portuguese Delegate at the M-Class Frigate Group, Portuguese Navy
Albert Stam, Head of Maintenance Engineering, Royal Netherlands Navy Maintenance Establishment
Franck Ramaroson, ILS Officer, Life Cycle Cost Manager, Organisation for Joint Armaments Co-operation (OCCAR-EA)
Bob Rabbitt, Engineering Manager, International Hub, C-17 Field Services IPT, RAF Brize Norton, UK
Marcel Bos, Senior R & D Manager, Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)
Wing Commander (Ret'd) Chris Hockley, Defence College of Management & Technology, Cranfield University
Chaired By:
Francis Tusa, Editor, Military Logistics International