Directed Energy Systems 2015

Directed Energy Systems hold the promise of revolutionising warfare, but their adoption on the front line remains elusive. Nevertheless, recent developments, including the trails on board USS Ponce indicate the fielding of DES is becoming a closer reality. Challenges of power, size, ruggedization and heat capacity remain key inhibitors to their effective, practical and safe use.

Military applications for blocking enemy electronics and communications, protecting convoys in high risk IED zones, and systems able to protect critical areas and equipment, as well as new and exciting systems for police and civil enforcement deployment, are all driving continued research and development in DES.

With unrivalled international participation, Directed Energy Systems 2015 is the perfect opportunity for you to engage with the world’s premier DES authorities.

Speakers: Rear Admiral Massimo Annati (Retd.) Chairman, European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons, Ronald O’Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Anthony Riesemann Expert of Less than Lethal Weapon Member of EWG-NLW Member of the NATO Group Team of Experts Blunt Trauma DGA Land Systems, Eric Debord DGA Land Systems, Jean-François Jacquet DGA Land Systems, Laurent Pichonnat, DGA Land Systems, Markus Jung Head Research and Development Rheinmetall Air Defence AG, Alexander Graf Department Manager Division Combat Systems Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, Paul Shattuck Director Directed Energy Systems Strategic and Missile Defense Systems Lockheed Martin, Iain McKinnie PhD Senior Manager Business Development Laser and Sensor Systems Lockheed Martin, Dr. Markus Martinstetter Future Systems MBDA Deutschland GmbH, Dr Fumio Wani HEL Program Manager Deputy Manager of New Product Development Defense System Technology Department Engineering Division Aerospace Company Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Professor Sir David Payne Director Optoelectronics Research Centre University of Southampton, Dr. Igor Plaksin, National POC: EWG NLW and International Ballistic Society; PC/PI: Physics and Chemistry of Shock and Detonation Waves;, ADAI – Association Development of Industrial Aerodynamics Dept. Mech. Engineering University of Coimbra, Michael Suhrke Head of Business Unit Electromagnetic Effects and Threats Fraunhofer INT, Michael Cathcart Principle Research Scientist Georgia Tech Research Institute, Rüdiger Schmitt Senior Scientist Laser Technology French-German Research Institute of Saint Louis (ISL), Michael von Salisch, Senior Scientist Special Laser Applications French-German Research Institute of Saint Louis (ISL), Sjef Orbons Former Senior Scientist Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Asif Anwar Director Defense Technology Markets Strategy Analytics.