Conference Day Two: 14 May 2009
08:30 Registration
09:00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
09:10 Philippine Air Force Perspective: Air Power Requirements And Initiatives
- Focus on strategic doctrinal developments on air power
- Challenges facing compact air forces
- Assessing key requirements and tactics for regional air forces
- Future air power imperatives
Colonel Roy Deveraturda
Commander 570th Composite Tactical Wing
Philippine Air Force
09:50 U.K. Military Flying Training System Requirements
- Overview of the RAF’s military aviation training
- Shortfalls and capability gaps
- The MFTS Solution
Group Captain Stephen Richards
Assistant Director of Flying Training
Royal Air Force
10:30 Networking Break
11:00 The F-35 Lightning II: Redefining The Multi-Role Fighter
- 5th Generation Aircraft Provide A Revolutionary Jump In Fighter Capabilities
- The F-35 Lightning II Combines Advanced Stealth, Integrated Sensor Fusion And Net-Enabled Operation Capabilities To Combat Emerging Threats And To Achieve Air Superiority
- The F-35 Lightning II Is A True Multi-Role Fighter Designed For Both Air-To-Air And Air-To-Surface
Stephen O’ Bryan
Vice President F-35 Business Development and Customer Engagement
Lockheed Martin
11:40 Evolving Threats And Defensive Advantages To Airborne Systems
- A look into the future of aerial warfare
- Directed energy weapons in airborne systems
- Weapons development
Dr. Douglas Beason
Col (USAF Ret.), Associate Director
Los Alamos National Laboratory
12:20 Networking Lunch
13:20 Combat Aircraft For The Long War
- Effectively utilizing combat aircraft in counter insurgency operations
- Strategies and concepts for dealing with asymmetric threats from the sky
- Potential solutions to challenges faced
Bill Sweetman
Editor-in-Chief
Aviation Week
14:00 Australian Aerospace And Defence Innovations Perspective:
Program And Technology Acquisitions
- Considerations for future aircraft replacement and recapitalization
- Future prospects and defence procurement
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications for maintaining air superiority
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Arvind Kumar Sinha
Director – International Collaboration
Australian Aerospace and Defence Innovations
14:40 Networking Break
15:10 US Air Force Perspective: Requirements And Projects
- Analyzing the future of the aerial battlespace: current operations
- US Air Force
- Understanding the deployment and capabilities of the US Air Force
Senior Representative
US Air Force
15:50 Future Affordable Force Structure Through Modernization
- Providing options through system upgrades and modifications
- Examining operational needs in the region for the next decade and beyond
- Required technologies for future global/regional air operations
Dr. Bernard Loo
Assistant Professor, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
16:30 Chairman Hosted Q&A And Summary
16:50 End Of Conference Day 2
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