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Furthering Industry Partnerships with Middle Eastern Air Forces

Achieving Optimum Operational Effectiveness Through Capability Development, Properly Focussed Training and High Availability

The Middle East region remains a key area for aviation sales and, complementing this, the Air Power Middle East 2010 forum represents a superb opportunity to understand about the demands of the region, build relations with key decision makers and meet with key figures in an intimate environment and develop a better idea of the issues driving Middle Eastern air forces.

We are delighted to confirm that the conference will once again enjoy the general support of Royal Air Force of Oman, a high-level welcoming brief from Air Commodore Maktoum Salim al-Mazrooi, the Director General of Operations, and attendance from officers relevant to the subject matter of the conference.

Additionally, we are also very happy to confirm the attendance of Colonel Mohammed al-Khalifa, Commander of Fighter Wing, Royal Bahraini Air Force.

Senior speakers for 2010 include:

Air Commodore Maktoum Salim al-Mazrooi
Director General of Operations
Royal Air Force of Oman

Brigadier General Mohammed bin Salman al Khalifa
Royal Bahraini Air Force

Major General Saber al-Suwaidan (r)
former Commander of the Kuwait Air Force

Major General (r) Dr Ahmed Abdel Halim
Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs

Brigadier General Alain Pizel
Head of Air Force Support and Technical Command
French Air Force

Air Commodore Ray Lock
Director, Air and Space, Developments, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
Royal Air Force

Brigadier General Giovanni Fantuzzi
Chief of Plans Division
Italian Air Force Staff

Commodore (r) Vasan
Indian Navy, Head, Strategy and Security Studies
Centre for Asia Studies

Colonel Patrick Carey
Deputy Director, Regional Affairs, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs
US Air Force

Those regional speakers and representatives from the US Air Force, the RAF, the French Air Force, Italian Air Force and German Luftwaffe will be speaking on the following topics:

  • The Right Aircraft and Systems – relevant platform analysis across fast jet, airlift, special mission air craft and helicopter
  • Training and simulation
  • Airborne Early Warning
  • Logistic Support, maintenance and maintaining operational readiness
  • Regional cooperation and the future of air power in the Middle East