Day Two: Thursday, 29 April, 2010

08.15 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Chris Granville-White CBE

08.30 Opening Address: Training And Simulation – A Royal Bahraini Air Force Perspective

Brigadier General Mohammed bin Salman al Khalifa
Royal Bahraini Air Force

09.00 Egyptian Air Power And Its Regional Role

• Overview of Egypt’s military influence east of the Red Sea
• Challenges and opportunities for regional interoperability
• Enhancing cooperation between Middle Eastern nations

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

09.55 Next Generation Air Force Capability: Italian Air Force Perspective

• Italian Air Force – plans and policy
• how the Italian Air Force define Air Power
• cornerstone of the ItAF air power: environmental competence and ethics
• strategic roles that the ItAF will pursue •operational capabilities

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

10.25 RAF Concepts For Future Air And Space Operations

• Introduction to RAF Future Air and Space Operational Concept (FASOC)
• Potential applications for Middle Eastern air forces

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

10.55 Continuous Improvement And Streamlining Efficiency – Simpler Consulting

• The importance of using a streamlined approach
• Reductions in wasted time, energy and money
• Case studies from the US Air Force

11.55 Ethics: The Use Of Air Power And The Dangers Of Its Misapplication

• The difficulties of attaining perfect discrimination
• The moral and legal obligations of targeteers
• The political management of both mistakes and successes

Dr Joel Hayward
Dean of the Royal Air Force College, RAF Cranwell and Head of Air Power Studies, Kings College
London Platform Analysis and Training and Simulation

12.20 Thales Training & Simulation Paper: Air Tanker/Transport Training

Air tanker capability is an essential element in air operations and although the procedures are now well established it continues to present challenges for the flight crew. This paper will examine the training requirement and the ground based training solutions being offered today.

Dave Spooner
Thales / Advanced Arabian Simulation Company

12.50 Eurocopter - Maintenance Training Current And Future

• Why do we train aircraft technicians?
• How to conceive a training plan and select the training means
• What training devices there are to fulfil the needs?

Herve Berriet
Eurocopter

13.20 Role Of The F-15E In Gulf Regional Defence

• Regional Advantages of the F-15E
• Emerging Threats and F-15E Capabilities
• Advanced Training and Future Development

Major Chris Cassem
Chief of Academics, USAF Weapons School
US Air Force

13.55 Chairman’s Closing Remarks