International Fighter Conference: Advancing Future Fighter Capabilities and Delivering Cost Effective Upgrades to Maintain the Tactical Edge

Stay posted for updates on the 12th Annual International Fighter conference this November 2012! The event returns with a brand-new speaker faculty, a strengthened agenda and more networking opportunities for the Jet Fighter community.

Last November, Defence IQ hosted over 150+ attendees from 20 countries at International Fighter in London, at the historic Royal Air Force Museum. The 2011 event focused on recent operations in Libya, featuring an exciting keynote presentation led by Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha of the Royal Air Force, which included an assessment of the Typhoon platform performance in OPERATION ELLAMY. Highlights included a special keynote from the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, the annual Gala Dinner sponsored by Raytheon and a private tour of the Air Force Museum.

International Fighter is widely recognised as the world leading, independent forum for the fighter community, annually providing you with the most authoritative view of the future development, thought and acquisition priorities. The event features the main conference days, a special focus day and the annual Gala Dinner.

2011 Top sessions providing analysis of the Libyan operations included:

  • RAF - Hear directly from Air Vice Marshal Stuart Atha, who led the UK MoD Libyan operations team March-May 2011, to gain top-level insights on the first offensive deployment of Typhoon, as well lessons learned from the debut employment of Brimstone missiles from Tornado
  • French Navy and Air Force –Join Programme Managers Lieutenant Colonel Grandclaudon and Commander Gottis as they share Rafale performance analysis, including practical engagement of onmirole capabilities and the first employment of AASMs
  • US Navy – With EW capability remaining high on the agenda don’t miss Captain Beau Duarte’s briefing as he provides analysis of the first deployment of the E/A-18G Growler

View the full agenda.

2011 Sponsors & Exhibitors Included:

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Hear from an Expert International Speaker Faculty featuring:

  • AIR-VICE-MARSHAL

    Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha
    Air Officer Commanding, Number One Group
    Royal Air Force

    Pakistan

    Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman
    Chief of Air Staff
    Pakistan Air Force

    Bangladesh

    Air Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman
    Chief of Air Staff
    Bangladesh Air Force

    Italy

    Brigadier General Silvano "Fritz" Frigerio
    Deputy Chief of Planning
    Policy and Transformation Division - Italian
    Air Force Staff

    - Targeting Directorate Chief of NATO Operation
    Unified Protector

  • USA

    Colonel Edward "Yard" Corcoran
    Air Superiority Core Function Team Lead, Air Combat Command
    USAF

    South Africa

    Brigadier General John Bayne
    Director Combat Systems
    South African Air Force

    David-D.-Kindley

    Captain David D. Kindley
    Deputy Program Manager, Mission Systems, F/A-18 & E/A-18G Program Office, US Navy

    Canada

    Colonel Terrance Wood
    Director, Aerospace Equipment Program Management (Fighters and Trainers)
    Canadian Forces

  • LTC-Grandclaudon

    Lieutenant Colonel Fabrice Grandclaudon
    Rafale Programme Officer
    French Air Force

    Sweden

    Lieutenant Colonel Rickard Nystrom
    Head of Aircraft Programme Section
    Swedish Air Force

    USA

    Major Richard “Dino” Foster
    Chief, F-22 Branch, Air Combat Command
    US DoD

    Denmark

    Major Hans Peter
    Bagger

    Tactical Air Command
    Head of Fighter Branch
    Danish Air Force

Conference Reviews from Our Customers:

2011 Reviews:

“The Forum provided a unique opportunity to interact with Air Force leadership from over the world and to share the current theme and perceptions regarding the Jet Fighter.” - Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, NI(M), S Bt, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force
“Immensely beneficial for the professionals, civil and military alike. Arranging stream wise panel discussions focused round table discussions was also great as it maximized the effect to benefit from this seminar. It helped to know what's happening and also the likely trend of development, requirements and challenges of Fighter Industry. Overall, an excellent and must attend event for the professionals and experts related to this field." - Zahidul Islam Khan, Secretary to the Chief of Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force
 
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