Main Conference Day Two: Thursday 12th May 2011
08.30 Coffee and Registration
09.00 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks
John Howarth
Director
John Howarth Ltd
DAY 2 MORNING SESSION:
THROUGH LIFE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF HELICOPTERS
09.10 BOOSTING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OEMs AND CUSTOMERS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY
Wing Commander David John Tozer
Officer Commanding, Forward Support Wing
RAF Odiham
09.50 Coalition Based Support Of Helicopter Operations: Nato’s Maintenance And Supply Agency
Colonel Remy Michelshein
Defence Materiel Organisation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence
10.30 Coffee Break and Networking
11.10 INTEROPERABILTIY WITH EUROPEAN ROTARY WING FORCES: THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN AIR GROUP
Wing Commander David Dudman
European Air and Defence
European Air Group
11.50 PANEL SESSION: SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING ROTARY WING FORCES
Wing Commander David Dudman
European Air and Defence
European Air Group
Colonel Remy Michelshein
Defence Materiel Organisation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Wing Commander David John Tozer
Officer Commanding, Forward Support Wing
RAF Odiham
12.30 Networking Lunch
DAY 2 AFTERNOON SESSION 1:
THE ESSENTIAL CAPABILITY: UTILITY HELICOPTERS
14.00INTEGRATION OF A NEW HELICOPTER TYPE WITHIN AN OPERATIONAL FORCE: THE FINNISH ARMY’S NH-90 TACTICAL TRANSPORT HELICOPTER
Lieutenant Colonel Anssi Vuole
Commanding Officer, Helicopter Battalion
Finnish Air Force
14.40UPDATE ON THE NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE NH-90 PROGRAMME
Lieutenant Colonel Knut Eirik Thornes
Helicopter Section Chief
Royal Norwegian Air Force
15.20 AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING
DAY TWO AFTERNOON SESSION 2:
TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT OF PILOTS TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL TEMPO
15.50MULTINATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT AS A MEANS TO COUNTER THE CURRENT DEPLOYABLE HELICOPTER SHORTFALL
Wing Commander Andy Gray
Helicopter Project Officer
European Defence Agency
16.30DEVELOPING COALITION DOCTRINE TO SUSTAIN PILOTS AND FORCES ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS
Lieutenant-Colonel Wido Gerdsen
Joint Personnel Recovery, SOF and Support Helicopters
Royal Netherlands Air Force
17.10 Chairmans’ Summary And Close Of Day Two