The World's Longest Running International Mortar Systems Meeting
Future Mortar Systems is the world's longest running international conference devoted to the study of mortar technology, requirements, tactics, techniques and procedures.
This year’s event will cover the full spectrum of 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortar acquisitions, employment and sustainment, with a diverse speaker line up representing the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland. They will be discussing the operational relevance of mortar systems and light infantry and artillery across the full spectrum of conflict, from permissive environments and counter-insurgency to denied arenas against peer competitors in Europe and Asia.
The 2018 Speaker Faculty
MEF Liaison Officer
U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
Indirect Fires
Croatian Army
Battalion Infantry Commander
Spanish Army
206th Artillery BN /2nd Mountain BDE
Romanian Army
Deputy Commander, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
U.S. Army
Product Manager, Guided Precision Munitions and Mortar Systems, PM CAS
U.S. Army
Head of Mortars/Fire Support Division
Royal Danish Army
4th Ranger Regiment
Italian Army
Head of Project, New Mortar System Military Branch
Swiss Armed Forces
Mortar Section
Belgian Armed Forces
Special Forces Support Center
Czech Special Forces
3D Advisor
Belgian Special Forces
Concept and Doctrine Developer, Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group
U.S. Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Project Manager, Artillery & Mortars
Armaments & Acquisition Division, Czech Ministry of Defence
Program Manager, 81mm Non-Lethal IDFM
U.S. Army
Vice President – Defense Systems Area
Everis Aerospace, Defense and Security
The 2018 Agenda in Brief:
Lethality in Denied Environments:
Improving targeting and engagement capabilities for the tactical force
Mortars in the Megacity:
Indirect Fires in Future Terrains
Range and Precision:
Building the lethality and tactical dominance of the dismounted soldier
Irregular Ops:
Amphibious Fires & Lightweight Mortars in Special Operations
Affordability and Programme Delivery:
Lifecycle management of mortar systems and munitions
Gaps and Investment:
Perspectives from R&D and industry on precision munitions, digitized fire control and advanced lethality systems
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