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TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
on
"The Soldier of the 21st Century"
organised by the
Research, Development and Modernisation Department
Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
to be held in
Nitra, SLOVAKIA
Thursday 16 October 2003 - Friday 17 October 2003
Theme
The aim of the conference is to utilise the unique nature of the exhibition, where many experts will be concentrated from the armed forces and industry of NATO and PfP countries to exchange the latest information and experience of various characters concerning the issue of combat clothing and the individual equipment of the soldier of the present and the future.
Topics
- Currently used systems of field kit, combat clothing and individual equipment for soldiers in the individual types of armed forces of the participating countries
- Possibilities for ensuring the compatibility of the used field kit, combat clothing and individual equipment for soldiers with the systems which are planned for introduction within the context of attaining the interoperability of the system of the NATO soldier
- Programmes and projects of development and ensuring the interoperability of the system of the soldier
- Ability of industry to ensure the requirements of the armed forces for the system of the soldier in relation to the changes in the manner and conditions of the deployment of the soldier in modern warfare
- Exchange of experience in the area of research, development, testing and production of field kit, combat clothing and individual equipment for soldiers
- Possibilities of using protective equipment for soldiers of Special Forces and the level of their protective effectiveness
- Results from the field of the use of NATO standards and harmonisation standards applied in armed forces with the standards applied in NATO
- Level of standardisation in the area of field kit, combat clothing and individual equipment for soldiers from the aspect of the implementation of standards in these areas
Programme Committee
Col. Ivan KOBLEN, PhD.
Assoc. Prof. Lubomir UHERIK, PhD.
Dr. Dušan LANÁK
Organiser - Point of Contact
Assoc. Prof. Lubomir UHERIK, PhD.
MoD Slovak republic
Tel: ++421.960.321 253
Fax: ++421.2.44451726
uherikl@mod.gov.sk
Programme
Thursday 16 October 2003
INTRODUCTION
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| 13:00 |
Registration |
| 14:15 |
Briefing (Authors, Session Chairmen) |
| 14:30 |
Welcome by the Organiser
Col. Ivan KOBLEN, PhD., SVK |
SESSION
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| 14:45 |
U.S. Army's Rapid Fielding Initiative - a radical change for identifying and issuing new equipment
D. L. NELSON
PEO Soldier, Ft. Belvoir, US |
| 15:15 |
NBC respiratory protection - filter technical considerations
G. LONG, S. SMITH
3M Canada Company, CA |
| 15:45 |
BoSS XXI - The Body Scanning System for 21st century
Shi YIN, D.DRASCIC, R.MARINELLI
VisImage Systems Inc., CA |
Friday 17 October 2003
SESSION
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| 10:30 |
The FELIN programme and the evaluation and expertise capacities of DGA
H. ORSINI
DGA/SPART, FR |
| 11:00 |
Modern Military Clothing Systems
U. SPINDLER, Ch. THWAITES
W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH, GE
W.L. Gore & Associates Ltd., UK |
| 11:30 |
MARKUS the future Swedish Soldier
Cpt. A. Sällinen
SwAF, SWE |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Performance fabric for military clothing
C. SCHOONDERMARK
Proline Textile S.A.S, FR |
| 14:30 |
Procurement process of Combat clothing in the Swedish Armed Forces
M. APPELBLOM
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, SWE |
| 15:00 |
The Canadian Soldier of the 21st Century - Integrated Soldier System Platform
Lt.Col. M. BODNER
Directorate Land Requirements NDHQ, CA |
| 15:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 15:45 |
Spanish Army Clothing Procurement System
Lt.Col. J. BARUTELL
Directorate of Land Requirements, SP |
| 16:15 |
Netherlands soldier Modernisation
Mjr. J. KROON
SMP RLNA, NE |
| 16:45 |
The Geographic Information and Modern Defence Forces
Lt.Col. J. PIROH, PhD.
Topographic Institute Slovak AF, SVK |
| 17:15 |
CLOSING CEREMONY |
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