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Air & Missile Defence India is being organized on 19 July 2024 as a physical in-person seminar & exhibition at the Air Force Auditorium jointly by the Centre for Air Power Studies, Indian Military Review and Ernst & Young.
The event is free to attend for all serving officers of the armed forces, paramilitary officers and DRDO scientists.
Objectives
The objectives of the seminar are to provide a forum to:
(a) Discuss emerging threats and the technologies to counter and neutralise them.
(b) Formulate strategies and explore the road to upgrade, optimise current air defence assets.
(c) Interacting with industry and for understanding of the requirement of Air Defence and provide them an opportunity to industry to showcase their capabilities.
The Operational Environment
The future battle space will present a highly contested anti-access/area-denial environment. The capability exists with our adversaries for significant application of non-kinetic and cyber weapons, augmented with the use of artificial intelligence to control these weapons. In this highly dynamic environment, rapidly escalating collision of highly networked and lethal forces will operate across an entire theatre. Both offensive and defensive operations could occur simultaneously, with all domains heavily contested.
New and Emerging Aerial Threats
The modern battlefield is constantly evolving, and new aerial threats are emerging as technology advances. Some of the new aerial threats that have emerged or are emerging on the modern battlefield include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (including autonomous loitering munitions), hypersonic weapons, stealth aircraft, directed energy weapons (DEW) combined with cyber attacks on air defence systems, electronic warfare and use of space-based weapons, such as satellites and missile.
Countering and neutralizing ballistic missiles can be a challenging task due to a number of factors, including their speed and altitude, manoeuvrability, longer ranges, multiple warheads, use of decoys and countermeasures, combined with space-based assets, such as satellites, cyber attacks and electronic warfare to disrupt or disable missile defence systems. The cost of developing, maintaining, and operating missile defence systems can be expensive and can be a significant burden on national budgets.
Essentials of an Effective Air Defence System
An effective air defence system should have the following essentials:
- Early warning and detection capabilities to identify and track incoming threats
- Communications systems to relay information and coordinate responses
- Weapons systems to engage and neutralize threats, such as interceptors and surface-to-air missiles
- Command and control systems to manage the overall defence and make decisions on the use of weapons
- Integration with other elements of the military and civil defence infrastructure, such as ground-based radar and ground-based observers
- Maintenance and readiness of all systems to ensure they are in good working order and can be quickly activated if needed.
Challenges to be Overcome
Ensuring an effective air defence system can be challenging due to a variety of factors, including technological advancements, limited resources, complexity of components and subsystems, the geographical location and terrain of the country, integration with other military and civilian systems, infrastructure for defence against cyber and electronic warfare, interoperability and training.
Seminar Sessions
The following sessions are planned:
(a) Session 1 – Inaugural Session
(b) Session 2 - Emerging Technologies and Industry Capabilities
(c) Session 3 - Emerging Threats, Surveillance and Detection
(d) Session 4 - Air Defence Countermeasures
(e) Session 5 – Closing Session
CENTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES AIR & MISSILE DEFENCE INDIA 2024 AIR FORCE AUDITORIUM, 19 JULY 2024
FRIDAY, 19 JULY 2024
SESSION 1 – INAUGURAL SESSION (0930 – 1030 hrs)
Welcome Address , Air Vice Mshl Anil Golani, Retd, Director General, CAPS.
Inaugural Address Air Chief Mshl VR Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chief of Air Staff.
Special Address Sh U Raja Babu, DS & DG, Missiles and Strategic Systems, DRDO (tbc).
Industry Perspective Col KV Kuber, Director Defence & Aerospace, Ernst & Young.
Release of EY-IMR Knowledge Paper on Air Defence.
1030 – 1100 hrs Refreshments & exhibition.
SESSION 2 – EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES (1100 – 1240 hrs)
Chairperson: Air Vice Marshal Rajiva Ranjan, VM, Asst Chief of Air Staff Ops (Space), Air HQ.
1100 – 1115 hrs Introduction of speakers and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.
1115 – 1130 hrs The Operating Environment. Air Vice Marshal PV Shivanand, VM, Asst Chief of Air Staff (Ops) Air Defence, Air HQ..
1130 – 1145 Industry presentation.
1145 – 1200 Industry presentation.
1200 – 1215 Industry presentation.
1215 – 1230 Panel discussion.
SESSION 3 – EMERGING THREATS, SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION (1240 – 1340 hrs)
Chairperson: Air Cmde K Radhakrishna, ACAS (Systems), Air HQ.
1230 – 1245 hrs Introduction of speakers and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.
1245 – 1300 hrs Lessons in AD from the Russia-Ukraine War, Speaker from ACAS (Strategy), Air HQ.
1300 – 1315 hrs Challenges posed by next-gen air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons systems. Speaker from Air HQ.
1315 – 1330 hrs Industry presentation.
1330 – 1340 hrs Q&A/ discussion.
1340 – 1430 Lunch and exhibition.
SESSION 4 – AIR DEFENCE COUNTERMEASURES (1430 – 1600 hrs)
Chairperson: Air Vice Marshal IS Walia, AVSM, VM, AD Commander, HQ Western Air Command.
1430 – 1445 hrs Introduction of speakers and Opening Remarks by the Chairman.
1455 – 1500 Next Generation Air & Missile Defence Solutions. Speaker from DRDO.
1500 – 1515 Integrated Air & Missile Defence Roadmap for Development and Acquisition. Speaker from CAPS.
1515 – 1530 Recent developments in Indian Navy’s AD capabilities. Cdr SR, Naval HQ.
1530 – 1545 hrs Current and future SHORAD solutions. Speaker from AAD Dte, Army HQ
1545 – 1600 Panel discussion.
CLOSING SESSION (1610 – 1625 hrs)
1610 – 1620 Closing Remarks. Air Vice Mshl Anil Golani, Director General, CAPS
1620 – 1625 hrs Vote of Thanks. Maj Gen Ravi Arora, Chief Editor, Indian Military Review.
1625 – onwards Refreshments and dispersal.
Serving Armed Forces Officers and DRDO Scientists
Serving Armed Forces Officers, Paramilitary Officers, DRDO Scientists —SUBJECT TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Rs. 0 FREE pass subject to confirmation includes: |
SCHOLAR'S PASS
For All Think Tanks, College Faculty & Students Rs. 2,360 Scholar's Pass Price includes: |
DELEGATE PASS
VALID FOR ALL DAYS Rs. 5,900 Delegate Pass Price includes: |
ECONOMY EXHIBITION BOOTH
LOW COST, FEATURE RICH OPTION Rs. 118,000 Economy Booth Price includes: |
PREMIUM EXHIBITION BOOTH
STATE OF THE ART EXHIBITION STAND Rs. 236,000 Premium Exhibition Booth Price includes |
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