Soldier Modernisation Asia: Optimise your Soldier System through Enhanced Situational Awareness, Human Factors and Lightening the Load

Soldier Modernisation Asia 2011 has now run. We would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in the event. This highly successful event will return to the region again in 2012. Be sure to check back as details will be updated regularly.

With more than 100 attendees from 20+ nations represented onsite on 14-17 March 2011, APAC and international high ranking military officers gathered to discuss the future of the dismounted soldier and how he can be better equipped.

Soldier Modernisation Asia 2011 cemented the conference’s reputation as the leading independent and truly dedicated infantry conference regionally – with attendees able to meet with the key Armies and Industries together in a single room.

Set within the tranquil Sentosa Island, the venue and the event offered unprecedented networking opportunities and established Defence IQ as the leading brand of focused defence conferences in the Asia Pacific.

The development of the ACMS, Land 125, F INSAS and the Korean soldier system were just some of the programs discussed in the conference, with an equal focus on the technical advancements in C4i, power, ballistic and armour protection, lightening the load and lethality.

Soldier Modernisation Asia focused on how to address current technological gaps through modular system developments and upgrades.

Soldier Modernisation Asia covered the following key areas:

• Overview of the current progress of APAC soldier systems with updates from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India… and more
• Change in strategic/doctrinal viewpoints on the rise in sub-conventional warfare and how this is driving changing requirements and capabilities for the dismounted soldier development
• Best practices in C4i for blue force tracking
• What are the best available solutions for standardising battery packs and power cells for soldier equipment?
• Technical advancements in optics and sights, including enhanced night vision for the dismounted soldier
• Challenges and possible solutions for ‘lightening the load’

Senior Asian Military Past speakers included:

	Lieutenant General SN Handa Director General, Infantry INDIAN ARMY		Honorable Fernando I Manalo Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Installations and Logistics DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, PHILIPPINES
	Brigadier General Widjonarko Chief of Information Office INDONESIAN ARMY FORCES		Colonel Kalyan Singh Director F-INSAS, INDIAN ARMY
	Major General John Caligari Head of Modernisation and Strategic Planning – Army AUSTRALIAN ARMY		Major General Surasit Thanadtang Director General, Strategic Studies Center ROYAL THAI ARMED FORCES
	Colonel Glorioso Victor Miranda, Commander Task Force Gen San PHILIPPINES ARMY		Lieutenant Colonel Hang Sik Joo Infantry Weapon Systems Planning officer REPUBLIC OF KOREAN ARMY

Past Sponsors and Exhibitors included

Past Media Partners included

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