Agenda Highlights for the 3rd Annual Air Power India 2009:

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

08.45 - 09.30 Registration And Tea

09.30 - 1.045 Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks:

Air Commodore Jasjit Singh AVSM VrC VM (retd)
Director
Centre for Air Power Studies

Presidential Remarks:

Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh DFC

Special Address:

Air Chief Marshal FH Major PVSM AVSM SC VM ADC
Chief of the Air Staff

Inaugural Address:

Shri AK Antony
Hon’ble Defence Minister

10.45 - 1.115 Tea

11.45 - 13.45 Session I: Air Power Vision

Chairman:

Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi PVSM AVSM VM (retd)
Former Chief of the Air Staff
Indian Air Force

Special presentation - “Around the World in a Microlight”:

Wg Cdr Rahul Monga
Indian Air Force

Air Power in the Decades Ahead

Air Marshal NAK Browne AVSM VM
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Indian Air Force

Air Power Needs & Future Directions

Lt Gen David A Deptula
Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR
HQ United States Air Force

Air Power Vision for Maritime Domain

Rear Admiral Sanjay Vadgaokar NM
Flag Officer Naval Aviation
Goa Area

From Mig 21 to Gripen: A Seamless Transition

Col Petr Mikulenk
Base Commander
Caslav Air Base Czech Air Force

Discussion

13.45 - 14.45 Lunch

14.45 - 16.45 Session II: Air Dominance

Chairman:

Admiral Arun Prakash PVSM AVSM VrC VSM (retd)
Chairman
National Maritime Foundation

Next Generation Multi-role Combat Aircraft: Past Lessons Future Opportunities

Air Vice Marshal Christopher Harper CBE MA FACMI
Air Officer Commanding, HQ No. 1 Group
Royal Air Force

Air Dominance Concept and Practice

Air Marshal Vinod Patney SYSM PVSM AVSM VrC (retd)
Former AOC-in-C, Western Air Command
Indian Air Force

Eurofighter Tyhoon: Europe’s Solution for Worldwide Air Power Operations

Dr. Matthias Schmidlin
Eurofighter Typhoon Campaign Director India
EADS

Air Dominance in Full Spectrum Operations

Air Commodore Arjun Subramaniam
Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station
Hindan (UP)

16.45 Tea

Thursday, February 5, 2009

10.00 Tea

10.30 - 12.30 Session III: Defence Forces Modernisation

Chairman:

Air Marshal PK Mehra PVSM AVSM VM (retd)
Former AOC-in-C South Western Air Command
IAF

Air Combat Modernisation

Major General Mark Matthews
Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command
United States Air Force

Employment/Role of UAVs in Land Warfare

Lt Gen VG Patankar PVSM UYSM VSM (retd)
Former DG Perspective Planning
Army HQ

Force Modernisation Principles and practice

Cmde S Sammadar
Principal Director, Naval Plans
Naval Headquarters

Building an Industrial Backbone for Defence Equipment

Mr Vijay Mathur
Chairman
INAPEX Ltd

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

13.45 - 15.45 Session IV: Key Air Power Issues For Future

Chairman:

General VP Malik PVSM AVSM (retd)
Former Chief of the Army Staff, President ISS
ORF

Building Capabilities for the Future

Air Marshal VK Bhatia PVSM AVSM VrC & Bar(retd)
Former AOC-in-C, Western Air Command
Indian Air Force

Aerospace Power in the Foreign Policy of the Nations

Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak AVSM VSM (retd)
Additional Director
CAPS

Future of Army Aviation

Lt Col Rajiv Ghose SM
Research Fellow
CAPS

US Air Force and the Changing Face of Air Power

Dr. Benjamin S Lambeth
Senior Associate
RAND Corporation Santa Monica California

Discussion

Last year's event
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DS Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan
New Delhi, India

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