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
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
