LONDON - Nov. 30, 2020 - Building on the huge success of its three previous years, Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems will return on 12th and 13th April 2021 as a virtual event to further focus on the UK MoD's 5 priorities in the development of RAS: situational awareness, lethality, manoeuvrability, survivability and sustainability.

The newest additions to next year's agenda include: an emphasis on unmanned combat vehicles, enhanced autonomous capabilities and battlefield manned/unmanned teaming. In addition, there are new speakers from the US, the Netherlands, Israel, Norway, NATO and many more.

The 2021 brochure is now available at www.robotics-autonomous.com/pr1

Preview of the 2021 Speaker Line-up:

CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN:

· Brigadier (Ret'd) Ian Cameron-Mowat, Former Head of Force Protection, British Army

HOST NATION SPEAKERS:

· Lieutenant Colonel Iain Lamont, SO1 Robotics and Autonomous Systems, British Army

· Lieutenant Colonel Andy Locke, SO1 Infantry Trials and Development Unit, British Army

· Major Tom Scott, Land Requirements Manager, Future Capability Group, DE&S, UK MoD

· Mr Peter Stockel, DSTL Fellow, Autonomous Systems & Innovation Autonomy Challenge Lead, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY AND EXPERT SPEAKERS:

· Lieutenant Colonel Robin Smith, SO1 Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Future Land Warfare Branch, Australian Army

· Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hädicke, Commander RAS Innovation Program, Netherlands Army

· Lieutenant Colonel Vito Marra, Head of Concept Development Section, General Planning Division, Italian Armed Forces

· Lieutenant Colonel Sten Allik, Staff Officer Robotics, J5, Estonian Defence Forces

· Lieutenant Colonel Chris Orlowski, Product Manager Robotic Combat Vehicles, PEO Ground Combat Systems, US Army

· Senior Representative, Israeli Defence Forces

· Mr Ted Maciuba, Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver Capabilities Development Integration Directorate, Futures and Concepts Center, US Army Futures Command

· Dr Robert Sadowski, Army Chief Roboticist (Robotics ST), US Army

· Dr Kim Mathiassen, Senior Researcher, FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment)

· Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) Leon Altarac, Vice President Business Development, Idan Drive

Registration is FREE for military and government personnel, and just £499 for commercial organisations. Register at http://www.robotics-autonomous.com/pr1

Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems

12th - 13th April 2021

Virtual Conference: Online Access Only

Sponsors & Exhibitors: Domo Tactical Communications, Idan Drive and Rowden Technologies

SMi Group offer direct access to key decision makers through tailored sponsorship and exhibitor packages. Please contact Justin Predescu on +44 (0) 20 7827 6130.

For all delegate enquiries, contact James Hitchen on +44 (0) 20 7827 6054 or email jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk

----END---

Contact
Trizsa Ardael