SMI Group will be holding the 5thannual Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe Conference in Prague, Czech Republic on 20thand 21stMay 2019. Registration closes in less than 3 weeks, due to limited seats in the venue. 

The Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe Conference will host senior military leaders and leading solution providers. Delegates can expect to gain unrivalled insight into the development of enhanced mobility, protection and firepower for land forces. Registration closes in less than 3 weeks, due to limited seats in the venue / Picture: SMI Group

The Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe Conference will host senior military leaders and leading solution providers. Delegates can expect to gain unrivalled insight into the development of enhanced mobility, protection and firepower for land forces. Registration closes in less than 3 weeks, due to limited seats in the venue / Picture: SMI Group

With the $2.5 billion defence contract, due to be signed imminently, the Czech Armed Forces can expect to receive the first of their 210 modern Infantry Fighting Vehicles in 2019; the rest being delivered over the course of the next 10 years – the largest single military purchase for the Czech Armed Forces, as they strive to modernise their land forces by 2026. 

The Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe Conference will host senior military leaders and leading solution providers. Delegates can expect to gain unrivalled insight into the development of enhanced mobility, protection and firepower for land forces. Bookings can be made online here

Military and industry representatives attending the conference include:

Military
Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Croatian MoD, Czech MoD, Czech Armed Forces, Czech Army, FMV, German Army, Hungarian Defence Forces Command, Latvian Armed Forces, ROU Ministry of Defence, Slovenian Armed Forces, Spanish MoD, U.S. Army, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), Program Executive Office, Ground Combat Systems, OCCAR-EA. 

Industry
ARTEC GmbH, BAE Systems Hagglunds, CMI Defence, Collins Aerospace, Defense Express Media & Consulting Company LLC, Diehl Defence, EnerSys, Faculty of Military Leadership, University of Defence, Hemi, Horstman Defence Systems Limited, IBD Deisenroth Engineering, Interlink, IRTS, IHS Janes, Kidde-Deugra Brandschutzsysteme, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Lockheed Martin U K, Microflown AVISA, MSI-Defence Systems, Nammo Raufoss, Nexter Systems, Parker Hannifin, Patria, Plasan Sasa, PRAMACOM-HT, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Soucy Defense Division, SVOS andUltra Electronics Precision Control Systems.

The event brochure with the two-day agenda and full speaker line-up is available to download.

The venue is supported by gold sponsor: Rheinmetall Defence and PSMand sponsors: Black Diamond Advanced Technology, CMI, Collins Aerospace, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), IBD Deisenroth, Lockheed Martin, Microflown AVISA, Patria, Pearson Engineering, Soucy International and SVOS.