Combat Air Power For The Multi-Domain Battlespace
Now in its 24th year, the
International Fighter Conference (IFC) has gained a reputation as the world's premier event for all elements of the fighter aircraft community. We are delighted to confirm that the
IFC will be returning to Berlin in 2024 to bring together experts from across international armed forces that are working to ensure air superiority as the domain becomes increasingly contested.
With many Future Combat Air Systems under development, from NGAD and FCAS, to GCAP and F/A-XX , there is much discussion around the technologies available and the operational environments that these systems will contend with when they enter service, as well as the growing role of industry expertise in these programmes.
Nations are working to integrate key systems into existing platforms which will enable the use of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T), artificial intelligence, and electronic warfare in future operations. Ensuring interoperability between these emerging capabilities and existing aircraft will be paramount to the success of air combat systems.
Observations from the Russia-Ukraine conflict will be key to establishing the future requirements and strategies of forces as they balance competing priorities. The conflict has highlighted the challenges associated with delivering air power from dispersed locations, effective training, and logistics - all of which must be fully addressed in order to sustain air superiority in the future battlespace.
Attracting over 350 attendees drawn from both senior military officers (60%) and industry personnel (40%) spanning the globe from the Americas and Europe, to the Middle East and Asia, this forum provides an annual opportunity for experts to remain at the forefront of airpower delivery in a quickly evolving operating environment.
Join us in Berlin in November 2024!
Top 4 Reasons to Attend IFC
- Establish valuable connections with programme heads and directors to strategically position your business for successful contract acquisition in upcoming capability programmes
- Integrate electronic warfare, space-based capabilities, and artificial intelligence into operations to maintain air superiority in a contested domain
- Hear from leading Air Forces working on next-generation air combat capabilities as they discuss their future requirements and the progress of existing programmes
- Improve the training model by blending live and synthetic approaches, and support rapid and effective decision-making for the data-age pilot as technologies continue to advance
What to Expect at IFC 2024
- 350+ Attendees
- 35+ Nations
- 40+ Presentations
- 75+ Organisations
2024 Co-Chairmen
- Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Klaus-Peter Stieglitz, Former Commander, German Air Force
- General (Ret.) Frank Gorenc, Former Commander, USAFE/AFAFRICA
2024 Speakers
- General Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Commander, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Force
- Lieutenant General Günter Katz, Commanding General Air Force Forces Command, German Air Force
- Lieutenant General Derek C. France, Commander, 9th Air Force, USAF Central, U.S. Air Force
- Lieutenant General Luca Goretti, Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force
- Air Vice Marshal Mark Flewin, No1 Group Commander, Royal Air Force
- Major General Jean-Luc Moritz, FCAS Project Operational Chief, French Air and Space Force
- Major General Paul Moga, Commander, Third Air Force, U.S. Air Force
- Major General David Tabor, Director of Programs, U.S. Air Force
- Major General David G. "Baja" Shoemaker, Director of Operations, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, U.S. Air Force
- Major General Cezary Wi?niewski, Deputy General Commander, Polish Armed Forces
- Air Commodore Pete Robinson, Commander, Air Combat Group, Royal Australian Air Force
- Air Commodore Martin Lowe (Subject to Confirmation), FCAS Programme Director, UK Ministry of Defence
- Brigadier General Csaba Ugrik, Flight Director, Hungarian Defence Forces
- Brigadier General Lars Helmrich, Director Air and Space Systems Division, FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
- Brigadier General Peter Tománek, Deputy Air Force Commander, Czech Air Force
- Commodore James Blackmore (Subject to Confirmation), Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, Royal Navy
- Colonel Emmanuel Thomé, Programme Director, Head of the Combined Project Team (France, Germany and Spain), FCAS/NGWS
- Christopher Mulder, Director, Air Force International Programs, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
- Daniele Cucchi, Aviation Support Programme Manager, NSPA
- Jason Hawker, Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe, NSPA
- Captain Vincent Isorce, Head of Training Division, French Naval Aviation
- Justin Bronk, Senior Research Fellow for Airpower, RUSI
- Sherrill Lingel, Program Director, Force Modernization and Employment, RAND
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Venue
Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin
Stephanstrasse 41, 10559
Berlin, Germany
TEL: +49 30 3940430
Group Rate: €169.00 including VAT and breakfast
Reservation Method: Reserve your room by
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