| DAY TWO 27th February 2009 |
| 08.30 |
Registration and coffee |
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| 09.00 |
Chairman’s welcome and opening speech |
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| 09.10 |
Extended “UK PLC” focus
THE WIST (WEAPONS INTEGRATION STUDY TEAM) PROGRAMME UPDATE THE UK'S
WEAPON INTEGRATION PROCESS & ESTABLISHING THE WAY FORWARD
• Background to the Research Acquisition Organisation (RAO) report on the integration and clearance process for weapons onto aircraft
• Methods to achieve the stretch target of 50% cost savings to future weapon integration
• Progress and achievement of this new work phase and towards the UK
Capability and in line with the MoD Defence Industrial Strategy
• Advantages of the industry focus to the working group |
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| 09.40 |
AIR WEAPONS COMPONENT OF SELECTABLE PRECISION EFFECTS AT RANGE
(SPEAR) PROGRAMME
• Examining how the largest future weapons programme in the UK can be successfully managed
• Assessing procurement options for a new, large scale weapons project
• What can be learnt and applied to SPEAR from the status quo
• The role of Through Life Capability Management (TLCM) in SPEAR |
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| 10.30 |
Coffee and Networking Break |
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| 11.00 |
STANDOFF LAND ATTACK-EXPANDED RESPONSE (SLAM-ER) CRUISE MISSILES
• Day/night, adverse-weather, precision-strike weapon with over-the-horizon range capability
• Successful integration onto the F-15 – The “how to” guide
• Launch capability for F/A 18 E/F Super Hornets aircraft |
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| 11.40 |
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB MULTIPLE INTEGRATION
• Providing the warfighter with increased kills per sortie
• Integration for manned and unmanned aircraft
• Plans for integration with the F/A-22, F-35, UCAV, F-16 (Block 30/40/50), F-117, A-10, MQ-9, B-1, B-2, and the B-52 |
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| 13.40 |
WEAPON INTEGRATION CASE STUDY: AIM-9X SIDEWINDER
• Programme background, core details and the wealth of experience available for the AIM-9X team to draw upon
• Development, testing and operational evaluation results
• Follow-on integration status and the advantages to the AIM-9X |
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| 14.20 |
DELIVERING EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE INTEGRATION PROCESS
• Ensuring all stakeholders are involved maintaining collaborative approach
• Maintaining clear lines of communication across the integration process
• Driving efficiency to reduce the timescales of the project |
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| 15.00 |
Coffee and Networking Break |
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| 15.30 |
WEAPONS INTEGRATION: OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION
• Focusing upon the flight trials element of the integration process
• Increasing the role of modelling and simulation as a de-risking tool prior to test operations
• Looking at performance evaluation and future possibilities |
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| 16.10 |
THE SAFE CARRIAGE OF LIVE AIR LAUNCHED MUNITIONS
• Examining the steps to be taken in the safety certification of live air launched munitions
• Understanding the role of the ordinance safety in this process
• Getting the message across to all stakeholders |
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| 16.50 |
Chairman’s closing comments |
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