Main Conference Day One: 24th February 2010

09.00 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks

09.10 Relationship Between Link 16 And Friendly Force Tracking

• Introduction of Link-16 and Friendly Force Tracking
• Insight into applications and development of FFT technology
• Overview of efforts to link FFT and Link 16 for improved battlespace picture

Captain (Portuguese Navy) Rui Manuel Alves Francisco
C3 Staff Officer
NATO HQ

09.50 Tactical Data Link Models For Simulation Training

• Update of US Air force TDL distributed modeling efforts
• Modeling TDLs and Tactical Digital Information Links
• Lexicon for enabling simulation (TADIL TALES) templates

Joe Sorrcohe
Systems Architecture Group, ASRCC/DMOC, 705TH CTS
USAF

11.00 The Systems Approach To TDL Interoperability

• Systems thinking: A UK MoD perspective - the system of systems approach
• The IO conundrums facing TDLs
• Enhancing SA to the point of situational understanding

Wing Commander Mike Harrop
Air Architect and TDL Requirement, DE&S - Systems Engineering & Integration Group
UK MoD

11.40 Interoperability From Nato Shape Perspective

• Establishing integration and interoperability challenges for new NATO nations
• Highlighting the problem using case study examples
• Special issue: Airborne Situational Data Exchange

Commander Jurgen Schenk
Branch Chief, Tactical Data Link Management Systems, SHAPE J3
NATO

13.30 Enabling Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) In The NEC Environment

• Joint Data Network applications operating in Near Real Time
• Data Forwarding and associated Standards (STANAG 5616 and Mil STN 6020)
• Gateways and their challenges (Data looping and Security implications)

Dr Grigorios Koutsogiannis
Research Director
Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems & Solutions

14.10 Managing Requirements For New Nato Nations In The TDL Community

• Setting the scene: background to current developments
• Overview of current integration challenges facing new NATO members
• The road ahead: highlighting the key development areas for successful integration

Dibble Clark
General Secretary of the international Data Links Society
3SDL

15.20 Tactical Data Link Integration And Interoperability In Polish Armed Forces

• F-16 data links concepts and identification capabilties
• NATO membership: challenges faced to satisfy the operational demands of TDLs
• Current and future undertakings of the US-PL TDL Management Committee

Colonel Marek Grzybowski
Chairman of US-PL Management Committee, General Staff
Polish Armed Forces

16.00 A Concept Of The Vmf/link 16 Communication Architecture

• Introduction to VMF and Link-16
• Overviews of Link-16, VMF and the Tactical Internet (focused on interoperability)
• VMF and Link-16 in BFT/FFT

Dr Slawomir Nikiel
Project Manager, Tactical Data Links
Hertz Systems

16.40 Summary And Closing Remarks