On Thursday 11 and Friday 12 February 2016, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) will organize the 4th Air Power Conference, in the auditorium of the HAF Academy, at Dekeleia Air Base, Athens.
The keynote of the conference will be “Shaping the Future Air Power”, taking into account the prospects for the development of air power from the viewpoint of today’s challenges and constraints, so that it can continue to be a reliable power alternative in the future, in a complex and dynamic security environment.
The conference will be attended by officers of the Hellenic Armed Forces, of NATO and non-NATO countries, as well as members of the academic and defense industry communities.
The Conference will consist of four (4) sessions:
- The first session (“The Context”) seeks to analyze the factors that compose the application framework of air power, such as the strategic doctrine and the geopolitical environment (geopolitical considerations), the nature of modern warfare and the requirement for shaping a new air power strategy aiming to achieve strategic effects.
- The second session (“The Challenge”) will list the challenges faced by different Air Forces, mainly deriving from the general budgetary situation and the limitation of available resources, and will demonstrate possible ways to turn these challenges into opportunities for effectiveness improvement.
- The third session (“The Means”) will analyze the capabilities and characteristics of air power, which render it the prime option in the achievement of strategic objectives, and their connection with the economic dimension.
- The fourth session (“Air Power and R&D”) will examine how a country’s air power can benefit by cooperating with the domestic defense industry and/or academic institutions in the research and development (R&D) domain.
HAF 4th Air Power Conference
“SHAPING THE FUTURE AIR POWER”
| DAY | TIME | SPEAKER | |||
| Feb 11th, 2016 | 0800 – 0845 | Registration / Welcome | Air Force Academy auditorium | ||
| 0900 – 0915 | Opening Address | Chief of HAFGS | |||
| 1st SESSION – THE CONTEXT | |||||
| 1st Day Feb 11th, 2016 | 0920 – 1100 | Strategic Doctrine and Geopolitical Considerations | Panagiotis Ifaistos PhD Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies | ||
| Changes in the Nature of Modern Warfare and Implication on Air Power | Lt.Gen. Konstantinos Vouzios HAF (Ret.) | ||||
| The Quest for a New Air Power Concept | Col. John A. Olsen RNoAF, PhD | ||||
| Q & A PART 1st Session | Moderator: Col. Antonios Panidis HAFGS A1 Directorate | ||||
| 1100 – 1130 | BREAK | ||||
| 2nd SESSION – THE CHALLENGE | |||||
| 1st Day Feb 11th, 2016 | 1130 – 1230 | Effectiveness of Air Power through Constraints | Lt.Gen. Christos Christodoulou HTAF Chief | ||
| NATO Air Power – Challenges for the Future | Gen.Frank Gorenc USAF, Allied Air Command Commander | ||||
| Setting Operational Priorities – Developing an Effective Air Force | Maj.Gen. Amir EshelI IAF, Commander | ||||
| 1230 – 1330 | LUNCH | ||||
| 1330 – 1500 | Maintaining Dominant Combat Power in Fiscal Austerity | Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford RAF, Chief of the Air Staff | |||
| Key Enablers to Enhance Air Force Combat Capability | Lt.Gen. Pasquale Preziosa ITAF, Chief of Staff | ||||
| Q & A PART 2nd Session | Moderator: Lt.Gen. Christos Christodoulou HTAF Chief | ||||
| 3rd SESSION – THE MEANS | |||||
| 2nd Day Feb 12th, 2016 | 0900 – 1045 | Deterrence and Coercion for Air Forces of Small Nations | Constantinos Koliopoulos, PhD Assistant Professor of International Politics and Strategic Studies | ||
| The Economic Dimension of Military (Air) power | Ioannis D Salavrakos, Former Assist. Professor | ||||
| The Air Option – Creating Strategic Effects | Maj.Gen.Nikolaos Christopoulos HAFGS A’ Branch Director | ||||
| Q & A PART 3d Session | Moderator: Maj. Gen. Nikolaos Christopoulos HAFGS A’ Branch Director | ||||
| 1045 – 1115 | BREAK | ||||
| 4th SESSION: AIR POWER AND R&D | |||||
| 2nd Day Feb 12th, 2016 | 1115 – 1245 | HAF Participation in EU Research and Development Projects: Challenges and Opportunities | Lt. Col. Georgios Kanterakis HAF, PhD | ||
| Defence Industry Participation in R&D and Implementation of Air Defense System | Maj. Gen. Hubert L’ Ebraly, ENG Deputy Director for International Affairs, DGA | ||||
| Life Cycle Cost | Lt.Gen. Zacharias Gkikas HAF (Ret.) Chairman of the BoD at HAI | ||||
| Q & A PART 4th Session | Moderator: Lt. Col. Georgios Kanterakis HAF, PhD | ||||
| 1245 – 1345 | LUNCH | ||||
| 1345 – 1415 | Closing Remarks | Maj. Gen. Nikolaos Christopoulos HAFGS A’ Branch Director | |||
- 4th Air Power Conference
- Opening remarks by Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff
- Closing remarks by Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff
Lectures Day 1 – Session A
- Strategic Doctrine and Geopolitical Considerations – (video)
- Changes in the Nature of Modern War and Implications on Air Power – (video)
- The Quest for a New Air Power Concept – (video)
Lectures Day 1 – Session B
- Effectiveness of Air Power through Constraints – (video)
- Maintaining Dominant Combat Power in Fiscal Austerity
- Key Enablers to Enhance Air Force Combat Capability
Lectures Day 2 – Session C
- Deterrence and Coercion for Air Forces of Small Nations – (video)
- The Economic Dimension of Military (Air) power – (video)
- The Air Option – Creating Strategic Effects – (video)
Lectures Day 2 – Session D
- HAF Participation in EU Research and Development Projects Challenges and Opportunities – (video)
- Defence Industry Participation in R&D and Implementation of Air Defense System – (video)
- Life Cycle Cost – (video)
Conclusions
