Join ADS for an exclusive briefing with the Chief of the Air Staff, who will set out his vision and priorities for the Royal Air Force (RAF), and how the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) will translate into the capabilities, readiness and operational advantage required to meet the UK’s evolving defence needs.
The session will provide an opportunity to hear directly from the Chief of the Air Staff on how the RAF is responding to the changing character of warfare, contributing to the Integrated Force and working with allies and industry to develop the capabilities needed to maintain air power advantage in an increasingly contested environment.
As defence moves from strategic ambition to delivery, the session will explore how investment, innovation and closer collaboration with industry can accelerate the development, integration and deployment of future air capabilities.
This event offers defence companies a valuable opportunity to:
- Hear directly from the Chief of the Air Staff on his strategic priorities for the RAF and the role of air power in delivering the UK’s wider defence and Integrated Force ambitions.
- Understand what the DIP means for the RAF in practice, including priorities for future capability, modernisation, readiness and the ability to generate operational advantage at pace.
- Explore the refresh of the Combat Air Strategy and its implications for the future of UK combat air, including the balance between sustaining and evolving current capabilities, developing next-generation combat aircraft through the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), and building the industrial and technological foundations needed to maintain the UK’s combat air advantage.
- Understand the ambition for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) and how autonomous platforms will work alongside crewed aircraft to deliver greater mass, adaptability and operational effect. The discussion will explore the role of autonomy, mission systems, sensors, software, data and integration in realising this capability.
- Explore the future of air power and how the RAF will evolve its capabilities and operating models to respond to increasingly complex threats, including the growing importance of integrated air and missile defence, digital integration and multi-domain operations.
- Understand the importance of integration and interoperability, including how future combat air capabilities will operate alongside other domains and with NATO allies and international partners.
- Engage with senior RAF leadership and gain a clearer understanding of where industry can contribute to delivering the RAF’s future capability requirements.
AGENDA
- 14:00 Arrival
- 14:30 Welcome – ADS
- 14:35 Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth KCB OBE DFC MA RA
- 15:05 Q&A
- 15:35 Networking
- 16:00 Close
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