November 17 - 19, 2020
Taking Place Online
Main Day 2 - Navy Innovation and International Focus
11:00 am - 12:50 pm
Registration and Morning Networking
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Information-Aged Training Solutions: Notes, Warnings & Cautions
Neil Allen -
Director, Training Strategy & Solutions, AF/DoD, National Security Group,
SAIC
Col (ret) Neil Allen provides a unique perspective on the current Information Age Training landscape. Neil distills Notes, Warnings and Cautions for Industry, Government, R&D, Acquisitions, and other 'tribes' as we all seek one common goal: Training our nation's warfighters with our very best to Fly, Fight and Win against Great Power Competitors. Neil's perspective is rooted in 28 years of active duty service—mainly as a tactical aviator—plus three years as a retired veteran serving the AETC/CC as a consultant and now as an Industry Partner with SAIC as Director, Training Strategy & Solutions for the National Security Customer Group.
Sponsored by: SAIC
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
CNATRA – Update on the Latest in Naval Aviator Training and Avenger Program
Captain Kevin Delano -
Director, Avenger Program,
Chief of Naval Air Training, US Navy
The Navy has many unique needs and roles on the battlefield, and their flight training must be flexible to be able to execute their numerous functions. This session will look at how CNATRA engages in Naval Aviator Training across numerous different aircraft and six different training pipelines. It will also give and update on the Avenger program, the Navy’s answer to the USAF’s Pilot Training Next, which is taking advantage of the latest simulator, VR, AR and AI technologies, all with a goal of reducing total training time training down to 18 months.
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Networking Break
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Breaking Down Barriers Between Business and Government
Tom Quelly -
Director, Business Development,
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
Industry and the government are often at odds with their needs and wants during the contracting process. How can relationships between contractors and the military be built and maintained effectively? This session will focus on strategies for effective communication and execution of contracting and delivery.
Sponsored by: Lockheed Martin
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Driving Innovative Training Measures and Services to Increase RAF Pilot Competencies
Air Commodore James H. Hunter -
Director, Flying Training,
Royal Air Force
The challenges of developing next-generation flight training systems and processes present a challenge not only to the US Military, but to our International working partners as well. At this session, you will have the unique opportunity to learn about Royal Air Force air warfare support requirements across multiple operating domains.
- Addressing the changing nature of flight training: necessary next steps to meet next-generation capability
- Defining next-gen RAF training requirements to ensure advanced operational readiness
- Efforts to replace and update existing contracted services
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Advancing Flight Training in Germany
Colonel Werner Theisen -
Commander, German Air Force Tactical Training Command,
Sheppard Air Force Base
This session will bring representatives from the United States’ allies within NATO to discuss their unique needs for maintaining aircraft dominance within Europe, especially with regards to updating their toolkit with the latest training aircraft, simulators and live-virtual-connectors.
Colonel Werner Theisen
Commander, German Air Force Tactical Training CommandSheppard Air Force Base
