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International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration

"Enhancing Small Arms Effectiveness in Current and Future Operations”

19 - 22 May 2008

Dallas, TX

Agenda

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Session I: Joint Services Small Arms Synchronization Team (JSSAST)

Chair: COL Karl Scott Flynn, USA, Chairman, JSSAST

· COL Robert Radcliffe, USA

· CAPT Pat Sullivan, USN

· COL Charles Beck, USAF

· Lt Col Tracy Tafolla, USMC

· CAPT Scott Genovese, USN

· Mr. Kevin Swenson, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD)

Small Arms Section Awards Presentation

Chinn Award

Recipient: Mr. Troy Smith

Hiram Maxim and His Machinegun: A Great Force Harnessed to a Useful Purpose

· Dr. Stephen Small, JSSAP, U.S. Army, ARDEC

PM Soldier Weapons

· Mr. Richard Audette, Deputy, PM Soldier Weapons

· LTC Timothy Chyma, USA, PM Individual Weapons

· LTC Michael Ascura, USA, PM Crew Served Weapons

Session II: Small Arms Ammunition and Technology

Lethal Limited Range Harbor Security Ammunition

· Mr. Stephen McFarlane, U.S. Army, ARDEC

Effects of Small Caliber Ammunition through Intermediate Barriers

· Mr. Jeremy Lucid, U.S. Army, ARDEC

After Barrier Effectiveness of Small Caliber Ammunition

· Mr. Mark Minisi, U.S. Army, ARDEC

.50 Caliber Short Range Training Ammunition

· Mr. John MacDougall, General Dynamics OTS, Canada

Session III: Advancements in 40mm Munitions (Low and High Velocity);Presentations by 40mm Technology Insertion Team

Chair: Mr. David Broden, Broden Resource Solutions, LLC

M385A1 Composite Projectile Feasibility Study

· Mr. Christopher Summa

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Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Keynote Address

· Col Robert Mattes, USAF, CTO Director, DUSD, AS&C

Session IV: JSSAP

Lightweight Small Arms Technologies Update

· Ms. Kori Spiegel, U.S. Army, ARDEC

The Ultimate Caliber: Myth or Reality?

· Mr. Shawn Spickert-Fulton, U.S. Army, ARDEC

Infantry Studies and Simulations

· Mr. Alexander Lee, U.S. Army, ARDEC

Joint Service Small Arms Program Applied Research Initiatives

· Mr. John Edwards, U.S. Army, ARDEC

JSSAP’s Future Small Arms Technology Plan: The Fusion of Science and Science Fiction

· Mr. Joel Goldman, Chief, JSSAP, U.S. Army, ARDEC

Session V: NATO

NATO Research and Technology Organization Update

· Mr. Mark Richter, U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico

NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization

· Mr. Per Arvidsson, FMV, Sweden

Session VI: Time for a Change – U.S. “Incremental” Small Arms Fielding: Failures and Solutions

· Mr. Jim Schatz, Jr., Time for a Change Team

· Dr. Gary Roberts, DDS

Session VII: Industry Ammunition Producers and Technology Companies

Chair: Mr. David, Broden, Broden Resource Solutions, LLC

· Mr. Steve Torma, General Dynamics OTS

· Mr. Dave Council, Olin

· Mr. Sy Wiley, Polytech

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Thursday, 22 May 2008

Keynote Address

· Mr. Chris Grassano, Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems

National Small Arms Center Update

· Mr. Frank Puzycki, U.S. Army, ARDEC

Session IX: Testing, Training and Simulation

Technical Evaluation, Operational Evaluation, Lessons Learned in Small Arms Procurement

· Mr. Joseph Abram, NAVSEA, Crane

Suppressing Sacred Cows

· Mr. Graham Evenden, System Design Evaluation, Ltd.

NDIA Strategic Initiatives

· Mr. David Broden, Chairman, Armaments Division; Broden Resource Solutions, LLC

Session X: Less Lethal Systems and Technology

· Session Overview, JNLWD

· Human Effects and Effectiveness, HECOE

· Mission Payload Module, NL Weapon System, MCSC

· Improved Flash Bang Grenade, SOCOM

· Taser International

· Beretta/Defense Technologies

Session XI: Weapons

Canadian Proposed Small Arms Demonstration Project

· Mr. Gilles Pageau, Directorate Soldier System Program Management 10-4

Advanced Thermal Management of Automatic Rifles

· Ms. Laurie Florio, U.S. Army, ARDEC

Implementation of the New Israeli Light Machine Gun (LMG),“The NEGEV,” as a Fire Power Multiplier

in the Current and Future Battlefields: Assessments & Conclusions

· Lt Col Michael Hartman, IDF Israel, North East Technologies, Ltd.

Experimental Performance Analysis on Recoil Pad for Reducing Firing Shock Force

· Dr. Joon-Ho Lee, Agency for Defense Development, Korea

Development of a Non-Lethal 12ga. Shotgun System for Use with the EM113REV

· Mr. Kevin Adams, U.S. Army, ARDEC ATF

Session XII: Fire Control

Fire Control Units for Thermal Weapon Sights

· Mr. Alexander Kuhrt, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany

Aimpoint BR8: A Fire Control System for Small Arms

· Mr. Lennart Ljungfelt, Aimpoint, Inc.

Real Time Fire Control Solution for Individual and Crew-Served Direct Firing Infantry Weapons:

Algorithm and Implementation

· Mr. Alexander Kuhrt, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany

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