Senior Air Force Officials to Give Feedback From Theatres Including Afghanistan, Latin America and North Africa at the 3rd Annual Airpower in Irregular Warfare Gathering

LONDON, September 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Air Force personnel from over 10 nations including the US, Brazil, Nigeria, Italy, Jordan, France and Turkey will gather at the 3^rd Annual Airpower in Irregular Warfare (27 - 29 November, London).

Airpower in Irregular Warfare will provide coverage of the latest doctrinal developments and also evaluate the wide array of platforms and systems that can be utilised in counter insurgency operations (http://www.airpowerinirregularwarfare.com; 27 - 29 November, 2012, London).

Attendees at Airpower in Irregular Warfare will hear multinational feedback from a variety of theatres, including Afghanistan, Latin America and North Africa from leading Air Force officials as they look to asses the proposed upgrades and medications required by the Air Forces to better equip current platforms and enable them to operate successfully against irregular forces (http://www.airpowerinirregularwarfare.com).

"My primary goals would be to share our lessons learned, current efforts, and future programs in the decade plus Irregular Warfare fight as well as to better understand how our Partners and Allies are focusing their Air Forces on IW," said Colonel David Torres-Laboy, Head Of Project Intergration, Combat Command, US Air Force

Keynote presentations at Airpower in Irregular Warfare include:

• Deterring asymmetric threats through the use of a cost effective air force: led by Captain Bahadir Yilmaz and Captain Ali Gulmus from the Turkish Air Force
• Airborne coin with indigenous forces: US in partnership with the Afghan Air Force: led by David Torress-Laboy, Head of Project Integration, Combat Command from the US Air Force
• Joint mission planning considerations for asymmetric operations: led by Colonel Paolo Ricco, Head of Current Operations - General Staff from the Italian Army

Ahead of the Airpower in Irregular Warfare event, DefenceIQ has released an interview with Dr. Bill Powers, Research Fellow from the US Marine Corps where he discusses what has been learnt from recent operations in Afghanistan and Libya and how best to fight in upcoming asymmetric conflicts. The full interview can be accessed at http://www.airpowerinirregularwarfare.com

Alenia Aeronautica and Hawker Beechcraft are the official sponsor of the event (http://www.airpowerinirregularwarfare.com).

Notes to the editor:

• Airpower in Irregular Warfare will take place between 27 - 29 November, 2012, London. For more information on the speakers, presentations and pre interviews visit http://www.airpowerinirregularwarfare.com
• To enquire about press registrations email [email protected]
• Airpower in Irregular Warfare is sponsored by: Alenia Aeronautica and Hawker Beechcraft

Contact: Bilal Azmat, tel: +44-207-368-9300

SOURCE Defence IQ