Objectives / Programme committee

In the past 10 years, we have witnessed a tremendous evolution of the missile and air threats, fueled by the wider availability of dual use technologies, the emergence of numerous conflicts reshaping the use of air and missile attacks, and the return of great powers competition. The war in Ukraine is confirming this trend at NATO’s doorstep. Demonstration of force with ballistic, hypersonic or cruise missiles and UAS took place in different areas of the planet in the past 4 years. The need for air and missile defense is clear and urgent.

The air and missile defence community, policy makers, warfighters, procurement agencies and industry, has therefore an increasingly difficult challenge to anticipate likely evolutions and adapt as fast as possible to the current and evolving threat.

20 years after the first 3AF missile defence conference, the renamed 3AF Integrated Air and Missile Defence conference continues to back these efforts, with the modest ambition of facilitating collaboration and promoting collective technical, policy, and operational progress. Most of the subjects addressed in this conference since 2004 and more than ever since 2017 are timely and deliver a clear vision of defense stakes.

The 15^th 3AF Integrated Air and Missile Defence conference will take place in Porto (Portugal) from 13 to 15 June 2022. We invite the air and missile defence community to share and discuss air and missile defence challenges around the globe, reinforce ties and explore new ideas to promote air and missile defence solutions..

It will be the perfect opportunity to resume the discussion on numerous air and missile defence issues, where international cooperation is key: within NATO and the EU in Europe, in bilateral or multilateral approaches in other regions of the world. We invite once again the air and missile defense community to share and discuss air and missile defense challenges around the globe, reinforce ties and explore new ideas to promote air and missile defense solutions.

The conference will host a mix of technical and non-technical sessions, presenting contributed and invited papers. VIPs will provide unique insights into IAMD policies and priorities, many existing IAMD programs will provide a status update, and specific plenary sessions will focus on some of the hot topics for the community. Sponsored by the industry, the conference includes an exhibition where companies can display their systems and technologies. It is an unrivalled opportunity to meet customers, suppliers and decision-makers, to exchange facts and opinions, to initiate and develop business and to listen to papers presented by world experts on IAMD challenges.

We sincerely hope to see you again in June 2023 to continue our fruitful discussions!

Emmanuel DELORME, Yannick DEVOUASSOUX and Luc DINI
15^th 3AF International Conference on Integrated Air and Missile Defence IAMD15
Programme Committee co-chairs

Programme committee