London, United Kingdom, June 02, 2019 --(PR.com)-- With Iran's development of powerful missiles advancing, it has been announced that the Israel Defence Forces are working with the US to trial out a highly advanced THAAD missile defense system for the first time.

Learn more about how allies, the US and Israel, are working together to stay ahead of near peer adversaries from leading experts from the US DoD and Israeli Air Defence HQ at SMi�s upcoming Air Missile Defence Technology 2019 conference on 22nd-23rd October 2019.

US Featured Speakers include:

1. Dr Juanita M. Christensen, Director, CCDC Aviation and Missile Center, US Army
2. Mr Peter Woodmansee, Division Chief, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, HQ US European Command
3. Mr Max Hanessian, Chief, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, US Air Force in Europe
4. Mr Thomas N Doss, Assistant Program Executive Officer, International, PEO Missiles and Space

The Israeli Air Defence HQ will present:

Examining the Israeli Layered Approach to Missile Defence Systems
� Iron Dome interceptor system capabilities and deployment
� Working with the United States to supply Iron Dome defence systems
� ICBM threats and the role of the Arrow 3 system in protecting Israeli citizens
� David�s Sling protecting against medium range threats

Delegates will also hear from NATO countries speaking alongside NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) including: Czech Armed Forces, Hungarian Army, UK MoD, French Air Force, Lithuanian Air Force, Swedish FMV, University of Defence Brno, Czech Republic and more.

The two-day conference will also feature technical briefings from industry experts from organisations such as:
� Weibel Scientific A/S � �Common technical scalability across the full IAMD domain - is it possible?�
� Lockheed Martin � presentation details to follow.
� MBDA � �Examining MBDA�s GBAD capabilities�
� Diehl Defence - �Meeting the Demand for High Performance SHORAD Systems�

For those who would like to find out more information about the conference and for live agenda updates and the latest downloadable content, visit www.airmissiledefence.com/prcom

To register for the conference, book online at www.airmissiledefence.com/prcom

The conference is proudly sponsored by Lockheed Martin & Weibel Scientific.

Air Missile Defence Technology
22nd-23rd October 2019
Prague, Czech Republic

For any sponsorship bookings call Justin Predescu on +44 (0) 207 827 6130 or email [email protected]

For any delegate enquiries call James Hitchen on on +44 (0)20 7827 6054 or email [email protected]

For media queries, please contact Natasha Boumediene at [email protected]

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