The Chair will be taking part in the next Defence & Industry meetings on military aeronautics. Josselin Droff, Chair researcher, will be speaking on the first panel: «A European industry at a crossroads», on «Aeronautical MCO: between technological and conceptual innovations».
For more information on maintenance in operational conditions (MCO), go to the Chair's Newsletter n°4, dedicated to this theme.
Defence & Industry meetings : Military aeronautics, FRS
31 May 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Maison de la Chimie 28, rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris
Discussions moderated by Hélène Masson, Senior Researcher, D&I Division, FRS
9.00 - 9.05 Welcome - Xavier Pasco, Director of the FRS
9.05 - 9.20 Introduction : The future of the air combat system and capability challenges - Colonel Ohrenstein, Head of the Strategic Intelligence and Studies Division, Planning Office, Air Staff
9.20 - 10.50 A European industry at a crossroads
- What national and/or European paths can be taken to ensure the sustainability of critical skills? Eric Trappier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation*.
- What are the prospects for the major industrial players in European defence cooperation? Guillaume Faury, Chairman and CEO of Airbus Helicopters
- Key issues and challenges for equipment manufacturers - Yann Jacquin, Managing Director, Jacquelot PE
- Air Force Base 105 and the Smart'Up incubator: an original experiment in Normandy - Lieutenant-Colonel Keith, Smart Base Project Officer, Evreux 105 Air Base Command
- Aeronautical MCO: between technological and conceptual innovations - Josselin Droff, researcher at the Chair in Defence Economics
11.00 - 12.30 A changing global market
- US Air Force: capability and technology issues - Philippe Gros, FRS Research Associate
- China: power ambitions and industrial dynamics - Antoine Bondaz, FRS Research Fellow
- KAI and South Korea's KF-X fighter aircraft programme - KAI Kévin Martin, FRS Research Fellow
- The Indian military aeronautics sector and the «Make in India» policy - Gilles Boquérat, FRS research associate
- Direct offsets, industrial partnerships and local presence: feedback from Thales - Philippe Geneste, Director of Offsets, Thales
12.30 - 12.45 Conclusion Laurent Collet-Billon, General Delegate for Armaments
Registration: m.pion@frstrategie.org
