Overview
SEGMA is pleased to announce that the 2nd Manama Air Power Symposium (MAPS 2018) was successfully held on November 13, 2018 at the Sofitel Manama Hotel, Bahrain under the prestigious patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and supported by the Royal Bahrain Air Force and the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication. MAPS 2018 is the official conference of Bahrain International Airshow 2018.
MAPS 2018 was attended by nearly 300 senior air force officers from 20 countries plus high level executives from the defense industry. The conference was opened by HH Major General Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdullah Al Khalifah, commander of the Royal Bahrain Air Force, who welcomed all the guests and laid out his vision for burden sharing between allied forces in the region. He also addressed all the challenges facing the region in combating terrorism and the Iranian threat. The guest keynote speaker Alfred Worden, the Apollo-15 astronaut, talked about the importance of space exploration and about the negative effects of the militarization of space.
Nine air power commanders took turns in addressing the crowd in three separate panels that addressed the theme of “Air Power Applied in Networked Coalition and Joint Environments.” They discused s the most pressing issues in air power in light of the most recent experiences and lessons learned in-theatre from operations.
Schedule
| 08:00-08:45 | Registration and Refreshments |
| Opening Session: | |
| 09:00-09:05 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Riad Kahwaji,Chief Executive Officer, SEGMA/ INEGMA |
| 09:05-9:20 | Patron's Speech Major General Shaikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Khalifah, Commander, Royal Bahraini Air Force, Bahrain |
| 9:20-9:30 | Guest Keynote Speaker Colonel (Ret) Al Worden, Astronaut, Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, United States of America |
| 09:35-09:40 | Gift Presentation Ceremony |
| First Session | Chaired by: General (Ret.) Gary North, Vice President Customer Requirements, Lockheed Martin |
| 09:40-10:00 | Enhancing Fires and Maneuver Integration with Allies – Lessons Learned and Future Priorities Major General Shaikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Khalifah, Commander, Royal Bahraini Air Force, Bahrain |
| 10:00-10:20 | Burden-Sharing in Arabian Gulf Air Power and Air Defense – Technical Challenges and Over the Horizon Opportunities Lieutenant General Joseph T. Guastella Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, United States of America |
| 10:20-10:40 | Key Enablers in Developing a Shared Picture and Robust C2 for Joint Operations against Asymmetric Threats Air Vice Marshal Ahsan Rafiq, SI (M), Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan |
| 10:40- 10:55 | Panel Discussion |
| 10:55-11:10 | Networking Session with Refreshments |
| Second Session | Chaired by: Lieutenant General (Ret.) George Trautman, Senior Consultant, Bell Helicopters |
| 11:10-11:30 | Helicopters and Rotary Wing Aircraft for Reconnaissance and Close Air Support in Combating Terrorism Brigadier General Pilot Ziad Haikal, Commander, Lebanese Armed Forces Air Force, Lebanon |
| 11:30-11:50 | Imperatives for Establishing a Unified Mission Command in Combined Air-Sea Operations Vice Admiral Scott A. Stearney, Commander, Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), Fifth Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces, United States of America |
| 11:50-12:10 | Lessons Learned in Employing Rotary Wing Aircraft for Intelligence-Gathering and Targeting Support in Hybrid Threat Environments Brigadier General Pilot Adham Belal Asendar, Assistant of Air Force Commander for Operations and Training, Royal Jordanian Air Force, Jordan |
| 12:10-12:25 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:25-12:45 | Networking Session with Refreshments |
| Third Session | Chaired by: Riad Kahwaji, Chief Executive Officer, SEGMA/ INEGMA |
| 12:45-13:05 | The Cognitive Dimension of Network-Centric Operations – Implications for Air Force Training and Education Programs Staff Major General (Pilot) Adnan Al-Salama Al Fadhli, Commander, Kuwait Air Force, Kuwait |
| 13:05-13:25 | Effectively Utilizing Joint Exercise to Train and Prepare for Multinational Operations Lieutenant General Pilot (PSC) Salah Eldin Abdelkhaliq Saeed, Chief of Staff, Air Force, Sudan |
| 13:25-13:45 | Key Focus Area in Harnessing Fully Integrated Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Training for Distributed Mission Operations Air Vice-Marshal Martin (Sammy) Sampson, Director MODSAP, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom |
| 13:45-14:00 | Panel Discussion |
| 14:00-14:05 | Closing Remarks and Conclusion for Conference |
| 14:05-15:00 | Luncheon |
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2nd Manama Air Power Symposium (MAPS 2018) was accumulated wide regional media coverage, links to some coverage are provided below:
