Overview

The air and missile threat facing European states is acute. In Ukraine, Russia has combined mass and precision in a manner that reflects a significant evolution from pre-war concepts of missile warfare. Beyond Europe, in theatres such as the Red Sea, the Houthis have demonstrated how even sub peer actors can use proliferating missiles to threaten key sea lines of communiation (SLOCs).

Meeting these challenges-both in the defence of Europe and at expeditionary reach-will require integrated air and missile defence. Yet ambitions must be bounded by the art of the possible. Operational constraints and industrial capacity will ultimately shape what can be delivered.

This conference examines the question of the irreducible minimum: the level of IAMD capability that must be achieved to enable both credible territorial defence and sustained expeditionary operations.

Speakers include:

  • Major General Anders Jernberg, Chief of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization
  • Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI
  • Sam Cranny-Evans, RUSI Associate Fellow
  • Commodore Marcus Hember, Deputy Director Navy Capability Plans, Royal Navy 
  • Colonel Stuart Hay, Commander, 7 Air Defence Group, British Army 
  • Air Vice-Marshal (Ret.) Lincoln Taylor, former Chief of Staff, Capability Headquarters, Air Command, Royal Air Force
  • Frank A. Rose, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance
  • Radoslava Stefanova, Head of IAMD Section NATO Defence Policy and Planning Division
  • Dr Tom Karako, Director Missile Defence Programme, CSIS
  • Pierre Roty, Head of Air Defence – Sales & Business Development MBDA France
  • Air Marshal (ret) Edward Stringer, Former ACDS (Operations)
  • Professor Steven Barrett, CEO, Cambridge Aerospace
  • Jeremy Knupp, Northrop Grumman
  • Eben Frankenberg, CEO Echodyne

Attribution

All speeches and prepared remarks are ‘on the record’ and are attributable to the individual and the event organised by the Royal United Services Institute except for Panel 2 which is entirely 'off the record' including prepared remarks. All comments made in response to questions (in other words, the non-prepared remarks) are ‘off the record’ and not for reporting, attributable neither to the individual, nor to the event. THIS INCLUDES ALL FORMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA. If a member of the media wishes to quote any remark that is unattributable by these rules, they should seek the permission of the speaker of those specific remarks.

Tickets

  • Standard Conference Ticket: £360.00 (+ vat)
  • RUSI Organisation Members Conference Ticket: £216.00 (+ vat)
    (You need to be a current RUSI Organisation Member Nominee to be eligible for this ticket.)
  • Military Services Concession Conference Ticket: £288.00 (+ vat)
    (You need to be serving military personnel (including foreign military) to be eligible for this ticket.)

  • Academic Institution Concession Conference Ticket: £288.00 (+ vat)
    (You need to be studying at or working for an academic institution to be eligible for this ticket.)

If you are a RUSI Organisational Member and want to use any of your complimentary places at this conference, please contact your membership account manager or email [email protected]

Joining instructions

This is an in-person only conference taking place at RUSI, 61 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day for delegates.