International Infantry & Joint Services
Small Arms Systems Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration
"Enhancing Small Arms Effectiveness in Current & Future Operations"
18 - 21 May 2009
Las Vegas, NV
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Conference Keynote Address:
- Mr. Anthony Melita, OUSD, (Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics) Land Warfare & Munitions
Session I - Joint Service Smallarms Synchronization Team (JSSAST) - 8501
Chair: COL Karl Scott Flynn, Chairman, JSSAST
Panelist:
- LTC Thomas Henthorn, USA
- Col Patrick Lopardi, USAF
- Col Andrew Bianca, USMC
- CAPT Scott Genovese, USCG
- Mr. Nyle Wilcock, SOCOM
- Mr. Kevin Swenson, Joint Non Leathal Weapons Directorate
- CDR Thomas Gajewesk, USN
Keynote Address:
- Mr. Bill Sanville, PM Non-Standard Ammunition
Session II - PM Maneuver Ammunition
- Mr. Chris Grassano, PM MAS
Session III - Small Arms Ammunition and Technology
- 8356 - Factors Influencing Dispersion of Small Caliber Ammunition, Mr. Jeff A. Siewert, Arrow Tech Assoc., Inc.
- 8519 - U.S. Army Soldier Weapons Ammunition Development, Mr. Robert Zienowicz, U.S. Army, Picatinny Arsenal
- 8512 - Enhanced Forced Entry - The Rheinmetall Arges 40MM X 46 Door Breaching Cartridge, Mr. Brian T. Sullivan, American Rheinmetall Munitions, Inc.
- 8524 - U.S. Navy Small Arms Ammunition Advancements, Mr. Charles Marsh, Mr. Jarod Stoll, NSWC & Mr. David Leis, Federal Cartridge Company
- 8527 - The M200 HEDP , A New Generation Rifle Grenade, Mr. Steve Dart, Mecar USA
- 8550 - Lightweight Ammunition Design, Mr. Vincent Battaglia, Colts Defense LLC & BML Tool & Mfg. Corp
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Keynote Speaker:
- LTC Thomas Henthorn, U.S. Army
Session IV - JSSAP
- 8525 - Modeling and Sumulation Throughout the Small Arms Aquisition LIFE CYCLE, Mr. Timothy Fargus, U.S. Army ARDEC
- 8513 - Modeling of Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in Small Arms Weapon systems, Dr. Laurie A. Florio, U.S. Army ARDEC
- 8514 - Advanced Small Arms Fire Control Technology (ATO), Mr. Terence F. Rice, U.S. Army ARDEC
- 8537 - Advanced Small Arms Lethal Armament Technology (ATO), Mr. Shawn P. Spickert-Fulton, U.S. Army ARDEC
- 8536 - Lightweight Small Arms Technologies, Mrs. Kori Phillips, JSSAP, U.S. Army ARDEC
Session V - Small Arms as a Subsystem of NATO Dismounted Soldier System of Systems Programmes - 8502
Chair: LTC Mike Bodner, Chairman, NATO LCG 1, Directorate of Land Requirements (DLR) Department of National Defence, Government of Canada
- Weapons & Sensors, Per G. Arvidsson, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
- Swedish Small Arms Programs, Per G. Arvidsson, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
- Small Arms Replacement Project 2, MAJ B. Gilchrist, DLR 5-5
- Interoperability and Integration of Dismounted Soldier System, MAJ B. Gilchrist
- Powered Rail, Torbjoern Eld, Chairman, Powered Rail Team, NATO
Division Report and Activity
- Mr. Dave Broden, Chair, Armaments Division; Broden Resource Solutions, LLC
Session VI - Soldier Weapons - (Panel)
Chair: COL Douglas Tamilio, PM Soldier Weapons
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Keynote Speaker:
- Col Richard Eric Burns, OUSD, Advanced Systems and Concepts, Comparative Testing Office, DoD
Luncheon Speaker:
- "The Modernization and Expansion of Ballistic Test Capabilities at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant", Ms. Stefana Reilly, ATK
Session VIII - Fire Control Systems
- 8419 - Crew served weapons accessories: integrated targeting and illumination, Mr. Michael H. Jones, NSWC Crane
- 8473 - Using 40MM AGL as a Precision Weapon at Long Ranges, Dr. Daniel Corriveau, Defence R&D Canada
- 8389 - A New Integrated Day and Night Rire Control System for 40MM Grenade Weapons, Mr. Bill Dunnill, Vectronix, Inc.
- 8539 - Razar: Rapid Adaptable Zoom for Automatic Rifle, Dr. Brett E. Bagwell, Sandia National Laboratories
Session IX - Fire Control Panel - 8556
Chair: Mr. John Edwards, U.S. Army ARDEC
- Lennart Ljungfelt, Aimpoint
- Bruce Lerner, Battelle Labs
- Dr. Blaise Canzian, L-3 Communications Brashear
- Torgrim Jorgensen, VINGTEC
- Jim Teetzel, Wilcox Industries
Session X - National Small Arms Center Update - 8479
Chair: Frank Puzycki, U.S. Army ARDEC
Session XI - Weapons
Chair: Mr. John Edwards, U.S. Army ARDEC
- 8272 - Time for a Change - US "Incremental" Small Arms Fielding - Status Report 2009, Mr. Jim Schatz, Time4ChangeTeam
- 8478 - M2 Barrell Extension Improvements, Mr. Geoffrey A. Herring, Principal Project Engineer, General Dynamics Armament & Technical Products
- 8583 - Shrike 5.56 - Advanced Weapons System, Mr. Geoffrey A. Herring, President and CEO, Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- 8423 - Rotary Wing Crew Served Weapon Integration, Mr. Nigel Wasil, NSWC Crane
- 8503 - The 20mm Anti-Material Rifle: A New Use for Unused Ammunition, Mr. David P. Armstrong, NSWC Crane
- 8469 - USSOCOM Weapon Shot Counter (WSC): Providing More Than Round Count, Mr. Jason M. Davis, NSWC Crane
- 8453 - Sound Suppressor Specification and Sound Measurement, Mr. Owen Cramer, SAIC/Naval Surface Warfare Center
Session XII - 40mm Grenade Improvements Panel
Chair: Mr. Dave Broden, Broden Resource Solutions, LLC
Panelists:
- Mr. James Grassi, U.S. Army ARDEC
- Mr. Christopher Summa, U.S. Army ARDEC
- Mr. Adam Sorchini, U.S. Army ARDEC
- Mr. Jason Wasserman, U.S. Army ARDEC