International Infantry & Joint Services
Small Arms Systems Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration
"Enhancing Small Arms Effectiveness in Current & Future Operations"
19 - 22 May 2008
Dallas, TX
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Session I: Joint Services Small Arms Synchronization Team (JSSAST)
Chair: COL Karl Scott Flynn, USA, Chairman, JSSAST
- COL Robert Radcliffe, USA
- CAPT Pat Sullivan, USN
- COL Charles Beck, USAF
- Lt Col Tracy Tafolla, USMC
- CAPT Scott Genovese, USN
- Mr. Kevin Swenson, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD)
Small Arms Section Awards Presentation - Chinn Award
- Recipient: Mr. Troy Smith
Hiram Maxim and His Machinegun: A Great Force Harnessed to a Useful Purpose
- Dr. Stephen Small, JSSAP, U.S. Army, ARDEC
PM Soldier Weapons
- Mr. Richard Audette, Deputy, PM Soldier Weapons
- LTC Timothy Chyma, USA, PM Individual Weapons
- LTC Michael Ascura, USA, PM Crew Served Weapons
Session II: Small Arms Ammunition and Technology
Lethal Limited Range Harbor Security Ammunition
- Mr. Stephen McFarlane, U.S. Army, ARDEC
Effects of Small Caliber Ammunition through Intermediate Barriers
- Mr. Jeremy Lucid, U.S. Army, ARDEC
After Barrier Effectiveness of Small Caliber Ammunition
- Mr. Mark Minisi, U.S. Army, ARDEC
.50 Caliber Short Range Training Ammunition
- Mr. John MacDougall, General Dynamics OTS, Canada
Session III: Advancements in 40mm Munitions (Low and High Velocity); Presentations by 40mm Technology Insertion Team
Chair: Mr. David Broden, Broden Resource Solutions, LLC
- M385A1 Composite Projectile Feasibility Study, Mr. Christopher Summa
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Keynote Address:
- Col Robert Mattes, USAF, CTO Director, DUSD, AS&C
Session IV: JSSAP
Lightweight Small Arms Technologies Update
- Ms. Kori Spiegel, U.S. Army, ARDEC
The Ultimate Caliber: Myth or Reality?
- Mr. Shawn Spickert-Fulton, U.S. Army, ARDEC
Infantry Studies and Simulations
- Mr. Alexander Lee, U.S. Army, ARDEC
Joint Service Small Arms Program Applied Research Initiatives
- Mr. John Edwards, U.S. Army, ARDEC
JSSAP's Future Small Arms Technology Plan: The Fusion of Science and Science Fiction
- Mr. Joel Goldman, Chief, JSSAP, U.S. Army, ARDEC
Session V: NATO
NATO Research and Technology Organization Update
- Mr. Mark Richter, U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico
NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization
- Mr. Per Arvidsson, FMV, Sweden
Session VI: Time for a Change - U.S. "Incremental" Small Arms Fielding: Failures and Solutions
- Mr. Jim Schatz, Jr., Time for a Change Team
- Dr. Gary Roberts, DDS
Session VII: Industry Ammunition Producers and Technology Companies
Chair: Mr. David Broden, Broden Resource Solutions, LLC
- Mr. Steve Torma, General Dynamics OTS
- Mr. Dave Council, Olin
- Mr. Sy Wiley, Polytech
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Keynote Address:
- Mr. Chris Grassano, Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems
National Small Arms Center Update
- Mr. Frank Puzycki, U.S. Army, ARDEC
Session IX: Testing, Training and Simulation
- Technical Evaluation, Operational Evaluation, Lessons Learned in Small Arms Procurement, Mr. Joseph Abram, NAVSEA, Crane
Suppressing Sacred Cows
- Mr. Graham Evenden, System Design Evaluation, Ltd.
NDIA Strategic Initiatives
- Mr. David Broden, Chairman, Armaments Division; Broden Resource Solutions, LLC
Session X: Less Lethal Systems and Technology
- Session Overview, JNLWD
- Human Effects and Effectiveness, HECOE
- Mission Payload Module, NL Weapon System, MCSC
- Improved Flash Bang Grenade, SOCOM
- Taser International
- Beretta/Defense Technologies
Session XI: Weapons
Canadian Proposed Small Arms Demonstration Project
- Mr. Gilles Pageau, Directorate Soldier System Program Management 10-4
Advanced Thermal Management of Automatic Rifles
- Ms. Laurie Florio, U.S. Army, ARDEC
Implementation of the New Israeli Light Machine Gun (LMG), "The NEGEV", as a Fire Power Multiplier in the Current and Future Battlefields: Assessments & Conclusions
- Lt Col Michael Hartman, IDF Israel, North East Technologies, Ltd.
Experimental Performance Analysis on Recoil Pad for Reducing Firing Shock Force
- Dr. Joon-Ho Lee, Agency for Defense Development, Korea
Development of a Non-Lethal 12ga. Shotgun System for Use with the EM113REV
- Mr. Kevin Adams, U.S. Army, ARDEC ATF
Session XII: Fire Control
Fire Control Units for Thermal Weapon Sights
- Mr. Alexander Kuhrt, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany
Aimpoint BR8: A Fire Control System for Small Arms
- Mr. Lennart Ljungfelt, Aimpoint, Inc.
Real Time Fire Control Solution for Individual and Crew-Served Direct Firing Infantry Weapons: Algorithm and Implementation
- Mr. Alexander Kuhrt, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany