“Increasing Value of Air and Space Power”

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“Increasing Value of
Air and Space Power”
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIR & SPACE POWER
• AirandSpacePowerinRecentCrisesandConflicts
• C2andISRCapabilityforContemporaryAirandSpacePower
• SustainmentofCombatAirandSpacePower
• PersonnelQualityandEffectivenessintheFutureAirandSpacePower
TURKISH AIR WAR COLLEGE
01-03 APRIL 2015
TURKISH WAR COLLEGES ATATURK WAR GAMING & CONVENTION CENTER
www.hha.hvkk.tsk.tr
icap15@hvkk.tsk.tr Tel: +90 212 3980105
Conference Program
01 April 2015 Wednesday
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18.00 - 19.00
19.00 - 21.00
Registration / Welcome
Icebreaker
02 April 2015 Thursday
09.30 - 10.00
10.00 - 10.40
10.40 - 11.30
11.30 - 13.20
13.20 - 13.30
13.30 - 14.00
14.00 - 15.30
15.30 - 17.00
17.00 - 17.10
17.10 - 17.40
Registration and Complimentary Refreshments
Opening Session (Welcome Address and Keynote Speech)
Photo and Coffee Break
1st Session - Air and Space Power in Recent Crises and Conflicts
Question Break
QA Part of 1st Session
Lunch
2nd Session - C2 and ISR Capability for Contemporary Air and Space
Power
Question Break
QA Part of 2nd Session
03 April 2015 Friday
09.30 - 10.00
10.00 - 11.30
11.30 - 11.40
11.40 - 12.10
12.10 - 13.30
13.30 - 15.00
15.00 - 15.10
15.10 - 15.40
15.40 - 16.10
16.10 - 16.40
16.40 - 16.45
Registration and Complimentary Refreshments
3rd Session - Sustainment of Combat Air and Space Power
Question Break
QA Part of 3rd Session
Lunch
4th Session - Personnel Quality and Effectiveness in the Future Air and
Space Power
Question Break
QA Part of 4th Session
Coffee Break
Closing Remarks
Closing Address
20.00 - 22.30
ICAP Dinner
04 April 2015 Saturday
09.00 - 12.30 İstanbul Brunch Cruise
12.30 - 16.30 İstanbul Historical Peninsula Tour
About Conference
International Conference on Air and Space Power
Air and Space Power undoubtedly is a key element in providing global security
in recent crises and conflicts in 21st century. Air and Space Power has been
remaining on the first tier within the capability list that is required by regional
and global powers. In ICAP 2015 conference, organized by Turkish Air Force and
Air War College, the topics to be discussed will contribute to providing different
approaches on regional and global security issues from the academic perspective.
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Advanced ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) capabilities
enable warriors to carry out operations more efficiently thanks to Air and Space
Power. It has been deeply observed the contributions of manned and unmanned
aircraft systems, space systems and network based systems to the operational
objectives in recent crises and conflicts. Air and Space Power has become one of
the most important national power components with the capabilities of executing
an operation anywhere in the globe independently with the limited sensor to
shooter time in execution.
Air superiority, ISR capability, agile logistics and effective command and
control are considered as distinctive features of Air and Space Power. It inspires
defense industry in order not only to maintain its mentioned features, but also to
reach new capabilities against emerging threats.
In “International Conference on Air and Space Power”, ICAP 2015, Air
and Space Power in recent crises and conflicts, C2 and ISR capability for
contemporary Air and Space Power, sustainment of combat Air and Space Power,
personnel quality and effectiveness in the future Air and Space Power will be the
session topics to be discussed. Speakers and participants will have the opportunity
to assess the Air and Space Power and share different perspectives from all over
the world. Meeting with our guests in Istanbul is a great honor for Turkish Air
Force and Air War College. We believe in that this conference will contribute to
the development and future of Air and Space Power in many aspects.
1st Session
Air and Space Power in Recent Crises and
Conflicts
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Post cold war threat environment changed rapidly. The definition of threat
changing from conventional to unconventional and sometimes hybrid brought
the need for dynamic, omnipresent and unrisky way of coercion and destruction.
Air and Space Power with its speed flexibility and far-reaching arm became
indispensable and sole means for planners. Recent conflicts in Balkans, Iraq,
Afghanistan and Libya proved Air and Space Power to be so successful that the
outcome proved Air Power alone could win wars. Today, Air and Space Power is
the weapon of first choice to produce tactical, operational and strategic effects.
Along with precision engagement and agile global reach, Air and Space Power
provides a precise, scalable and rapidly deployable option for decision makers
for today's and future conflicts. With the help of this session, participants have a
chance to understand both theoretical aspects and technical nature of recent crises
and conflicts.
2nd Session
C2 and ISR Capability for Contemporary Air and
Space Power
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In order to counter assymmetric threats and hurdle ambiguity fast and effective
ISR support is required. Air commanders should keep situational awareness high
and not interrupted in this hybrid threat environment. In order for planners to give
the right decision in operational planning process, they need up-to-date and correct
information about continuously changing operational environment. The right
information acquired by ISR assets when used results in information superiority
which leads to decision superiority and fuels warfighters. Decision superiority is
achieved by translating information into actionable knowledge that can be exploited
in the decision making process. Today, commanders' ultimate tools for countering
surprise, denial and deception are enabled by Air and Space Power ISR assets.
Therefore, C2 and ISR capability is needed to be discussed in detail to understand
future operational difficulties in using ISR capability and executing air command
and control effectively.
3rd Session
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Sustainment of Combat Air and Space Power
Air and Space Power can only stay viable as long as it acquires timely and
effective logistic support. Logistic system requires proper planning in addition
to clearly defined and well functioning processes, in other words "robust logistic
operation plan” and "comprehensive logistic command and control” are
required to support Air and Space Power. Without a doubt, Air Force's distinctive
capabilities would be impossible to achieve lacking a flawless logistics system.
Sustainment of Air and Space Power could be carried out as long as operation
planners appreciate the importance of logistic. Global strike, Air and Space
superiority and persistent strike are what makes Air Force the most preferred
weapon today. Dubbed by prominent generals as "professional's talk” logistics
planning, logistics became a major discipline studied by not only military but also
the academics.
4th Session
Personnel Quality and Effectiveness in the Future Air and Space Power
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While fast growing aviation technology advanced war machines, the hunger for
trained manpower tailored to effectively use this technology never ceases. With all
their leadership skills, decision making ability and distinctive sides of human nature,
personnel will remain as the most critical element in projecting air and space
power whatever advanced manned or unmanned air and space weapons become.
While highly sophisticated nature of the Air and Space Power takes technology to
warfighting, it is actually the the airmen that realizes the desired objectives in the
battlefield by either pushing the button or taking act in the decision process. Thus,
the core competency of developing airmen should never be undervalued and should
remain as the Air Force’s highest priority. Professional airmen bestowed with
core values, should be equipped with necessary skills and knowledge while having
great esprit de corps to be able to perform effectively towards air force vision. It
is the commander’s duty to make the best out of his arsenal of pen and paper to
develop his airmen and create a strong organizational culture to boost morale while
academics devise new methods and techniques to overcome challenges in the future
education and training environment to stay abreast.
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
Dear Participants
As Turkish Air War College, we would be honored to welcome you in Turkey with the
occasion of International Conference on Air and Space Power, which we are organizing
for the second time at the international level. In this conference hosted by Air War College
with Turkish Air Force’s contribution, the operations of recent times will be examined
with respect to Air and Space Power and the facts provided by history will be presented
to all participants in the light of expert appraisals. In this beautiful city, Istanbul, where
continents meet, academicians, specialists, senior executives and commanders, known for
their significant studies within aviation field coming from across the globe will gather and
contribute greatly for two days.
The subjects to be discussed academically in ICAP Istanbul 2015, will ensure that
today’s and future changing principles of Air and Space Power are clearly understood
with the contributions of speakers from friendly and allied nations from all over the world.
In ICAP 2015’s sessions an academic environment will be provided, in which participants
will be able to discuss openly. ICAP 2015 is going to be meeting point for Air and Space
Power specialists and airmen to exchange ideas and beliefs on latest development in their
specific fields and create mutual understanding.
Thanks in advance for contribution of all participants.
Respectfully,
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About Us
The Turkish Air War College (Turkish AWC) is the highest level education and
training center of the Air Force. The alma mater of all Air Force military leaders and
commanders, the college holds the education philosophy of providing opportunities
to young officers with advanced level of thinking, intellectual problem solving, and
leadership skills to meet future challenges.
Turkish AWC’s accredited education system is composed of three pillars, namely
“Management and Military Leadership”, “Strategy and History of Warfare” and
“Operations and Intelligence”. It aims to donate future military leaders with the
understanding of both distinct leadership skills necessary to deal with today’s military
atmosphere and command and control applications in past and present air warfare to
overcome operational and logistic problems as well as operational planning to reach
political objectives.
In addition, to further enhance the abilities of future military leaders and
commanders, Turkish AWC has held numerous conferences, symposiums and panels
leading the College to become an international center of attraction, along with high
standard of education. Empowered with synthesis of scientific knowledge and military
tradition, Turkish AWC prepares the members of Allied and Turkish Air Forces today
for tomorrow.