UK Government defence Ministers and the four Service Chiefs will be using DSEI to communicate key messages, while all three branches of the nation's Armed Forces will be presenting their capabilities. Other major military powers are also fielding prominent speakers. In total there will be over 300 keynote speeches and presentations as DSEI stamps its mark as one of the industry's most influential platforms for the discussion of agenda-topping issues.
A matchmaking scheme helps SMEs access the primes' supply chains, while visitor and exhibitors alike can benefit from free workshops on how to do business in major markets, both mature and emerging.
Aerospace platforms on display include Apache, Chinook, Merlin, Puma 2, Sea King and Wildcat helicopters; Eurofighter Typhoon, multi-role combat aircraft; and ScanEagle and Watchkeeper UAVs. Moored in the dock adjacent to the exhibition halls will be eight outstanding examples of maritime capability.
The UK Royal Navy is represented by the Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke, Hunter Class MCMV HMS Hurworth and River Class HMS Tyne. The other vessels are the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax Class frigate HMCS Winnipeg; Belgian Navy coastal patrol vessel BNS Castor; German Navy K130 Class corvette FGS Ludwigshaffen; Indian Navy Talwar Class frigate INS Trikand and from France, the Sea Owl Naval Training Ship VN Partisan. The dock will also host the renowned waterborne demonstrations by Special Forces small craft.
Land domain exhibitors include such leading players as BAE Systems, General Dynamics, Esterline, Jankel Armouring, JCB Government & Defence, Land Rover, Patria Oyj, Rheinmetall, Streit and Supacat. A powerful new feature is the Future Soldier Showcase highlighting innovation in this important area.
The vital contribution that military medicine is making to human welfare will be highlighted by a DSEI Strategic Conference which will take place on 15 September at ExCeL London. The event, which is entitled 'Ebola Learning Exploitation', will be addressed by Air Marshal Paul Evans, Surgeon General of the UK Defence Medical Services.
