With only 3 weeks remaining until the 6^th annual Future Soldier Technology conference, returning to London on the 9^th – 11^th March 2020, delegates will have the chance to meet and network with service providers and military and government end-users from around the world, discuss national updates on future soldier programmes, and listen to exclusive expert led presentations based on operational case studies and research.

Future Soldier Technology, the world’s leading event on soldier and marine equipment modernisation and capability development, will commence in London on the 9^th – 11^th of March 2020. The three-day show will be made up of a Dismounted Soldier Situational Awareness Focus Day on the 9th March and a Future Soldier Technology Conference on the 10th and 11th of March.

SMi Group are delighted to announce that two new sponsors have confirmed their participation at Future Soldier Technology 2020, taking place in London this March.

Since 2016, HIPPO Multipower has been developing the amphibious All Terrain Support Vehicle (ATSV). The vehicle can carry over 750 kg on the cargo deck in addition to 300 kg in the crew area - sufficient to support a dismounted rifle platoon for 72 hours, allowing soldiers to "fight light.” The ATSV also has superb strategic, operational and tactical mobility, excellent terrain accessibility in jungles, swamps, mountains, mud and desert, the ability to power all of a platoon’s equipment and recharge batteries and is drive by wire, allowing it to be configured for robotic operation.

HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $65 million follow-on contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply additional soldier systems to the Armed Forces of the Netherlands, as part of the VOSS program (the Dutch program for improved operational soldier systems). The contract will be performed over a two-year period. 
 

HEERBRUGG, Switzerland --- Switzerland's Federal Office for Defence Procurement, armasuisse, belonging to the Federal Department of Defense, have chosen after an international competition Safran Vectronix AG, the Swiss subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense, to provide the country's armed forces with its next generation of infrared handheld multifunction binoculars and night vision goggles (NVG). 
 

As the leading event dedicated to Soldier Modernisation, Future Soldier Technology will provide a unique opportunity to see how emerging technologies and materials are used to overcome challenges in soldier modernisation programmes, from across the world.

SMi Reports: Future Soldier Technology will convene in London on the 9th-11th of March 2020 and will feature presentations highlighting the UK’s new soldier modernisation initiative. Future Soldier Technology is the only event in Europe specifically dedicated to the enhancement of future soldier modernisation programmes, providing delegates with a unique opportunity to discuss new technologies, materials and initiatives.

KEYPORT, Wash. --- The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport is striving to take a load off the shoulders of the Sailors and civilian workforce by developing technology such as exoskeletons.
 

SMi Reports: Speakers announced for the upcoming 6th Annual Future Soldier Technology conference in London. SMi Group is delighted to announce the return of the successful Future Soldier Technology conference for its 6th year, taking place on 10th and 11th March 2020 in London. It will also be accompanied by a pre-conference Focus Day on Dismounted Soldier Situational Awareness on 9th March. The dismounted soldier is at the core of all military operations, and it is therefore crucial for them to be equipped with the latest innovative technology to maintain competitive advantage.

In order to maintain a capability advantage for Australia’s Defence Forces, the soldier systems of the future will integrate disruptive digital technologies, advanced sensor and targeting equipment and networked communications.