German Army Discuss Modernising Armoured Vehicles: Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe

LONDON - March 26, 2021 - PRLog -- Taking place virtually on 17^th – 18^th May 2021, the 7^th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe conference will explore how Central and Eastern European nations are overhauling their legacy soviet equipment to bring their combat vehicles into the 21st century, and how they can operate effectively alongside one another to harness regional security.

Interested parties can register at £299 for military and government personnel and £999 for commercial organisations on www.futurearmouredvehicles.com/pr4prlog.

SMi Group are delighted to announce that Brigadier General Frank Pieper, Chief Digital Officer for Land Forces, German Army, will be presenting a key briefing on German armoured vehicle modernisation at this year's Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe conference.

With the newly established service post, CDO Army / Land-based Operations, the German Army is looking at ways to push the digitisation of land forces and implement modernisation programmes.

As Brigadier General Frank Pieper oversees the digitisation of command and communication structures and platforms for the German Army, he will be able to provide a unique perspective on optimising armoured vehicles for the digital age. His briefing will be as follows:

"Optimising German Armoured Vehicles for the Digital Age"

• Progress of land forces digitisation and modernisation programmes
• German Test and Trial Structures and the System Centre Digitisation Land

Presented by Brigadier General Frank Pieper, Chief Digital Officer for Land Forces, German Army.

Building on the enormous success of SMi Group's previous six annual meetings, Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe 2021 will be an extraordinary international gathering of senior military officers from the region. The forum will offer an unparalleled regional platform for programme managers and experts from within the defence industry to share insight with one another, making this a key event for those in the field.

The full speaker line-up, brochure and agenda is available at www.futurearmouredvehicles.com/pr4prlog.

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Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe 2021

17^th – 18^th May 2021

Virtual Conference: Online Access Only

Website: www.futurearmouredvehicles.com/pr4prlog.

Gold Sponsor: John Cockerill

Sponsor: ARTEC

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