Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2024
Panel 2
Battlefield Evolution: The Role of Joint Air and Space Power in Contemporary Conflict
Ukraine’s superior innovation compared to Russia has allowed them to maintain their OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act) loops and ISR capabilities, enabling their much smaller military to effectively impact the enemy at a significant cost. Contemporary conflict capitalizes on connectivity, resulting in campaigns that create effects in the physical, cognitive, and virtual dimensions at speeds that continue to accelerate. How will NATO adapt to effectively carry out operations that surpass, outmanoeuvre, and outsmart our adversaries across all domains?
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Speakers
Lieutenant General
Luigi Del Bene
Italian Air Force
Commander, Italian Air Force Combat Command
Lieutenant General Luigi Del Bene currently commands the Italian Air Force Combat Command and holds the position of Commander of the 1st Regional Air Command, both located in Milan.
Major General
Jason R. Armagost
United States Air Force
Commander, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center
“The Mighty Eighth” is responsible for the service’s bomber force and airborne nuclear command and control assets, encompassing approximately 24,000 Airmen across six installations, proudly operating more than 150 E-4, B-1, B-2, B-52 and T-38 aircraft.
Brigadier General
Arnaud Bourguignon
French Air Force
Chief of Staff, Air Defence and Air Operations Command
Brig Gen Bourguignon oversaw the comprehensive security framework and innovative aerial and drone defence strategies for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, a role of utmost importance given these events’ global visibility and significance.
Air Commodore
Blythe Crawford OBE
Royal Air Force
Commandant, Air & Space Warfare Centre
Air Commodore Crawford currently serves as Commandant of the Air & Space Warfare Centre, a role he assumed in May 2022. Crawford also served as Deputy Director of Defence Studies, Assistant Head Development in Joint Warfare, and UK representative to the USAF Chief of Staff’s Strategic Studies Group.
Brigadier General
Scott Rowe
United States Air Force
Director of Plans and Programs, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa
Brig Gen Rowe leads theater engagement throughout Europe and Africa by managing unit basing, organization, and force structure. He is responsible for developing and directing the command’s resource capability processes, doctrine review, strategy initiatives, and political-military affairs program.
