VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE This year's theme is " Technologies for Future Ground Scouts". The United States and the United Kingdom could spend over $3 billion over the next 15 years to research, develop and field a cooperative Future Scout and Cavalry System(FSCS)/ Tactical Reconnaissance Armored Combat Equipment Requirement(TRACER). From the view point of industry and government, both sides of the ocean, potential bidders can receive a technology update and a view of this major development from the standpoint of the program managers and technologists. The focus of this conference is on those technologies that will be key to a future scout vehicle. While the variety and lethality of weapons have been growing the advances in electronics, sensors, communications, and stealth have been dramatic. The integration of these technologies into a scout vehicle poses a real challenge. Seeing, but not being seen, on the battlefield of the future will demand extension of the state-of-the-art beyond today's boundaries. This conference is verytimely given the agreement of the Armies of the United States and the United Kingdom that the scout mission is of highest importance and justifies a bi-lateral program. The Welcome Address will be given by Major General Edward L. Andrews, Commanding General, US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. The Keynote Address will be given by Colonel Peter Wall, PM, TRACER from the United Kingdom. WEB: Click here to learn more about ADPA/NSIA, http://adpa.org.

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