Inaugural African Air Force Forum to Address Evolving Security Challenges – TechEconomy Nigeria
To support and address security challenges and the need for regional air forces to improve air operations to counter asymmetric threats across Africa, the inaugural African Air Force Forum will focus on aviation in the low intensity conflicts and will be organized by the Senegalese Air Force at the King Fahd Palace Dakar in Senegal from October 26 to 27, 2022.
The two-day forum will feature tailored networking exercises and interactive platforms for regional Air Force leaders and global solution providers to enhance collaborative approaches to combating regional security challenges.
The congregation is essential for the entire aerospace community to cooperatively advance MRO supply chain tactics and management. The Senegalese Air Force is currently improving its fleet capabilities and personal readiness to support counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations
. This preparation is crucial in the context of the start of oil and gas exploitation in 2023, and the additional need to provide aerial means to protect offshore and onshore oil and gas assets.
Brigadier General Papa Souleymane SARR, Air Force Chief of Staff, said he was delighted to welcome the global aerospace community to this critical meeting of Air Force leaders as well than well-known solution providers.
The forum will provide the perfect setting to discuss the evolving role that air operations play in counterinsurgency efforts and highlight the importance of forces in the region working together to find ways to improve the security landscape.
As the premier strategic gathering of air forces and key solution providers in Africa, the forum will strengthen the entire value chain of the defense and security aviation sector in Africa.
An international exhibition at the event will showcase the latest materials, equipment and the most advanced systems and technologies in the field of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities. Staff training and retention will also be addressed.
The objective of the forum is to identify key African Air Force requirements and provide key solutions to transnational threats.
With over 300 regional and international air force participants, the African Air Force Forum is an ideal networking and knowledge-sharing platform for the aerospace industry in the region.
The event will also feature over 20 speakers, over 30 sponsors and exhibitors, over 20 air force leaders, over 30 air forces will also be represented as well as 22 media partners. Participating countries will cover the African continent as well as partners from all over the world.
The African Air Force Forum is sponsored by AD Consultants, Ortho International, Norinco, Poly technologies, Havelsan, Thales, Embraer, Foreign Asset Trade Company Senegal, Airbus, Pratt & Whitney, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI), Diamond Aircraft, LOM Praha Trade, Starlite Aviation Group, EOS technologies, Go Beyond, Africair, Shark Aero, PBS, JAC, Jet Aviation, Heliconia and Fokker Tekniek.
