Delivering an Agile, Multirole and Powerful Amphibious Capability

LONDON, August 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

Senior military officials, including eight flag officer from over 15 nations including
the UK, US, Italy, Norway, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Poland, Philippines and
Australia will gather in London along with leading industry experts at the 3rd Annual
Amphibious Operations in September. (http://www.amphibiousoperations.com).

“Amphibious Operations 2012 is an opportunity to meet with the USMC’s
partners from around the world, not only to share our experiences from Bold Alligator-12,
but more importantly to describe how we might collectively consider exploiting them with a
view toward developing even more robust amphibious capabilities in the near future”

Colonel Vince Goulding (ret’d), Director, Experiment Division, USMC Warfighting Lab

Amphibious Operations 2012 will specifically focus on Asia Pacific with the
Philippines offering an update on their modernisation plans and the US speaking about
regional cooperation.

Military personnel will give their future perspective and requirements over the course
of the three day event. They include:

        - Major General Ed Davis OBE, Commandant General of the Royal Marines will
          present on 'A future perspective of the Royal Marines'
        - Major General Timothy Hanifen, Director, Expeditionary Warfare (N85), US Navy
          will outline 'Future requirements for the expeditionary warrior'
        - Brigadier General Remigio C Valdez AFP, Deputy Commandant (Incoming),
          Philippine Marine Corps will give an 'Update on the modernisation programmes and the
          capability update programmes on the Philippine Marine Corps'

The 3rd annual Amphibious Operations (http://www.amphibiousoperations.com)
conference will explore how marine infantry units conduct amphibious operations and how
they interact with and utilise landing docks and landing craft as well as weapons and
navigation systems.

Amphibious Operations conference will take place between 25 – 27 September in London
and is sponsored by: Shark Marine Technologies, Dubai Ship Building and Engineering L.L.C
and Marine Alutech Oy Ab.

The Amphibious Operations download centre features complimentary interviews, articles,
podcasts and past presentations on this subject. To download visit

http://www.amphibiousoperations.com

Notes to Editors:

For further information on International on the 3rd Annual Amphibious Operations
conference contact +44(0)20-7368-9300 or email defence@iqpc.co.uk

Complimentary interviews, articles & case studies are available for download on the
International Close Air Support website at

http://www.amphibiousoperations.com/Event.aspx?id=682056.

SOURCE Defence IQ