Counter UAS Middle East and Africa Conference 2025

As drone technology advances, the threats associated with unmanned systems grow more complex. The Middle East and Africa are regions that face unique military and security challenges stemming from UAS advancements, which demand specialized Counter UAS solutions.

This landmark conference will be the first in the region dedicated exclusively to counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), reflecting the growing urgency around drone threats and defense strategies across the Middle East and Africa.

Designed to bring together senior government officials, military leaders, defense industry experts, and cutting-edge technology providers, the conference will discuss:
- The evolving threat landscape from hostile UAS in regional conflict zones
- Critical infrastructure and border protection
- Innovations in detection, mitigation, and neutralization technologies
- International collaboration and regulatory frameworks for C-UAS

Why attend:
- Join the world's first and only Counter UAS Conference focused on the Middle East and Africa region, held in collaboration with the esteemed Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB), and under the patronage of the Jordanian Armed Forces
- Hear the latest C-UAS updates from leading experts in the Middle East and Africa region, as well as international program managers and senior leadership
- Access a varied range of topics specific to the Counter UAS landscape in the Middle East and Africa
- Connect with senior decision-makers and industry solution providers developing and integrating cutting-edge C-UAS technologies in the MENA region

Delegates are encouraged to register early, as places are limited. View the agenda: https://www.smgconferences.com/defence/middleeast/counter-uas-technology-middleeast-africa?o=db&dl=br&p1=6106&utm_source=Event-listing-website&utm_medium=Evvnt&utm_campaign=View+agenda&utm_id=ME-001

Speakers: - Major General Eng. (R) Ayman Al Batran, Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Design and Development Bureau, - Brigadier General Eng Shadi R. Khashashneh, Director General of the Special Communication Commission (SCC), Jordanian Armed Forces, - Brigadier General Yunus Gündüz, ACOS Joint Target Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Systems Directorate, Military Forces of the Republic of Turkey , - Brigadier General Oliver Prost, Defence Intelligence Director, Chief of Division Military and Operations I, German Federal Ministry of Defence, - Air Commodore M J Farrell, Head, UK Joint Counter-UAS Office, - Colonel Hamza Mohammad Asweidat, 2nd Air Defense Group Commander, Jordanian Armed Forces, - Colonel Nathaniel Huston, Director, Innovation and Capability Integration, U.S. Central Command, - Colonel Ayman Alshagah, Chief of The Operating and Training Branch, Field Air Defense Directorate, Jordanian Armed Forces, - Group Captain Gary Darby, Former Head, UK Joint Counter-UAS Office, - Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Khodier Mohammad Abaid, The Iraqi Air Defence Command, - Capitaine Mehdi Oumalek, Air Defence Battery Commander, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, - Eng. Rateb Abu Al-Ragheb, Head of Sales and Business Strategy Department, Jordan Design and Development Bureau, - Dr Cristian Coman, Principal Scientist, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), - Mario Behn, DEU VNC/Principal Scientist, NCI, NATO, - Nicolien Wellen, DCB Jordan Coordinator, Defence and Security Cooperation Directorate, Operations Division, NATO