3D graphics showing the Carmel next generation combat vehicle of the Israeli Defence Force The Israel Ministry of Defense MoD unveiled on 4 August a new armoured fighting vehicle AFV concept dubbed Carmel that uses artificial intelligence AI autonomous capabilities and enhanced situational awareness to achieve new levels of battlefield effectiveness The goal of the programme is to reduce the number of onboard personnel in AFVs like the Merkava tank from four to two and enable them to operate under closed hatches with the vehicle driving itself detecting threats in real time and providing recommendations to the crew on critical decisions The vehicles will also be able to control unmanned air and ground vehicles as well as operate as part of a network that builds a shared picture of the battlefield and co-operate to efficiently engage targets Learn how the Israeli Defence Forces name withheld for security reasons are enhancing armoured vehicle survivability at SMis 5th annual Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability taking place between the 12th and 14th November 2019 They will present an exclusive briefing on Israeli Adoption and Fielding of Active Protection Systems The presentation will cover The roadmap for future armoured vehicle APS in the IDF Operational concepts for fielding APS Adapting systems for different platforms and Lessons learned from operational analysis of APS Other military nations presenting at the three-day event include the UK Australia the US Czech Republic Turkey Romania Sweden Norway and many more As the only armoured vehicle conference dedicated to the area of survivability the 2019 event will gather programme managers capability directors and commanders from the military and senior engineers chief scientists and platform managers from leading solution providers to discuss what nations are doing to protect their armoured vehicles and their personnel Latest registrations include Military Research Australian Army British Army Czech Military Research Institute Czech MoD DSTL UK MoD FFI Norwegian Defence Research Establishment FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency Ground Vehicle System Center US Army Israeli Defence Forces JPEO CBD US Army PEO Ground Combat Systems -US Army Romanian Ministry of Defence UK Armed Forces UK MoD Swedish Land Warfare Centre Turkish SSB Undersecretariat for Defence Industry Vetronics Research Centre more Industry Advanced Blast and Ballistic Systems AeroGlow International CES Advanced Composites Collins Aerospace General Dynamics European Land Systems General Dynamics Land Systems UK Ltd Instro Precision Ltd KCD Resources Ltd KME Leonardo Lockheed Martin UK NP Aerospace Parker Hannifin Ltd Pearson Engineering Plasan Sasa Ltd Rada Rheinmetall Protection Systems Gmbh ST Engineering Land Systems Thales UK TriCIS Ltd more View the latest agenda online at http wwwfavsurvivabilitycom amrpr For those who would like to register for the conference theres an early bird discount of 100 that will expire on the 30 th September 2019 secure your place at http wwwfavsurvivabilitycom amrpr Gold Sponsor Leonardo Sponsors ABBS CES Advanced Composites Collins Aerospace General Dynamics European Land Systems KME NP Aerospace Rada Rheinmetall Protection systems GMBH Pearson Engineering TriCIS For details on tailored sponsorship and branding packages please contact Sadia Malick on 44 0 207 827 6748 or email smalick smi-onlinecouk