Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force s Air Power Conference 2017 Evolution to a 5th -Norway s Shield and Sword? Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy 7 February - 9 February 2017 1 RNoAF Academy
Welcome to The Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force s Air Power Conference 2017 It is with great pleasure that the Air Force Academy, on behalf of the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, welcomes you all to this year s Air Power Conference here in Trondheim. The topic of the 2017 conference is the possibilities and challenges that the introduction of new platforms and technology presents to the Norwegian Air Force in particular, and the Norwegian Armed Forces in general. Strategic Air Force planners have claimed that the procurement of a capability like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a key element for the defense of Norway s interests in the future. However, in order for the F-35 to realize its full potential, and become the Shield and Sword of Norway, it will also demand a development of the surrounding and supporting systems into what has been termed a 5th Generation Air Force. 5th has been launched as a term for the desired future state of the Norwegian Air Force. This necessarily implies that we will have to change and adapt in order to exploit the full potential of this platform and other new systems in a joint and combined future environment. The conference is therefore aimed at shedding light on the implications this challenge might entail, for the Air Force, but also inevitably for the other Services and the Joint community. Several questions arise. What will be the role of the new aircraft? Do we have the right concepts, procedures, technology, organization and competence in order to utilize the aircraft? What will be Norway s defense structure and doctrine in the future? What will be the balance between national defense and international operations? The annual Air Power Conference has over the years become one of the leading conferences on military power in the Nordic countries. Our goal is to place military power in general, and air power in particular, into a larger context of security and defense policies. The increasing popularity of the conference bears witness to how this approach and the perspectives it affords are of interest to professionals in our field. This year s conference had a record number of individuals who wanted to attend the seminar: almost 400 unfortunately, the capacity is only 330. A conference at the Air Force Academy, however, is more than simply talks and discussions on topics relevant to the military profession during the daytime. It is also an opportunity to meet old colleagues and make new acquaintances in a pleasant social atmosphere in the evenings. The social high point is the traditional cod dinner on Wednesday evening. I trust you will enjoy and benefit from this year s conference, and hope you will all spend some rewarding days here with us at the Academy! Morten Henriksen Colonel Commandant, The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy 2
Welcome speech by the Commandant of the RNoAF Academy, Colonel Morten Henriksen. Opening remarks by the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, Major General Tonje Skinnarland Øistein Espenes is Associate Professor at the Air Power Department at the Norwegian Air Force Academy. He is a historian and his areas are Norwegian foreign policy and Airpower. He was Dean of the Academy from 2001 to 2009. Administrative information by the project officer for the Air Power Conference 2017, Major Steinar Skaar. Ine Eriksen Søreide is the Norwegian Minister of Defense (2013 --) and former Leader of the Norwegian Parliament s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (2009-2013). Karl-Heinz Kamp was the Security Policy Coordinator of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin (2003-2007). He served as the Research Director of the NATO Defense College (NDC) in Rome to build up NATO s Research Division (2007-2013). He is currently President of the German Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS) in Berlin. Catherine Ashton is a British Labour politician who was the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union from 2009 to 2014. Under the Treaty of Lisbon, this post is combined with the post of Vice-President of the European Commission. Torbjørn L. Knutsen is Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and professor II at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. Knutsen has been a lecturer at (among others) Vanderbilt University, the University of Southern California and George Mason University. He has chaired the Norwegian Security Policy Board, convened by then Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Program Tuesday 7 February The Premises of the Norwegian Defence Debate 12:00-12:15 Conference Opening The Royal Norwegian Air Force Band Opening Remarks by the Chief of the RNoAF Tonje Skinnarland 12:15-12:30 Introduction Øistein Espenes & Steinar Skaar 12:30-13:00 Opening Speech Ine Eriksen Søreide 13:00-13:20 Break 13:20-13:50 Norway and NATO seen from Germany Karl-Heinz Kamp 13:50-14:20 Norway, an Anomaly in European Security Policy? Catherine Ashton 14:20-14:45 Break 14:45-15:20 Panel discussion 15:20-15:40 Epilogue: A New Defence Force New Security Policy? Is the Balance of Deterrence and Reassurance still the Norwegian Strategy? Torbjørn Knutsen 19:00 Informal gathering in the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy s Officers Mess. 3
Program Wednesday 8 February Dr. Lars Peder Haga is an associate professor at the Department of Air Power Studies at the Royal Norwegian Air Power Academy. He holds a PhD in Soviet history from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Major Morten «Dolby» Hanche has more than 2200 hours behind him in the F-16, he is a U.S. Navy Test Pilot School graduate, and on 10 November 2015 he became the first Norwegian to fly the F-35. He now serves as an instructor pilot with the 62nd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. UK officer To Be Announced (TBA) Brigadier General Karsten Hazel Heckl is Chief of Staff of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), Lisbon, Portugal. (2016 --). Colonel Torgeir Aas is the Commander of the Norwegian 135 Air Wing. Lt Col Christoffer H. Eriksen is Head of Operational (Ops) Support Section, Norwegian Inspectorate of Air Operations. Dr. (PhD) Karl Erik Olsen. Research manager at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). Dr. Karl Erik Olsen. Research manager at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). Cadet Lars E. Van Graas is a cadet at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. He has worked three years at the Norwegian Operational Headquarter (FOH), and six months service at the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) On the importance of controlling the Air 08:30-08:40 The RNoAF Band 08:40-08:45 Opening Remarks Lars Peder Haga 08:45-09:15 Norway, F-35 and Command of the Air a Prerequisite for Rapid Assistance in Times of Crisis? Karsten Hazel Heckl 09:15-09:45 F-35: Its capability in the air-to-air role. Morten Hanche 09:45-10:10 Break 10:10-10:40 From Branding to Reality the Norwegian 5th Tonje Skinnarland 10:40-11:15 Panel discussion Lunch & Lectures - Key Capabilities for Norway s 5. Each of the following lectures will be presented twice from 11:25-11:50 and 12:15-12:40 Seminar attendees can choose two of the following five lectures Lille Norge Gråkallen Startsalen Blue Factory P-8 Poseidon: Capabilities and Possibilities Torgeir Aas SPECOPS Theory for 5th Generation Non-Linear Air Operations Christoffer H. Eriksen Air Force Project TAKTIKK a Cornerstone of the Future 5.? Karl Erik Olsen Force Protection in a 5th John Martin Hope 4
Major General Tonje Skinnarland is the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. She has occupied a range of positions in the Norwegian Armed Forces, including Head of the Department for National Security Policy, Crisis Response and Readiness in the Departement of Defence (2010-2015) and Commander of Air Station Maagerø (2007-2010) Lt Col Bjørn Joik Mannsverk is an experienced F-16 pilot, and currently Head of Current Operations at the National Air Operations Centre (NAOC). Lt Col Dag Henriksen is the Head of the Airpower Department at the Norwegian Air Force Academy. He is an air battle manager by trade, and a professor in military studies. Associate Professor (PhD) Ole Jørgen Maaø is a historian, and senior lecturer in airpower at the RNoAF Academy s Airpower Department. Program Wednesday 8 February The Sword and the Shield? What does 5th Generation Air Force Mean? 13:00-13:10 In Memoriam of Wilhelm Mohr Jan Blom Pettersen 13:10-13:35 How will the F-35 change Norway s Ability to Influence Russia s Bastion Defense Concept? Lars Erik Van Graas 13:35-14:00 A Norwegian Perspective on 5th Generation Air Operations Bjørn Joik Mannsverk 14:00-14:25 Break 14:25-14:50 The Importance of Education and Competence in a 5th Dag Henriksen 14:50-15:20 Panel discussion 15:20-15:40 Epilogue: On the 1974 Combat Aircraft Analysis, the Purchase of the F-35, and the Idea of a 5th. Ole Jørgen Maaø 18:30-24:00 Formal Dinner in the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy s Officers Mess 5
Major Freddy Moland is a senior lecturer in airpower at the Norwegian Air Force Academy. Major General Tonje Skinnarland is the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Major General Odin Johannessen is the Chief of the Norwegian Army. Rear Admiral Lars Saunes is the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy. Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen was the Inspector General of the Norwegian Army (2013-2015) He is currently the Head of the Norwegian Operational Headquarter (2015 --). Ambassadør (P) Niels Egelund was Chief Adviser on Foreign and Defence Policy, Prime Minister s Office (1994-1999); Denmarks Ambassador to NATO (1999-2003), and Denmarks Ambassador to France (2003-2009). Program Thursday 9 February Debating 5th in a Joint Perspective 08:30 08:35 Opening remarks: On the 5th? Freddy Moland 08:35 08:55 The Army s perspective on the 5th Generation Air Force Odin Johannessen 08:55 09:15 The Navy s perspective on the 5th Generation Air Force Lars Saunes 09:15 09:35 The Norwegian Operational Headquarter s perspective on the 5th Generation Air Force Rune Jakobsen 09:35 10:00 Break 10:00 10:10 The RNoAF Bands 10:10 10:55 Panel discussion 10:55 11:20 Seminar epilogue: the Norwegian quest for a 5th generation Air Force in perspective Niels Egelund 11:20 11:30 Closing Remarks by the Chief of the RNoAF Tonje Skinnarland 11:30-12:30 Lunch/departure 6