^DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Under the
Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and
Ruler of Dubai, His Excellency Mohamed bin Mubarak bin Fadhel Al opened
Mazrouei, United States Minister of Defense Affairs
Arab Emirates, the 12th edition of the Dubai International Air Chiefs
Conference.
The opening ceremony at Atlantis – The Palm, Dubai was attended by more than 100
official delegations from all over the world took part, including high-ranking representatives of the
Ministry of Defense, commanders of the Air Force, chiefs of staff of friends
and allied nations as well as decision makers and executives of major
national, regional and international companies from the following sectors
Defense, Aviation, Advanced Technology, Space Sciences and
artificial intelligence.
The conference was organized by the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates
Emirates in strategic partnership with ADNEC Group under the motto
“Hypersonic Edge: Re-Envisioning Airpower Across Asymmetric Spaces” (Hypersonic
Edge: Reconceptualization of the Air Force in Asymmetrical Spaces).
Session 1
The first session entitled?Hypersonics, UAVs, and Artificial Intelligence:
Adapting Airpower to Asymmetric Battlespaces” (hypersonics, UAVs and artificial
Intelligence: Adaptation of the Air Force to asymmetrical combat areas) was included
an introductory statement by Joseph Guastella, Corporate Vice President and
Regional Executive for Europe and the Middle East at Northrop Grumman,
opened.
The first session was attended by Major General Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi, Commander
of the Air Force and Air Defense of the United Arab Emirates, General
Adrian L. Spain, commander of U.S. Air Combat Command, Gen. Jérôme Bellanger,
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force and Space, and Lieutenant General JR
speiser-blanchet, commander of the royal canadian air force. She
discussed building an agile coalition and tackling new ones
Challenges in the air force sector. Then found one
interactive discussion with official delegations.
At the second session entitled?Beyond the Atmosphere: Integrating Air and
Space Capabilities for Strategic Superiority” (Beyond the Atmosphere:
Integration of air and space capabilities for strategic superiority)
took Major General Vincent Chusseau, commander of the French
Space Command, and His Excellency Eng. Salem Butti Al Qubaisi,
Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, Air
Marshal Stephen Chappell, Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force, and Air Marshal
Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force, took part.
The third and final session entitled?The Warfighter of Tomorrow:
Standards, Artificial Intelligence, and Accountability in Next Generation
Airpower” (The Warrior of Tomorrow: Standards, Artificial Intelligence and
Responsibility in the next generation Air Force) was awarded with a
introductory remark by Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, President of Technology and
Innovation at the EDGE Group, opened.
The session moderated by Kasmi was attended by Major General Jonas Wickman, commander
of the Swedish Air Force, and discussed the topic of redesigning the
Recruiting and building the future armed forces.
General Son Sug Rag, Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force, delivered a speech
on the topic?Mastering asymmetric spaces: redefining the warfighter for the
future” (mastery of asymmetrical spaces: redefining the soldier of the
Future).
Lt. Gen. Antonio Conserva, chief of the Italian Air Force,
spoke about the topic?Standards under pressure: maintaining excellence in the
age of automation” (Standards under pressure: maintaining
Top performance in the age of automation).
Professor Peter Hays of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University
gave a lecture entitled?Learning to Learn: Building Intellectual
Readiness for the Future Space Battlespace” (Learning to Learn: Intellectuals
Preparing for the future space war room).
The discussion ended with an official recognition ceremony for the
Participants and a group photo session.
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