Deriving capability from these ambitious concepts is the focus of IMH 2022. Joining operational perspectives on every mission set – from air assault to reconnaissance to ASW – will be new technology-led sessions on MUM-T and air-launched effects. A focus too will be on delivering the industrial base and supply chain necessary to affordably and rapidly put capability into the hands of the warfighter. As new platforms come online, we must also rethink how to sustain them through-life to maximise availability.

International Military Helicopter remains the pre-eminent forum supporting vertical lift as a decisive enabler for the joint force, in any theatre, in any role, anywhere in the world. It annually brings together over 200 defence and industry leaders from 30+ countries, with a military cohort comprising operators, acquisition leaders, capability development professionals and technical experts.