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99 -- AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY SYMPOSIUM POC Contact, Mike Crawford, Phone (703)604-1920 The American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA), Combat Survivability Division, is sponsoring a symposium entitled, "Enhancing Aircraft Survivability -- A Vulnerability Perspective". The symposium, to be held 21-23 October 1997 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, will highlight Vulnerability Reduction Technologies and what can be done to protect military (fixed and rotary wing) and commercial aircraft and crew/passengers from the dangers posed by current and evolving threats including combat, terrorism and onboard fires. The symposium is being sponsored in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Helicopter Society (AHS), the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) and the Joint Technical Coordinating Group on Aircraft Survivability (JTCG/AS). This symposium is signed to increase awareness and foster technology interchange across the military, government and commercial aviation sectors. Invited speakers, selected papers, and panel discussions will examine operational requirements, system designs, latest threat intelligence, emerging vulnerability reduction technologies, assessment methodologies, as well as affordability and integration issues. The call for papers has been issued. For more information, contact the ADPA at telephone number (703)522-1820, fax number (703)522-1885 or e-mail, mbilowich@adpa.org. Refer to ADPA event #894. -- NAVAIR Synopsis No. 30107-97. (0143)

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