MAST Asia 2019
From June 17-19, SIA CEO Dr. John Bruni, in his capacity as a member of the MAST Technical Conference Committee (TCC) attended the MAST Asia Conference/Exhibition in Chiba, Tokyo. Following are some of the highlights of the conference. Thanks to Warren Edge, MAST CEO, Eike Eickhoff, MAST Conference Director and the rest of the MAST Admin team for putting on another excellent show.
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- MAST Asia 2019, June 17, Day 1
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- Prof. Satoshi Morimoto former Japanese Minister for Defense (July-December 2012); Professor & Chancellor at Takushoku University gave the opening comments
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- Warren Edge, MAST CEO makes his opening statement and introduces Vice Admiral Phillip G. Sawyer, Commander US 7th Fleet
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- Vice Admiral Sawyer talks about the security of the Indo-Pacific
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- Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Chief, Admiral Hiroshi Yamamura, speaks of the importance of maritime trade & the security of Japan’s trade routes
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- Plenary Session Panel, from the left: Van Koningsbrugge, Yamamura, Sawyer & Mo
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- Commodore (ret’d) Andre van Koningsbrugge, Royal Netherlands Navy speaks on European perspectives on the Indo-Pacific
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- Selfie. Well, there had to be one! Dr. John Bruni with Vice Admiral Phillip G. Sawyer, Commander US 7th Fleet
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- JMSDF band plays for assembled dignitaries
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- Assembled dignitaries from the left: Van Koningsbrugge, Yamamura, Sawyer and Morimoto
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- Exhibition floor space, MAST Asia 20
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- US2i Amphibious Plane. More than just a surveillance asset. It has a huge fire-fighting capacity as well. Perhaps Australia should consider it for its firefighting and SAR needs?
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- V22 Osprey model from Bell Boeing
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- JAXA exhibit, the Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample-return satellite replica
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- Australia’s new Chief Defence Scientist, Prof. Tanya Monro
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- Dr. Hirokazu Hokazono, Deputy Commissioner & Chief Defense Scientist Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA), Japanese Ministry of Defense
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- Spectacular end to MAST Asia 2019 at the Hotel Springs, Makuhari, Chiba ball room
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- TCC Dinner – by the left Senior Fellow Colonel Ramli Bin Hj. Nik (Rtd)TCC, Dr. John Bruni TCC, Paul Hunt MAST Sales Director & Eike Eickhoff MAST Conference Director