Sponsors & Exhibitors
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Lead Sponsor - Day One
Caterpillar Defense & Federal Products

Since its inception over 80 years ago, Caterpillar has grown to be the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines in the world. Our products, services and technologies fall into three principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products. We are proud of our role as the leader in building the world’s infrastructure, and in enabling progress for millions of people around the globe.
From the beginning, Caterpillar aimed its product development at the toughest applications of the construction, agricultural, mining, logging, oilfield, and marine industries. Products with these credentials are logical choices for military construction equipment and Caterpillar has been equipping the Military with a full earthmoving line since WWI. Our diesel and natural gas engines provide power from 5 to 21,715 bhp and are used in multiple applications around the world.
NATO Engineers can leverage Caterpillar's Defense & Federal Products (DFP) Division as a committed partner in serving in the most challenging deployment scenarios, such as Iraq and Afghanistan. DFP’s staff of more than 100 dedicated Engineers, PMs, Contract Administrators, Manuals/Training Coordinators, and Service Support Staff are actively engaged today ensuring your needs are met around the world.
Lead Sponsor - Day Two
K2 Solutions Inc.

K2 Capabilities:
K2 was founded in 2003 and continues to evolve with the intent of continued service to the nation. Built upon a core staff and cadre of carefully selected and highly regarded combat veterans from Special Operations Force (SOF) units and general purpose forces, K2 has quietly and professionally fulfilled the many and often short-noticed Department of Defense (DoD) requests for specialized tactical, technical, and training expertise in response to the Overseas Contingency Operations. Directly attributable to the quality of our services and the people we employ, K2 has a reputation as a no nonsense, trustworthy, and highly capable DoD contractor.
K2 possesses an extensive level of competency in the following areas:
- Intricate technical research and development (energetics, weapons systems, and conceptualized training)
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) identification and response
- Complex and dynamic joint special operations, e.g., operational art, TTPs, associated weaponry and technology, interoperability of other linked agencies
- Instructional system design and development and execution of large scale multi-faceted training scenarios and simulations
- Assessment and Selection consulting to the Special Operations Forces
- Canine and handler training specializing in the detection of explosives, counter-mine, and other applications for US and NATO entities
Associate Sponsor
American K-9 Interdiction, LLC

American K-9 Interdiction, LLC is a Service Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business, with its corporate offices located in Southeastern Virginia, and training facilities in Hartsville, SC.
We produce unsurpassed working dogs for law enforcement, Government and private parties as well as trained police dogs and untrained or "green" dogs that have been pre-screened and selection tested ready to be trained.
We specialize in training K-9 handlers and dogs for police patrol work, narcotics detection, bomb detection, tracking and other specialty training. Our goal is, and has always been, to train to the highest level attainable.
Mission Statement Our mission is to safeguard lives, property and our nation's critical assets and infrastructure. This occurs through the dedicated efforts of our employees, under ethical corporate leadership, utilizing unsurpassed training methodologies to deliver superior canine team performance for those who depend upon it.
We are committed to: •Honesty, integrity and consistency in all of our actions •The use of cutting-edge, proven, training methods and tools •Maintaining safe working conditions for our employees and clients •Client loyalty, which often includes demonstrating significant flexibility
Vision Statement American K-9 Interdiction strives to earn wide recognition as an industry leader in the canine security field. Our vision is to be branded as the canine and canine team provider of choice, a company that can train and produce canines and canine handlers of the highest caliber. Our vision is being achieved through the consistent practices of selective canine procurement, targeted recruiting and hiring, and the demonstration of quality craftsmanship through AK9I product results in real -world situations.
Hesco

HESCO products are the benchmark in force protection for many military organisations including the US Army, USMC, USAF, NATO and the United Nations. They have been used for protection in many countries around the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Jordan, UAE and Turkey.
The 2012 Mil range of recoverable HESCO barriers provides rapid and efficient fortification with dependable protection characteristics. A wide range of sizes offers the optimum solution for any protection requirement and the Mil range has been recently developed to provide easier recovery at the end of the mission. Some sizes can also be redeployed for future use.
HESCO has also developed a portfolio of products in direct response to customer requirements: RAID is a delivery system that reduces the logistic burden of moving large quantities of barriers into theatre; HAB (HESCO Accommodation Bunker), currently provides protected accommodation in bases throughout Afghanistan; and HRSF (HESCO Redeployable Security Fence), is a rapidly erected, anti-climb security fence, with no requirement for ground preparation or foundations.
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG leads the European market for armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles. At locations in Germany, Brazil, Greece, the Netherlands, Singapore, Turkey and the USA some 3500 employees develop, manufacture and support a product portfolio ranging from air-transportable, heavily armoured wheeled vehicles (MUNGO, AMPV*, F2, DINGO, GFF4 and BOXER) through reconnaissance, antiaircraft and artillery systems (FENNEK, GEPARD, LeFlaSys, Armoured Howitzer 2000, DONAR* and AGM) to heavy battle tanks (LEOPARD 1 and 2), infantry fighting vehicles (PUMA*) and bridgelaying systems (LEGUAN). In addition, KMW has wide-ranging system competence in the area of civil and military simulation, as well as in command and information systems and remote-controlled weapon stations with reconnaissance and observation equipment for day and night missions. The armed forces of more than 30 nations worldwide rely on tactical systems by KMW.
* Joint venture with national and international partners"
Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH

Today’s armed forces face a whole host of highly demanding operational parameters, confronting designers of modern military vehicles with major challenges. On the one hand, tactical vehicles require better protection from a variety of new threats; on the other, they have to be readily deployable to remote corners of the globe. Moreover, they need to be extremely manoeuvrable when operating off-road, carry a large payload and pack plenty of firepower; having a network-enabled warfare capability is likewise critically important. Responding to these challenges, Rheinmetall has created new families of modularly engineered, multimission-capable vehicles, thus simultaneously streamlining military logistics.
Our customer-oriented logistics services guarantee optimum operational readiness and a long service life for all products supplied by Rheinmetall Defence. The company’s logistical reach spans the globe, to include in-theatre support for NATO and UN missions in conflict zones and crisis regions.
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Providence Group

Providence is a market leader in the fields of Countering Threat. This is through the offering of advisories, innovative products and consultancy to discerning clients conducting critical national security work and international stabilisation activities. We consult across four continents with government agencies and national specialists to deliver advisories, training and products that augment counter-terrorism skills. We are a Government and Defence-focused organisation that gets clear results from the firm belief that we have a valuable part to play in the development of strategies, operations and methods used by our international allies to protect their citizens’ right to life and liberty.
Providence are experts in our niche field and possess an organic capability and breadth of experience which is unrivalled by our competitors. Our responsive management, direct approach and tactile understanding of our clients allow us to focus effectively and as a team on the issues that matter. We deliver results through unbiased consultancy, specialist products, joint understanding and unique training. This creates an atmosphere of continuing advancement and drives perpetual improvement in the delivery of our services. Like many businesses, we are “always operational” which ensures we are always adapting through both the increased specialisation of our skills and the broadening of our overall scope. These factors, combined with experience gained in global business and continuing real-world operations, give our people the confidence required to represent Providence in front of the most astute and demanding clients at the highest levels of defence.
Exhibitors
General Dynamics - European Land Systems

General Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany is a leading supplier for mobile military bridge systems. M3 Amphibious Bridge/Rafting System and IRB Improved Ribbon Bridge represent today’s most modern and fastest water crossing systems for heavy forces. REBS Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System is the system of choice for medium mechanised and air-transportable troops. Light infantry and airborne units rely on the IAB Infantry Assault Bridge to cross wet and dry gaps. Used by more than 20 countries worldwide our bridge systems have proven their reliability and performance standards in various operations. General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is a business unit of General Dynamics and conducts its business through four European operating units located in Spain, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. With more than 3,250 highly skilled technical employees, GDELS companies design, manufacture and deliver land combat systems to global customers, including wheeled, tracked and amphibious vehicles, armaments and munitions. More information about GDELS is available online at
Defencell

J & S Franklin Ltd manufacture and supply of a wide range of Defence and Infrastructure Equipment for Governments, Defence Forces, Security Forces, NGO’s and commercial customers all over the world.
J & S Franklin is a major supplier to the UK MoD supplying the majority of their canvas tentage, as well a preferred supplier to many overseas Governments, International Agencies and the United Nations. We manufacture and supply a wide range of equipment including Tents and Shelters, Camp Equipment, Camp Beds, Mosquito Nets, webbing packs and bags.
J & S Franklin have developed DefenCell™, a rapidly deployed, lightweight, non-metallic, earth/sand filled barrier system. The modular cellular structure and simple construction methods provide a viable alternative for all applications from sandbags to gabions.
DefenCell is in service with the UK MoD, US DoD, Italian Air Force, Irish Defence Force (in Chad), Canadian Army, Eurocorps and is deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, providing ballistic protection and blast mitigation. The versatile design is ideal for protecting generators & fuel storage, accommodation & dining facilities as well as other sensitive installations. It is man portable, with a typical 2m x 5m layer, weighing less than 12kgs and easy to handle, yet DefenCell has been successfully tested against ballistic threats up to 25mm APDS, blast testing to 500kg and vehicle crash tested to UK PAS68 and US DoS K12 standards.
JCB

JCB was established as an engineering company 65 years ago and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of engineering and materiel handling equipment.
The JCB range is over 300 machine types from compaction equipment, through Backhoe Loaders and Loadalls of varying sizes, to Excavators and ADTs. JCB is UK owned and based with a worldwide reach and manufacturing facilities in 5 further countries all of which is supported by a unique sales support system based on dealerships in 150 countries.
From the first major sales of equipment to military forces JCB now supplies equipment to 56 governments around the world. The majority of equipment supplied has been Commercial of the Shelf.
However, to meet emerging operational challenges, JCB has developed a unique range of purpose designed protected, high speed machines with exceptional levels of mobility. These purpose designed machines allow Commanders operational flexibility and enable a reduction in the logistic footprint of deployed forces.
JCB maintains the Operational Tempo
MineWolf Systems

MineWolf Systems is a Swiss/German leading provider of state-of-the-art mechanical landmine clearance technologies and services. Our flagship product, the MineWolf, has set new standards in terms of reliability and efficiency and has shown unprecedented results in projects worldwide. Millions of square meters of mine-contaminated land in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America have been effectively cleared using the MineWolf technology. Our mission is to provide safe, reliable, fast and cost-efficient solutions for the clearance of landmines and other explosive devices. Based in Switzerland with a state of the art manufacturing plant in Germany, MineWolf products offer the latest technology built to the highest quality. MineWolf Systems offers a portfolio of purpose built mechanical mine clearance solutions to address a wide range of operational requirements; guaranteeing our clients in the military, commercial and humanitarian sectors the right tool for the right task. The core range of products include: · The MineWolf is our flagship product and is best suited for large projects, clearing up to 30,000 m2 per day. · The Medium MineWolf has been specifically adapted to meet military requirements with regards to survivability and mobility in demining operations and can be operator or remote controlled. · The Mini MineWolf is remote controlled and fulfils all requirements for smaller tasks and quick deployments in remote areas. Other customised solutions include the MineWolf Bagger for clearing difficult areas where manual work is dangerous or time-consuming and various transport solutions for the MineWolf products.
The comprehensive range of interchangeable attachments, such as a dozer blade, sifter and bucket make the machines suitable for a wide variety of engineering purposes in addition to the core mine clearance role. The sophisticated robotic arm attachment can be mounted on any of their mine clearance vehicles to remotely deal with the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). MineWolf Systems delivers training packages tailored to customer’s needs. Through our network of regional offices we provide a selection of service and support packages to operate and maintain and where required fully manage the machines in the country of deployment, optimising customer´s results anywhere in the world.
Pearson Engineering

Pearson Engineering is a privately owned UK company that develops combat engineer systems and equipment to meet the needs of armed forces worldwide.
The characteristics of our business are our global market presence, our powerful engineering resource and our established and respected product range.
Our particular expertise is the development and supply of specialised counter-mine and combat engineer equipment for armoured fighting vehicles.
Products include – High Lift Adaptor: provides a common front end equipment mounting interface. Mine Plough (Full Width or Track Width): for breaching minefields under combat conditions. Combat Dozer: for earthmoving tasks on a combat vehicle. Surface Clearance Device: for the clearance of surface laid mines from both routes and wide areas. Excavator Module: for earthmoving tasks on a combat vehicle. Light Weight Mine Roller: to explode buried pressure fused explosive devices. Lane Marking System: a modular payload dispenser for marking a clear lane or area. Magnetic Signature Duplicator: to explode magnetically fused explosive devices. Earth Anchor: for vehicle stabilisation and anchoring during winching operations. Remote Control System: for the tele-operation of military vehicles. Integrated Logistic Support packages tailored to customer requirements.
Terex Corporation

Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer of a broad range of equipment that is focused on delivering reliable, customer-driven solutions for many applications, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utility and manufacturing industries. Terex reports in five business segments: Aerial Work Platforms; Construction; Cranes; Material Handling & Port Solutions; and Materials Processing. Terex offers financial products and services to assist in the lease and or acquisition of equipment through Terex Financial Services™ and through our global dealership network and rental channel partners.