SAE Media Group Announces Agenda for Counter UAS Middle East & Africa 2025 in Partnership with JODDB

Top Quote SAE Media Group, in strategic partnership with the Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) have unveiled the official agenda for the inaugural Counter UAS Middle East & Africa 2025, set for June 30 – July 1, 2025, in Amman. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) May 14, 2025 - Counter UAS Middle East & Africa 2025 will bring together key regional and international stakeholders to address escalating drone threats and emerging defense solutions.

    View the complete agenda: https://www.smgconferences.com/defence/middleeast/counter-uas-technology-middleeast-africa?o=db&dl=br&p1=6106&utm_source=PR-Website&utm_medium=1888-press-release&utm_campaign=Agenda-Released&utm_id=ME-001

    This landmark conference will be the first in the region dedicated exclusively to counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), reflecting the growing urgency around drone threats and defense strategies across the Middle East and Africa.

    Designed to bring together senior government officials, military leaders, defense industry experts, and cutting-edge technology providers, the conference will focus on:
    • The evolving threat landscape from hostile UAS in regional conflict zones
    • Critical infrastructure and border protection
    • Innovations in detection, mitigation, and neutralization technologies
    • International collaboration and regulatory frameworks for C-UAS
    Under the patronage of:
    Major General Yousef Al Huneiti, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jordanian Armed Forces

    Confirmed speakers include:
    • Major General Eng. (R) Ayman Al Batran, Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Design & Development Bureau
    • Brigadier General Eng Shadi R. Khashashneh, Director General of the Special Communication Commission (SCC), Jordanian Armed Forces
    • Brigadier General Yunus Gόndόz, ACOS Joint Target Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Systems Directorate, Military Forces of the Republic of Turkey
    • Brigadier General Oliver Prost, Defence Intelligence Director, Chief of Division Military and Operations I, German Federal Ministry of Defence
    • Air Commodore M J Farrell, Head, UK Joint Counter-UAS Office
    • Colonel Hamza Mohammad Asweidat, 2nd Air Defense Group Commander, Jordanian Armed Forces
    • Colonel Nathaniel Huston, Director, Innovation & Capability Integration, U.S. Central Command
    • Colonel Ayman Alshagah, Chief of The Operating and Training Branch, Field Air Defense Directorate, Jordanian Armed Forces
    • Group Captain Gary Darby, Former Head, UK Joint Counter-UAS Office
    • Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Khodier Mohammad Abaid, The Iraqi Air Defence Command
    • Capitaine Mehdi Oumalek, Air Defence Battery Commander, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
    • Eng. Rateb Abu Al-Ragheb, Head of Sales & Business Strategy Department, Jordan Design & Development Bureau
    • Dr Cristian Coman, Principal Scientist, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
    • Mario Behn, DEU VNC/Principal Scientist, NCI, NATO
    • Nicolien Wellen, DCB Jordan Coordinator, Defence and Security Cooperation Directorate, Operations Division, NATO

    More speaker announcements and detailed session briefs will follow in the coming weeks. Delegates are encouraged to register early, as places are limited.

    Contact:
    SAE Media Group: Jack Overell, Head of Production - Defense, at:
    jack.overell ( @ ) saemediagroup dot com
    JODDB: Eng. Zaid Al Saabi, Senior Business & Development Specialist, at:
    zsabi ( @ ) joddb dot com

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