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Within OUSD R&E, the Directorate of Research and Technologies sets the strategic technical direction and investment strategy for DoD, while the Directorate of Defense Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities accelerates and prototypes more mature technologies. In this session, the leaders of each office will discuss what it means to accelerate technology transition to ensure technical dominance on the battlefield.

To Be Confirmed

• James Faist
  Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Mark Lewis
  Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Milan Nikolich
  Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Research and Technology, Office of the Secretary of Defense

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In 2018 and 2019, DEFENSE Forum attendees heard Dr. Mike Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, describe his top modernization priorities. In the past two years he has built and staffed his department to address each of these critical technologies, with the goal of fostering technological dominance across the Department of Defense. The DoD R&E Assistant Directors will provide an update on their respective technology development and the critical roles government, industry and academia play in getting these technologies to the warfighter.

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The United States must outpace existing and potential rogue state and rogue actor offensive missile capabilities. To do so, the country will continue to sustain, modernize and expand the Missile Defense System and pursue the rapid, yet measured, development of advanced missile defense concepts and technologies for homeland and regional defense.” (Missile Defense Agency Director’s Vision and Intent, p. 3) How can government, industry and academia work together to advance critical missile defense capabilities?

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The 2018 National Defense Strategy is clear that a more lethal force and technological innovation are key to generating a decisive and sustained advantage. What do our warfighters need from the aerospace community in order to become a “more lethal, resilient, and rapidly innovating Joint Force” in an era of multi-domain warfare? Hear from a Combatant Commander (invited) on his operational needs as well as near- and long-term requirements.

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“Innovation without execution is hallucination.” The DoD Labs and DARPA are charged with taking fundamental research and applying it to technologies for the warfighter. Hear about current and future projects, upcoming opportunities, and how these organizations enable the research community to transition ideas to technological advantages.

Panelists

• Michael Leahy
  Director, Tactical Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Maj. Gen. William Cooley, USAF
  Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

To Be Confirmed

• RADM David Hahn, USN
  Chief of Naval Research, Director of Innovation, Technology Requirements and Test & Evaluation (OPNAV N94), Office of Naval Research

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“Maintaining the Department’s technological advantage will require changes to industry culture, investment sources, and protection across the National Security Innovation Base.” (National Defense Strategy [Unclassified], p. 3) The sense of urgency is driving a new environmental dynamic in industry, but how can we accelerate through the “valley of death”? Industry leaders respond to DoD modernization priorities and address requirements for fielding technologies at the speed of relevance.

Panelists

• Keoki Jackson
  Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation

To Be Confirmed

• David Steffy
  Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
• John Zolper
  Vice President, Research and Innovation, Raytheon Company
• David Miller
  Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, The Aerospace Corporation
• Naveed Hussain
  VP and General Manager, Boeing Research & Technology

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“Incorporating these technologies in military systems that collaborate with warfighters will facilitate better decisions in complex, time-critical, battlefield environments; enable a shared understanding of massive, incomplete, and contradictory information; and empower unmanned systems to perform critical missions safely and with high degrees of autonomy.” (DARPA: https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/ai-next-campaign)