Program

Description

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?

Description

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? 

Speakers

• VADM Jon Hill, USN
  Director, Missile Defense Agency

Description

Ralph H. Klestadt  – "For over four decades of technical contributions and outstanding leadership in the advancement of missile systems technologies."

Session Participants

• Ralph H. Klestadt
  Principal Engineering Fellow, Chief Engineer, Hypersonics Advanced Technologies, Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Description

As we enter into the fourth industrial revolution, this new digital era offers the opportunity to transform warfighting technologies and their development. To do so requires a new approach to systems engineering. More than two years after the Digital Engineering Strategy was released by DoD, hear how the Services are embracing digital tools and techniques, and what the next steps are for implementation.

Moderator

• Dan Heller
  Vice President, Corporate Engineering, Lockheed Martin

Panelists

• Thomas C. Fu
  Head, Mission Capable, Persistent and Survivable Naval Platforms Department, Office of Naval Research
• Stephanie L. Possehl
  Deputy Director for Engineering (Acting) and Director for Engineering Policy and Systems Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Description

“Hypersonics for National Security: Conventional Prompt Strike"

Keynote

• Walter Rutledge
  Senior Technical Advisor, CENTRA Technologies

Description

Relax and enjoy conversation, drinks and food with attendees and speakers. Great way to miss the DC traffic!

Description

“Innovation without execution is hallucination.” DoD Research and Development (R&D) is 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.

Moderator

• Laura J. McGill
  Deputy Laboratories Director, and Chief Technology Officer, Nuclear Deterrence, Sandia National Laboratories; AIAA President-Elect

Panelists

• Douglas Blake
  Acting Executive Director, Office of Naval Research
• Terence G. Emmert
  Acting Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities

Keynote

• Wesley D. Kremer
  President, Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Description

While the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released in March calls for ensuring the “safety, stability and security of outer space activities” (p. 17), much work remains to be done to protect our space assets. The panel moderator and one of the panelists argue that “It's time to protect our nation’s space-based systems by designating them as critical infrastructure. Without adequate security, cyberattackers can cause them to malfunction, send false information or collide, potentially creating a debris field that could linger for decades. Worse, cyberattackers could simulate an attack on military systems, sparking an international — possibly nuclear — confrontation” (Edward Swallow and Samuel Visner, “It’s time to declare space systems as critical infrastructure,” POLITICO, April 2, 2021, https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/02/its-time-to-declare-space-systems-as-critical-infrastructure-478848).How do the various commands, agencies, and organizations involved cooperate; how can the defense community support; and what new policies, products, and solutions are needed to secure space assets? 

Moderator

• Ed Swallow
  Senior Vice President, Civil Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation

Panelists

• Col David Learned, USAF
  Chief, Capability Integration and Acting Director, Portfolio Architect, Space and Missile Systems Center, US Air Force
• Ronald Keen
  Senior Advisor, National Risk Management Center, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security
• Samuel S. Visner
  Director, National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center, MITRE; Board Member, Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC)

Description

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.

Moderator

• David W. Miller
  Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), The Aerospace Corporation

Panelists

• James Carlini
  Chief Technology Officer, Leidos
• Naveed Hussain
  Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, and General Manager, Boeing Research & Technology
• Tom Pieronek
  Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Research, Technology and Engineering, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
• Steven Walker
  Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• John C. Zolper, Sr.
  Defense Technology Strategy, Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheon Technologies

Description

The Air Force Futures Agile Wargaming Team will be providing a modified demonstration of a strike game. The demo game will examine how to prosecute various targets using different combinations of platforms and munitions. The demo has been modified to account for a larger group of participants, as agile games typically average 6-9 players for 3-hour sessions. This game and the surrounding conversation is meant to highlight the quick-turn development and execution key for successful agile games through the lens of conceptual hypersonics. Players do not need to have any prior experience in wargaming or hypersonics.