Las Vegas, NV • May 1-2, 2008

 

Successful Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) strikes on insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have forever changed the landscape of future aviation development in the department of defense. The Predator, Reaper and now Hunter have shown unprecedented capability in pairing persistent surveillance with quick, precision strike further adding to their value as integral assets on the battlefield. This multi-mission flexibility and capacity of existing armed UASs and their ability to find, fix, and finish has dramatically shortened the kill-chain allowing time-critical strikes against fleeing, hidden, and troop endangering targets. As a result, DoD plans to spend over $20 billion on UASs in the next 6 years alone, and as one officer indicated, “We will see more weaponized Army unmanned vehicles being used instead of manned platforms to save not only our aviator brethren but our Army ground brethren from enemy contact.” Currently, bigger and more sophisticated weaponized unmanned aircraft systems are being developed, but as the Unmanned Systems Roadmap for 2007-2032 underlines, much work needs to be done in the maturing of this technology promising many developmental opportunities for years to come.

This outstanding conference examines the latest needs, challenges and opportunities for arming unmanned aircraft systems. What are OSD and the Service’s needs and initiatives for armed UASs? What is the Air Force roadmap for armed UAS employment and integration? What are the latest technologies that will optimize UAVs for OSD’s goal of precision engagement? What is the future of small UAS weaponization? What is the way forward for the Navy’s carrier-based UCAS program? What are the Army’s weapon development and integration plans? What is the Air Force vision for next-generation UAV-delivered weapons? What are the critical capability gaps and mission challenges facing Armed UAVs today? What are the capability gaps and mission challenges facing Armed UAVs?

These and many other questions will be addressed during this outstanding event.

Our Distinguished Panel of Experts:

LT. GEN. NORMAN R. SEIP USAF Commander, 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern
BRIG. GEN. GENARO G. DELLAROCCO USA Program Executive Officer, Missiles and Space
MR. JAMES “RALEIGH” DURHAM Director, Joint Advanced Concepts, OSD
COLONEL KIRK M. KLOEPPEL USAF Director, Munitions Directorate, AFRL
CAPTAIN MARK STORCH USN Vice Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
COLONEL JEFFREY T. KAPPENMAN USA TRADOC Systems Manager for UAS
LT. COL. JONATHAN J. GREENE USAF Commander, 42nd Attack Squadron
MAJOR JEFFREY D. HAVLICEK USAF Air Force Center for Systems Engineering
MR. RICK EDWARDS Vice President, Tactical Missiles, Lockheed Martin
MR. JOHN NIX Vice President, Business Development, Defense Avionics, BAE Systems
MR. LARRY JOHN Director, UAS Technical Project Office
MR. SCOTT WINSHIP Director, UCAS, Northrop Grumman
MR. DON CATTELL Director, Army Programs, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
MR. DAN JASPERING Director, Direct Attack Weapons, Boeing
MR. GRADY J. EAKIN Director, Business Development, Advanced Systems, Boeing
MR. CHARLIE BRINK Program Manager, X-51, AFRL/RZAT
MR. MIKE HEATER Program Manager, Long Range Strike Systems, Rockwell Collins
MR. STEFANO LASSINI Chief Engineer, Mission Management Systems, GE Aviation
DR. COREY SCHUMACHER Technical Area Lead, AFRL/RBCA
MS. KIM M. JONES Lead, Remote Armament Systems Business Area, ARDEC, US Army
LCDR DAVE PARSONS,US NAVY (ret) AIR-4.6 Innovation Cell Lead/Warfighter Liaison, NAWC-AD
LT. COL. MICHAEL KEATON, USAF (ret) Senior Manager, Business Development, Raytheon
MR. RICHARD STERCHELE Manager, Business Development, Smart Weapons, Textron Systems
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