Past event: Hypersonic Weapons Summit

Note: This event was originally planned for 30 April - 1 June, 2020 Arlington, VA, USA and has now been rescheduled

New date: 28-30 October, 2020

Please note: Due to the critical nature of the development of hypersonic weapons, we must state that only U.S. Government, Contractors and Academia can attend this event.

Guiding Hypersonic Development to Operationalize Capabilities for US National Security Goals

Since the early 2000s, the United States has supported the ongoing development of hypersonic missiles to capitalize on what has been recently coined as an, Advanced Capability Enabler. These high priority assets can fly at speeds of at least Mach 5, and present a unique opportunity for the United States Military to expand its global reach even more so than typical operations.

The proliferation of efforts, funding, and initiatives across the Military, Federal Government, academia and industry to enable this capability is nothing short of rapid and all encompassing; there is a wide understanding that this capability is one that must be capitalized by the United States as promptly as possible.

Both the Pentagon and Congress have displayed a growing interest in pursuing the development and near-term operationalization of hypersonic weapons and systems. Near-pear hypersonic technology, programs of record, and capability development are at an all-time high, with some claims that United States adversaries are expected to field an operational hypersonic glide vehicle as early as 2020.

With the Pentagon's recent successful test of a hypersonic glide body earlier this year, the path to hypersonic deployment seems closer than ever for the United States. However, there are many technological and operational decisions to be made before fielding an operational weapon. Meeting the pace at which the Services wants to test and field a hypersonic offensive capability will be a challenge, but doing so is critical to the National Defense Strategy of the United States Military. 

Join our Hypersonic Weapons Summit for the unique opportunity to understand US Military senior leadership approach to the ongoing global proliferation of hypersonic weapons and capabilities for FY2021 and beyond!

Topics Covered Include:

• Enabling Hypersonic Capability for Warfighters across Multiple Domains
• Technology Investment Areas to Achieve Hypersonic Utilization
• Testing Needs and Priorities
• Defining Mission Requirements for Hypersonic Operationalization  
• Advancing Critical Manufacturing and Engineering Competencies

Hypersonic Capabilities at the Speed of Sound

• Understand the Navy's Approach for Prompt Global Strike Hypersonic Capabilities
• Learn About the Global Ramifications of Securing Hypersonic Technology
• Ascertain USD Acquisition and Sustainment's Hypersonic Priorities
• Receive Guidance from USD R&E's Hypersonic Lead
• Laser in on the Army's FY2023 Hypersonic Fielding Roadmap

Event Chairman

• Major General (Ret.) John Horner, Director, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

2020 Speakers

• The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• General Timothy Ray, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Secretary of the Air Force
  
• Mike E. White, SES, Assistant Director, Hypersonics, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
• Robert K. Strider, SES, Deputy Director, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Secretary of the Army
• Mr. Robert W. Thomas, Jr., SES, DJ8 Deputy Director, Capability and Resource Integration, United States Strategic Command
  
• Dr. Knox Millsaps, SES, Director, Division of Aerospace Science, Air Warfare and Weapons, Office of Naval Research
• Dr. Yvette Weber, SES, Associate Deputy Assistant Director, Science, Technology & Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Logistics
• Dr. Russ Cummings, Managing Director, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute, United States Air Force Academy
• Dr. Alex Roesler, Deputy Director, Integrated Military Systems, Strike & Aerospace Systems, Sandia National Laboratories
• Dr. Ivett Leyva, Program Officer, Engineering and Complex Systems, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Research Laboratory
• Scott Morton, DoD HPCMP CREATE Air Vehicles Project Manager, US Army ERDC Information Technology Laboratory
• Roger Garay, Enterprise Portfolio Analyst, Defense Technical Information Center
• Dr. Joe Bonivel, Jr., Subject Matter Expert, Defense Technical Information Center
• Dr. Phillip Ligrani, Eminent Scholar in Propulsion, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama at Huntsville
• Dr. Rodney Bowersox, Department Head of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
• Dr. Thomas Corke, Director, Hypersonic Systems Initiative, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
• Austin K. Yamada, President & CEO, The University of Arizona Applied Research Corporation, Former DASD, Special Operations and Combating Terrorism, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Tom Karako, Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• Erin Riley Kocourek, Director, Raytheon
• Eric R. Scherff, Vice President, Hypersonic Strike Programs, Lockheed Martin Space
• Douglas R. Graham, Vice President, Advanced Programs Development, Lockheed Martin Space
• Scott Stanfield, Director, Strategic Programs, Dynetics, a Leidos Company

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