Past event: Directed Energy Systems Summit

Note: This event was originally planned for 24-26 June in Washington, DC, USA and has now been rescheduled.

New date: 28-30 October, 2020

Guiding Near-Term DE Operationalization and Far-Term System Development

The U.S. Military has a long and complicated history in developing direct energy weapons and systems. Past efforts have experienced challenges across numerous competencies, hindering many next-generation development and plans for the utilization of DE technologies.

However, recent advancements across the DE community are showing advanced progress, whereby Dr. Kelly Hammett, leader of AFRL's DE Directorate claims, "For my entire career, we have been working on directed energy. We're finally at the point which we're going to see systems that will make a substantive difference on the battlefield."

With the number of DoD supported DE programs showing promise during concept demonstrations, optimism for operationalization is at an all-time high to leverage DE in the near-term, as their relevancy to address current and emerging threats continues to escalate. Getting this technology into the hands of the Warfighter and defining initial concepts of operation are imperative to better understanding this transformative technology's role across the Armed Services, before near-peer adversaries do so themselves.

As such, our Directed Energy Systems 2020 Summit will focus on the latest deployment, experimentation and operationalization assessments of the technology for the benefit of the Armed Services. Meeting the unique engineering challenges to deliver operational functionality will be of unique importance to moving this technology into operations, one that will be discussed at a senior-level viewpoint at our DE Summit!

Topics we'll cover in the main conference include:

• DoD and MIlitary Roadmap For Directed Energy Systems
• Directed Energy Systems Industry Panel
• Operational Challenges and Advantages of DES for the 21st Century Warfighter
• DE Systens Cross and Service Integration Panel  
• Implementing HEL DES Into the SHORAD Strategy to counter Group 1 UASs
• Roadmap for High Power Microwave DES Weapons Development
• Advancements in Power Re-Generation, Storage, and Thermal Management Solutions for Directed Energy Systems
• Directed Energy Employment and Safety Concerns

Why Attend

• 100+ Attendees
• 20 Expert Speakers
• 5 Hours Reserved for Networking
• 15 Hours of Learning

2020 Speaking Faculty

• Dr. Michael Jirjis, Directed Energy Experimentation Lead, AF Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation, Air Foce Research Laboratory (AFRL)
• Anant Singh, Director General Air Defence, India Ministry of Defence
• Erin Kampschroer, APM Ship Integration, Electric Ships Office, PEO Ships
• Peter Huessy, PhD, Director for Strategic Deterrent Studies, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

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