Counter UAS Technology USA 2024 Conference

December 2-4, 2024 - Arlington, VA, United States

We are delighted to announce the 4th annual Counter UAS Technology USA Conference, taking place in Arlington, VA, on December 2-4, 2024.

Building from the sell-out 2023 edition, Counter UAS Technology USA 2024 will return in a bigger platform than ever before, to bring together key military and government C-UAS program managers, policy makers, research and development experts, along with industry partners, to forge valuable discussions on how to strengthen US protection against the threat of UAS.

With the recent release of the new Counter UAS legislation - ‘Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023’- it is evident that advancing robust C-sUAS capabilities is critical to enable the DoD and Military to protect personnel, assets and locations from the proliferation of illegal and hostile drones.

Counter UAS Technology USA 2024 is the perfect forum for this important topic, as it will facilitate discussions surrounding C-sUAS priorities, challenges and solutions, promoting dedicated discussion and networking to enhance the approach, analysis, and solutions to address one of the most prevalent pressures facing the US military, government, and allies: the sUAS threat.

Benefits of attending

Hear the latest C-UAS updates from US DoD and Military Senior Leadership and Program Managers, from key US DOD and allied military organizations
Engage and network with a range of leading solution providers advancing cutting-edge technology to enhance counter drone responses
Gain access to various keynote briefings, covering a range of key topics including kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities, detection and targeting, interoperability, procurement, AI and machine learning, mounted and mobile CUAS, among many others
Meet and listen to key international speakers from across NATO and allied nations to learn more about their efforts to improve their national protection against the threat of drones

2023 Speakers Included

Brigadier General Frank Lozano, Programme Executive Officer, Missiles and Space, US Army
Chief John Peart, Command and Control Systems Integrator, Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Office (JCO)
Colonel Anthony Behrens, Chief of Staff, Air and Missile Defence Cross-Functional Team
Colonel Curtis W. King, 45th Air Defense Artillery Commandant, Chief of Air Defense Artillery, and Deputy Commander, Fires Centre of Excellence (FCOE) and Fort Sill, US Army Air Defense Artillery School
Dr Craig Robin, Chief Executive Officer, EO Solutions
Dr Cristian Coman, Senior Scientist, NCI Agency
Dr Daniel Guillette, Program Manager, HPEM Weapon System Transition, High Power Electromagnetics Division, US Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr Jay Gee Simmons, C-UAS SME, DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center
Dr Nicholas Maniscalco, Chief Engineer, High Point Aerotechnologies
Group Captain Gary Darby, Head UK Joint C-UAS Office, Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant Colonel Emory J. Hayes, CsUAS Branch Chief, Robotic Requirements Division, Maneuver-Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate (MCDID)
Lieutenant Colonel Eric Lewis, Product Manager, AMP-HEL, Directed Energy Program Office DEPO, US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
Lieutenant Colonel Rüdiger Rauch, Assistant Branch Chief, Strategy and Operations Directorate I 6, C-sUAS, Federal Ministry of Defense, Germany
Major Jake LaGue, Counter UAS Branch Chief, Project Manager Maneuver Systems (PM MAS)
Major Jason "Paddles" Dempsey, Combat Development and Integration CD&I, US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps
Major Michel K.C Koopman, SQN Cdt 640 SQN NLD Air Force staff officer / C-UAS program manager, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Mr Brent Cotton, Director, Director, C-UAS Program Management Office, Department of Homeland Security
Mr Brian Fishpaugh, Deputy National Intelligence Manager for Aviation, National Intelligence Manager-Aviation (NIM-A), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Mr DJ Smith, Technical Surveillance Agent/Unmanned Aerial & CUAS Program Coordinator, Virginia State Police
Mr Greg Fortier, Vice President, Aviation, Fires, & C5ISR Army Business Unit, SAIC
Mr Larry Satterfield, Director, International Sales, BlueHalo
Mr Lars Krogh Vammen, Head of Business Development Surveillance Systems, Weibel Scientific A/S
Mr Magnus Wallmark, EVP, Business Development and Sales, Fortem Technologies
Mr Mario Behn, DEU VNC/Principal Scientist, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, NCI, NATO
Mr Michael Torphy, Unit Chief, Surveillance and Emerging Technology Unit, FBI
Mr Mike Powell, Director, Radar & CUAS Innovation Solutions, ElbitAmerica
Mr Ryan Berry, Manager, UAS Security Division, Federal Aviation Administration
Mr Shaan Shaikh, Associate Director & Associate Fellow, Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Mr Stephan Kraschansky, Managing Director, AARONIA AG
Mr Tom Adams, Co-Founder and CEO and Former FBI Counter-UAS, AeroVigilance, FBI
Mr Tom Driscoll, CTO, Echodyne
Mr William Beasley, Deputy Director, Unmanned Systems Technology, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E), Emerging Technologies
Mrs Blakeley Williams, General Engineer, National Nuclear Security Administration, US Department of Energy
Ms Danielle McCormick, Director of Strategy & Head of C-sUAS Portfolio, Edgesource Corporation
Ms Julie Balduf, Deputy Chief, CUAS Division, US Air Forces Central (AFCENT/A3B)
Private First Harijs Osis, C-UAV Specialist, National Armed Forces Of Latvia
Reserve Captain Andrus Padar, Expert of Remote Sensing Research and Development Centre & Head of S2 Section, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Estonian Cyber Defence League
Senior Representative, BlueHalo
Squadron Leader Hugo Piers Morris, SO2 Counter-small Uncrewed Air Systems, Project 6 Lead, Joint Effects, Programmes Directorate, British Army HQ
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Intelligence Mathew Cooze, National cUAS Coordinator, U.S. Border Patrol
Warrant Officer Haiko Jan Kroeze, Tactical Flight Officer / Coordinator UAS Operations, Royal Netherlands Military Police