Increasing Firepower, Speed, and Survivability for Multi-Domain Warfare
The
National Summit on Artillery & Indirect Fires will comprehensively analyze important topics related to modern warfare, including long-range precision fires, range, lethality, and digitization of fires and its current function in contemporary warfare while also examining its efficacy, efficiency, and security.
About the Conference
The summit will not only highlight the critical role that artillery and indirect fires play in modern warfare’s evolving landscape but will offer a comprehensive platform for honing strategic thinking and gaining a holistic perspective on the complexities of modern combat. Through engaging panel discussions, insightful presentations, attendees will learn about cutting-edge advancements in artillery technology, tactics, and coordination. This summit will also facilitate networking opportunities that will undoubtedly contribute to enhanced cooperation and innovation within the realm of military operations.
Why Attend
- Explore the cutting-edge artillery and indirect fire capabilities and tactical advantages in battlespace, enabling the engagement of enemy forces at long range and from cover
- Deepen tactical knowledge on the latest advancements in artillery systems, targeting technologies, and precision-guided munitions
- Contribute to the advancement of national security in an era where geopolitical forces are continuously changing.
- Build effective partnerships across the Indirect Fires community to stay up-to-date on the latest developments and establish critical business partnerships with key decision-makers in the artillery sector.
Topics the Summit will Cover Include:
- Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of Competition and Conflict with Near-Peer Adversaries
- Battlefield Digitization: Transforming Command and Control for Domain Warfare
- Long-Range Precision Fires: The Future of Artillery Capabilities Against Near-Peer Opponents, Increasing Range, Lethality, and Rate-of-Fire
- Training and Simulation: Enhancing Soldier Skills and Knowledge to Meet New Demands
2023 Speakers Included
Co-Chairs
- Colonel (USA-Ret) David Shank, Former Commander, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School, U.S Army
- Dr. Tom Karako,
Senior Fellow, International Security Program Director Of the Missile
Defense Project Center For Strategic and nternational Studies (CSIS)
Keynotes
- Brigadier General Shane P. Morgan, USA, Commandant Field Artillery School, Fires CoE
- Major General Michael Lutton, Commander, 20 AF Global Strike Command, Francis E. Warren AFB USAF
Senior Military & Government Speakers
- Colonel David S. Lee, USA, Field Artillery, Director Army Multi-Domain Targeting Center (AMTC)
- Tracy Sheppard,
Weapons Sciences Division Competency Lead, Weapons Sciences and
Materials Research Directorate US Army Combat Capabilities Development
Command, DEVCOM Army Research Lab
- Mr. Bob Wolfinger, Deputy PEO STRI, Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation
- Colonel Pete Sittenauer, Former Chief of Staff of the 56th Artillery Command Deputy Fire Support Coordinator for United States Army Europe and Africa
- LTC Timothy Godwin, USA, Product Manager Fire Support C2, PEO C3T
- Col Rory Crooks, USA, Director Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team
- Lt Colonel Pavlo Khazan, C4ISR Group Commander Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Colonel Patrick Farrell, USA, Project Manager, Mid-Range Capability Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
- Chris J. Grassano, Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center
- CAPT Richard Gensley USN, Program Manager, Precision Strike Weapons NAVAIR
- William Everitt,
Warrant Officer, Class 1, Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat
Team, Communications & Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities
Specialist (ASCA British Army
- Commander (USN-ret) James Bergeron, Political Advisor NATO Allied Maritime Command
- Thomas A. Dougherty, Executive Director and Senior Contracting Official Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal
- David Drag, ACC-NJ Division Chief - Combat Ammunition Division
- John Cooper, Division Chief, Munitions Readiness Division ACC-Rock Island
- Colonel Tony Behrens, USA, Senior Advisor U.S. Army Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT)
- Col Michael Englis, USA, Director Army Capabilities Manager, Fires Cells-Targeting, Fires CDID
- Colonel Leon Rogers, USA, Project Manager CAS (Combat Ammunition Systems) Picatinny Arsenal
- Lieutenant Colonel Adam Ropelewski, USA, Senior Fire Support Trainer, Vampire 07, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) Hohhenfels, Germany
Special DOD & International Military & Industry Speakers
- LTC Yoann Leclerc-Desjardins, Deputy Director, Artillery, Commandant Royal Regiment Canadian Artillery School
- Mark Altobelli, Program Manager, Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb, Precision Engagement System Boeing
- Travis Tuck, Senior Manager Hypersonics Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
- Jon Milner, Director, BD Weapons and Ammunition American Rheinmetall Defense, Inc.
- Chris Durbin, Assistant Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Agency U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Brenna Derrit, Senior Analyst Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Agency U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Mike Turner, Fires Capability Area Lead DEVCOM, Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC)
- Kyle McFarland, Chief Technology Officer, Munitions General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
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Venue
Association of the United States Army Conference & Event Center
2425 Wilson Blvd, 22201
Arlington, VA, USA
