Achieving Versatility, Scalability, Affordability in Pilot Training
Military Flight Training USA is back for our 8th annual conference and is proud to be bringing together a community of 300+ Flight Training Program Managers, Instructors, Industry Leaders and Subject Matter Experts as we discuss challenges at the forefront of pilot training.
By guiding flight training initiatives to leverage new technology and innovative education strategies, commands can effectively reduce the gaps in skills and capabilities from training aircraft to operational aircraft in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. Our sessions and discussions will provide an in-depth view of procurement and training strategies and priorities for the US, industry, and America's industry partners. The conference will also highlight advancements in synthetic training, rotary training, cybersecurity, and much more!
Critical Discussions will take place on:
- Balancing training in synthetic environments and live flight hours
- Evolving training for 5th and 6th generation aircraft
- Navigating the ATO process
- Understanding the military's cybersecurity concerns when introducing new technologies
- Developing training for special forces
- Training foreign nations' air forces
- Fostering innovation
- The evolution of sustainment
- Future fighter lead-in training
Top 10 Reasons to Attend
- Engage with key decision makers across the US Department of Defense
- Learn about key training initiatives and priorities from air forces across the globe to position yourself for international markets
- Hear from procurement and sustainment officers about the latest needs and processes from the US Department of Defense
- Hear from leaders in the special operations divisions to understand how their training needs
- Solve the challenges facing Live Virtual and Constructive operations
- Hear the latest news on the delivery of the T7-A
- Discover how the Air Force and Navy plan to harness the power of AI/ML
- Understand the development of the newly designed Airman Development Command
- Maximize the window to integrate your solutions with the military by understanding the military's cybersecurity challenges with new training methods
- Gain key insights into the US military's rotary wing training needs
Core Themes
- Integration of Synthetic and Live Training With tools such as AI and XR as the military seeks to mitigate pilot shortages and train for increasingly complex scenarios
- Training to Compete in a new competitive landscape as China, Russia, and the Middle East present new and unique challenges for air forces around the world
- Innovation in International Training Partnerships as new facilities are built and training takes a global approach
2024 Speakers
- Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock, Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force (Conference Chairman)
- Lieutenant General Brian Robinson, Commander, Air Education Training Command (AETC, US Air Force
- Lieutenant General Silvano Frigerio, Commander of the Italian Air Force Education and Training Command, Italian Air Force
- Major General Clark Quinn, Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command (AETC), US Air Force
- Brigadier General Gregory Kreuder, Commander, Nineteenth Air Force, US Air Force
- Brigadier General Travolis Simmons,
Director of Training and Readiness, Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, US Air Force
- Air Commodore Rob Caine, Director, Flying Training, No 22 Group, MOD Abbey Wood, UK Royal Air Force
- Brigadier General Edi Turco,
Chief of Staff of the Air Education Training Command / 3rd Air Region,
and Head of the International Flight Training School (IFTS) Program
Office, Italian Air Force
- Brigadier General John Alexander, 2 Canadian Air Division Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Dr. Randal Cole, Chief Data and AI Officer (Acting), DON OCIO, US Navy
- Creid Johnson, Chief, Futures Division, US Air Force
- Captain Duane Whitmer, Program Manager PMA–273, US Navy
- Colonel Jeffrey Shulman, Commander, 80th Flying Training Wing, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Program, US Air Force
- Colonel Richard Tucker, Chief of Staff, United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, US Army
- Colonel David Skalicky, Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, US Air Force
- Colonel Peter Lee, Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, US Air Force
- Colonel G. Hall Sebren Jr., Deputy Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, US Air Force
- Colonel Jeff McMaster, Deputy Commander, 27th Special Operations Wing, US Air Force
- Colonel Daniel Thetford, Project Manager, Apache Attack Helicopter Program, US Army
- Scott Poznanski, Simulator Common Architecture and Standards (SCARs) Program Manager, NH-04, US Air Force
- Matthew Muha, Director of Autonomy Capability (ACT3) Team, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),, US Air Force
- Dr. Gaurav Sharma, Chief Scientist of the 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, US Air Force
- Brian Kirk, Deputy A5T Pilot Training Transformation (CTO), US Air Force
- John Sowder,
Business Operations Support Chief, Electronics Maintenance Group, Ogden
Air Logistics Complex, Hill Air Force Base, US Air Force
- Commander Ryan Pineda, Commanding Officer, VT-28, CNATRA, US Navy
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert Buckley, Chief of Curriculum, 19AF/A5, US Air Force
- Karl Wiers, GS-14, DAF, OTTI Authorizing Official Designated Representative, US Air Force
- Commander Jacob King, Executive Officer, Naval Test Pilot School, US Navy
- Kevin "Proton" McLaughlin, Executive Director, Navy Air Wing of the Future/Field Marketing Defense, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Travis "Flak" Willis, International Business Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Michael Fetkyo, CEO, iPerformX
- Jason "Maestro" Turner, AETC Program Manager, iPerformX
- Kevin "FDR" Delano, Program Manager, iPerformX
- Karl Fürnrohr, Chief Sales Officer, Grob Aircraft
- Christoph van Eupen, Head of Grob Training Systems, Grob Aircraft
- Jason Velivlis, Senior Warfare Analyst, 2 Circle
- Kevin Huyck, Chief Operating Officer, Red6
- Steve Helmer, Flight Test and Demonstration Pilot, Textron Aviation Defense
- Eric Carney, Director; Strategy and Business Development, Lockheed Martin
- Steve Roemerman, CEO and Chairman, Lone Star Analysis
- Philip Senna, Director of Business Development, CAE
- Peter Fedak, Vice President Defence Programs, KF Aerospace
The full agenda is not yet available for this event.
Follow this event to receive an alert when the agenda becomes available.
Venue
The venue is not yet available for this event.
Follow this event to be informed when the venue is available and stay informed on other changes.
