Past event: UAS West Symposium

Emerging Opportunities, Needs and Challenges

Benefits of Attending

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict growth in this industry, estimating a total increase to just over $89 billion in the next decade. Not only is the military expected to sustain its backing of UAS technology, but the civil and commercial markets are poised to open up to a host of opportunities for the industry. “In the next 20-30 years these things (RPAs) are going to explode” – General Mark A. Welsh, III, Air Force Chief of Staff
  • Future UAS Development Opportunities and Trends – DoD, International, and More
  • FAA UAS Operating Considerations & Section 333 Exemption Process
  • Emerging UAS Service Needs and Initiatives from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, & USCG
  • UAS for Maritime Surveillance & Customers & Border Patrol Needs & Opportunities
  • Key COCOM UAS Needs, Challenges, and Requirements
  • UAS Weapon Technologies, Initiatives and Tactics
  • UAS Autonomy and Manned/Unmanned Teaming (MUM) Break-Throughs & Capabilities

This outstanding symposium offer the attendees invaluable information on the emerging opportunities in the military, commercial and civil markets as well as closely examine current programs and first hand experiences with UAS.

Attendance is limited to US, NATO, and allied countries only.



“Very well organized. Great speakers and networking”
UAS/RPA Subject Matter Expert, 705th Combat Training Squadron

“A very good lineup of relevant experts”
Deputy Director, Air Force Joint Test Office (AFJO)

“Speakers are good, location good, contacts very good”
Director, New Business Development, HITCO

“Great span of the field, real authorities”
Vice President, Business Development, Space Data Corp

“Broad based perspectives were excellent”
Defense Fellow, U.S. Congress and U.S. Air Force

Speakers

  • The Honorable Congressman Scott Peters, D-52nd District, California
  • RDML Mark Leavitt, USN, Deputy Commander, Naval Air Force/Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet
  • Mr. Billy Gililland, President, General Atomics Systems Integratio
  • Mr. Timothy Sutherland, Deputy Director, National Air Security Operations Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sierra Vista, Dept of Homeland Security
  • CAPT (USN ret) Ted Venable CNT, UAS Program Manager at Commander, U.S. Naval Forces South and Commander, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F), USN
  • Mr. Eddie Gleason, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S DHS
  • Col Patrick Mason, USA, Commander, Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC/ATEC)
  • Mr. Thomas Baker, Director, UAS-AI Joint Test, U.S. Northern Command
  • COL Courtney Cote, USA, Chief, U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations
  • CDR Andrew Gephart, USN, Director, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Directorate
  • CDR (ret) Chris “Pyro” Fitzgerald, USN, Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific (N809A), (COMNAVAIRFOR, CNAF), UAS Requirements
  • COL (USAF RET) Kurt Carraway, UAS Flight Operations Manager, Applied Aviation Research Center, Kansas State University
  • Lt COL Summer Fields, USAF, 13TH Reconnaissance Wing, 940th Air Force Reserve Command, 10th Air Force
  • COL Keith “LJB” Ward, USAF, 163rd Operations Group Commander, ANG
  • LtCOL Kain “CHEWIE” Anderson, USMC, Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
  • COL (USAF ret) CHRISOPHER PEHRSON, Director, Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. g
  • Mr. Keith Smith, Chief Engineer, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Joint Urgent Operation Need Program, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Mr. Wayne Perryman, Program Leader, Cetacean Health and Life History Program, NOAA
  • CDR (USN ret) David Place, Naval Post Graduate School, Research Associate
  • Mr. Andy Thurling, Director, Product Safety and Mission Assurance, AeroVironment, Inc.
  • Mr. Michael Blades, Senior Industry Analyst, Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan
  • Mr. Alan Frazier, Associate Professor, Department of Aviation, University of N. Dakota

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With over 20 Experts from U.S. Congress, Army, Navy, USAF, CNAF Pacific Fleet, CBP/DHS, USA/UAS Systems Ops, NOAA, USMC (VMU-1), USNORTHCOM, NPS, COMNAVAIRFOR/CNAF, COMUSNAVSO/C4F, 163rd Operations Group/ANG, (13th RS/940th Wing), (USA/RTTC/ATEC), Northrop Grumman, General Atomics Systems Integration, AeroVironment, Frost & Sullivan, and K-State Applied Aviation Research Center  examine…
  • Emerging UAS DoD Needs & Requirements from
    • USAF • CNAF • DHS • USA • USMC • USN • USNORTHCOM • ANG • CNAF • DHS
  • Emerging New Roles and Missions in: • Homeland Security
    • Customs & Border Protection • Counter Trafficking • Maritime Surveillance • National Airspace and more!
  • Major UAS Program Updates and Emerging Platforms Needs & Opportunities
  • Status and Forecast for FAA Mandates on UAS National Airspace System Integration


Who You Will Meet

Some of the titles  who have attended past events
  • CEOs/COOs/CIOs
  • Presidents/Vice Presidents
  • Principles
  • General Managers
  • Commanding Officers
  • Directors
  • Deputy Directors
  • Branch Chiefs
  • Research Directors
  • Business Development Managers
  • Sr. Marketing Managers
  • Sr. Managers, Federal Accounts
  • Sr. Analysts
  • Sales Directors
  • Principal Scientists
  • Program Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Product Managers
  • Program Analyst
  • Aerospace Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Flight Operations Managers
  • Test Engineers
  • Engineering Leads


Venue

Wyndham San Diego Bayside
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-3861
Attendee accommodations must be arranged directly with the hotel.
Event details
Organizer : TTC
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-6932