National Summit on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Post-Event Report

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2024 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Conference Highlights:

Outstanding opportunity to listen to and speak with government & industry personnel to get insights into requirements and future programs of R&D efforts.

Director Tactical & Embedded Cyber Solutions Everfox

Speakers with informative knowledge on current and future threats.

Scientist NSWC Corona

Very good conference! Speakers & Facilitators were all very high quality Business Development L3 Harris

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2024 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Conference Highlights:

Outstanding speakers & sessions.

Logistics Mgmt. Specialist USN

Always a well-attended event, Cross section of experiences, professionalism UAS SME U.S Fourth Fleet

This was a great – well rounded event.

Director of USN/USMC Programs Anduril

Significant amount of the right interested parties, reception and networking.

Aerospace & Defense Ind, Partners

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Esteemed Speakers Included: Program Chairs:

Government Speakers:

AMBASSADOR LINCOLN BLOOMFIELD JR. Stimson Center Chairman Emeritus Former Assistant Secretary of State, Political Military Affairs Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, US Special Envoy

LT COL CHASE "MILK TOAST" THOMPSON, USMC

CAPTAIN (USN-RET) TED VENABLE CNT/UAS Program Manager (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking

Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder

Colonel Clark Bramante

Dr. John Matyjas, SES Chief Scientist, Air Combat Command Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Luger, USMC

Gregory Skinner Program Manager, Small Tactical UAS (sTUAS) PMA 263, NAVAIR

Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Keynote Speakers: David Breede

PEO, C4, Center for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (SOF AT&L) USSOCOM

DR. RAYMOND O’TOOLE, JR.

Acting Director Office of Secretary of Defense Director Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)

JOHN VONA, SES

Commander, 163rd Attack Wing, CA ANG March ABF USAF

Commanding Officer Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1)

Captain Jim Bamberger

Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

COMMANDER JERRY DALEY, USN

Director Center 2 (Requirements and Capability Development), Air Force Futures AF/A5/7D

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Cunningham Group, Advanced Development Team Deputy Commandant for Aviation Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps

Commanding Officer Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1)

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COLONEL JOHN WHELAHAN, (USA-RET) Executive Director of Transformation Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control Partner Nations (CJADC2-P) XVIIIth Airborne Corps 3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Div/ 82d Airborne Div/101st Airborne Division CRAIG RIEDEL Project Manager Tactical Aviation & Ground Munitions (TAGM), PEO Missiles and Space

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Esteemed Speakers Included:

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DARSHAN “DASH” DIVAKARAN Head of Airspace Innovation & Prime Partnerships AFWERX

Dennis Teefy Project Director, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO, IEW&S)

BENJAMIN TRAN Chief ISR-SOF Capabilities Development Office (CDO), WPAFB

CYNTHIA L. PERAZZO Executive Director, Weapon and Software Engineering Center US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, Picatinny Arsenal

MICHAEL STEWART, SES Director, Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO) United States Navy

COLONEL STEFANO BIANCA NATO ISR Force (NISRF) Deputy Commander and Training Centre Commander Italian Air Force

Bhavanjot Singh, PMP Senior Scientific Technical Manager Autonomy and Automation for Armament Systems Weapons Engineering and Software Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center

LT COLONEL PAVLO KHAZAN Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF), Unmanned Systems Department Armed Forces of Ukraine

CAPTAIN LAURA MCLEAN Captain, Operational Support San Diego Police Department

LT COL JOSHUA “SHIVA” TRIMBLE, USAF Director of Operations, 558th Flying Training Squadron Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX

MICHAEL MACKAY Former National Security Advisor Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

ANDREW GUION Flight Safety and Operations Engineer, Air Traffic Management eXploration Project NASA Ames Research Center

CRAIG BURNS Special Agent, Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) FAA

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Esteemed Speakers Included: Industry Speakers: MAIA B. COOK, PHD

Angel McDowell

MIKE BUTLER

MARK MCKINNON

ETHAN BROWN

Charlie Dean

Technical Director, Engineering in Advanced Programs General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Vice President, International Business AeroVironment

Hector Ubiñas

EDDY BUTLER

EDWARD DOLEJSI

MR. TRAVIS SINCLAIR

Deputy, Project Manager, UAS Project Office General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

DOUG BROUWER

Senior Director for International and Naval MQ-9B Programs General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Sr. Director of Solutions Development Teledyne FLIR Defense

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Director, Human-Autonomy Integration & Chief Scientist Pacific Science & Engineering

Director of Navy Programs, Launched Effects Anduril Industries

President Autonomous Flight Systems Inc. (AFSI)

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Engineer, Program Development Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

Partner Fox Rothschild LLP FAA Senior Representative FBI Representative

Aviation Operations Lead San Diego Gas and Electric

JUSTIN PEARCE

Vice President of Programs, Engineering and Flight Insitu, a Boeing Company

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Esteemed Speakers Included: Bryan Scurry

Richard “Rich” Bonnett

ALEX WEINTRAUB

DAMIEN TYRRELL

Senior Program Manager, Advanced Programs Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company

Regional Director Sentient Vision Systems

NEIL ZERBE

JIM RYAN

Former Executive Director Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet

CEO Aerospace and Defense Industry Partners

Chief Technology Officer Former VP, UAS Engineering Kratos Unmanned Systems

Senior Director, Global Military Sales and Strategy, Air Domain Systems Textron Systems

ANDY LOWERY

Chief Executive Officer Epirus

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Key Numbers

200+

45+

ATTENDEES

UNMANNED AERIAL EXPERT SPEAKERS

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EVENT PARTNERS

UNIVERSITY 3

GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

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HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSIONS

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Attendees Travelled From:

40% WEST COAST

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13% MID WEST

11% SOUTH

33% EAST COAST

3%

INTERNATIONAL

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Attendee Snapshot JOB TITLES • 19 AF MQ-9 Program Manager

• Chief Scientist - Air Combat Command

• Division Chief, Networked Lethality

• 375 AMW sUAS Program Manager

• Chief Technology Officer

• Engineer, Program Development

• Account Manager

• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer

• Enterprise Sales

• Acting - Deputy Product Manager - EUAS

• Chief, ISR-SOF Capabilities Development Office (CDO)

• Exec Dir Transformation, Combined Joint All Domain C2

• Acting Director

• CNT/UAS Program Mgr. ( COMUSNAVSO/C4F)

• Executive Director

• Admin/Tech Specialist

• Co-founder

• Executive Vice President

• Adv – Development Team Deputy Commandant for Aviation HQ – USMC

• Col

• Field Applications Engineer

• Commanding Officer

• Flight Safety & Operations Engineer

• Consultant

• Flight Test Engineer

• Contracts - Programs

• Fmr Dep COMDT For Aviation. Fmr Commdg Gen

• CTO Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems

• Fmr Exec. Dir., (CNAF), CDR Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pac Fleet

• Dahlgren NAV S&T Lead

• Former National Security Advisor

• Dep Branch Chief

• Gang Specialist Forensic Examiner

• Deputy Director, Programs

• General Manager – US

• Deputy, Project Manager

• Ghost - Chief Engineer

• Director

• GTRI Patuxent River Field Office Manager

• Director - Business Development

• Head of Airspace Innovation & Prime Partnerships

• Director - Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO)

• Intelligence Officer

• Director - USMC Strategic Development

• Intelligence Specialist

• Director Human Autonomy Integration & Chief Scientist

• Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) - FAA

• Director of Business Development - Defense

• Liaison

• Director of Corporate Strategy

• Lieutenant

• Director of Engineering

• Logistics Management Specialist

• Director of Navy Programs – Launched Effects

• Lt.Col.

• Director of Operations, 558th Flying Training Squadron

• Management & Program Analyst

• Director of Sales – UxV

• Manager - Business Development

• Director of Unmanned Systems

• Managing Director

• Director Programs 2

• Managing Member

• Director, Systems Engineering

• Mechanical Engineer

• Diving Safety Program Specialist

• Mechanical Science Division Chief

• AI Autonomy Lab Lead/Sr Software Systems Engineer • AI Engineer • Air Officer • Airspace Manager • Associate Director/ Value Stream Leader • ATO Law Enforcement Liaison • Automated Drone Operations Specialist • Autonomy & AI Technical Lead • Aviation Operations Lead • BD Manager • Branch Chief • Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis • Business Development • Business Development & Test Engineering • Business Development Associate • Business Development Manager • Captain, Operational Support • CEO • CFO • Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) • Chief Petty Officer • Chief Revenue Officer

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Attendee Snapshot JOB TITLES • Mission Support and Test Services LLC

• Senior Director – Airborne ISR/C3

• Supervisory Special Agent

• MQ-9 OT&E Suitability Analyst

• Senior Director for International and Naval MQ-9B Programs

• SVP

• MSgt

• Senior Director of Solutions Development

• Systems Engineer

• NATO ISR Force (NISRF) Deputy Commander and Training Centre Commander

• Senior Director, Business Development

• Tactical & Embedded Cyber Solutions Director

• Senior Manager – Business Development

• Tech Dir., Engineering, Advanced Programs

• Senior Manager Business Development – Altius

• Technical Advisor

• Senior Materiel Leader Special Operations Forces & Personnel Recovery Division

• Technical Director

• Operational Suitability Analyst • Partner • PEO TIS, Center Special Ops Forces (SOF AT&L) Center for Special Operations Forces • Physical Security Inspector

• Senior Program Manager, Advanced Programs

• Platoon Commander

• Senior Technical Sales Manager

• PMA266 S&T Director

• SNR Manager

• President

• Special Programs Manager – Bio

• Program Integrator

• Sr Director – Business Development

• Program Management Director

• Sr Director – Global Military Sales Air Domain Systems

• Program Manager • Program Manager, Small Tactical UAS (sTUAS) • Program Planning & Operations Manager • Project Director • Project Manager – Tactical Aviation and Ground Munition • Project Officer

• Sr Program Analyst/Team Lead • Sr Vice President • Sr. Additive Manufacturing Consultant • Sr. Business Development Account Executive • Sr. Business Development Manager

• Regional Director

• Sr. Scientific Tech. Mgr., Autonomy & Automation for Armament Sys. Weapons, Eng & Software Cntr.

• Research Data Scientist

• SSgt

• Reserve IP LDO/CWO Community Lead

• SSTM/Director Networked Lethality & System Readiness Technologies Directorate

• Scientist • SEAL Team UxS Troop Commander • Sector Vice President Special Operations • Security Forces • Senior Administrative Assistant • Senior Director

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• Senior Military Advisor

• UAS Analyst • UAS Business Team Leader • UAS Logistics Management Specialist • UAS Operations Officer • Unmanned Systems Ops/Training • US Government Regional Director • USA Technician ll • UxS Department Head • UxS Deputy Department Head • UxS Program Manager | Activity Security Manager • UxS SEA • Vice President • Vice President - Intl. Business • Vice President of Programs, Engineering and Flight • Vice President of Business Development • VP – Tactical Autonomous Systems • VP Business Development

• Staff Sergeant Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

• VP of Business Development & Tech

• Stimson Center Chairman Emeritus

• VP of Sales

• Strategic Engagement

• VP of Technical Partnerships

• Strategic Growth • Strategic Plans and Policy Officer • Superintendent of Combat Development Directorate

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Attendee Snapshot ORGANIZATIONS • 163rd Attack Wing – ANG

• Delta V Group

• Italian Air Force

• Owl Cyber Defense

• 1A Drone

• Department of Defense

• Joint Base Langley-Eustis

• 375 Air Mobility Wing

• Department of Homeland Security

• Pacific Science & Engineering Group, Inc. (PSE)

• 88 CS/SCQ

• DEVCOM AC

• Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX

• AeroSpace & Defense Industry Partners

• DOE/NNSA/NNSS

• Aerovel Corp.

• DON Fleet Readiness Center Southwest - Business Office

• AeroVironment Inc

• DTC

• Aevex Aerospace

• DZYNE Technologies LLC

• AFLCMC WIS SOF & PR Division

• EBAD

• AFWERX

• Edge Case Research

• Air Force 88th CS

• Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company

• Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

• Kratos Defense

• PBS Aerospace Incorporation

• L3Harris TDL

• Pelican Creek Capital LLC

• Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP)

• PEO Missiles and Space

• Mach Industries

• Picatinny Arsenal

• Mach Industries, Inc. • Marine Unmanned Ariel Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) • Mission Support and Test Services LLC

• Persistent Systems • Platform Aerospace • Precision Integrated Programs • Program Executive Office Intelligence Electronic • Raytheon

• Squire Solutions • Surface Development Squadron ONE (CSDS 1) • Teledyne FLIR Defense • Textron • Thales Avionics Limited • The Cunningham Group • ThermoAnalytics Incorporation • Thiel Capital LLC • Titra • Transportation Security Administration TSA

• Air Force Test Center

• Epirus

• Mitsubishi International Corporation

• Anduril

• EpiSci

• NASA Ames Research Center

• Robonic Ltd

• Army CID

• Everfox

• NATO ISF Force

• RTI

• Army PEO Aviation

• FAA

• NAVAIR

• SAIC

• Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology

• FBI Correctional Intelligence Task Force

• NAVAIR (DoD)

• San Diego Gas & Electric

• Autonomous Flight Systems

• FLEX AI

• Naval Special Warfare Group Eleven

• San Diego Police Department

• Balkan Security Network

• Fox Rothschild LLP

• Navy Naval Safety Command

• BLT 1/5 USMC

• Frontier Precision

• Scurry Associates

• NGB/ANGRC

• Bowhead UIC

• GA-ASI

• SEAL Team 18

• NIWC PAC

• Carnegie Mellon University

• General Atomics

• SEAL TEAM THREE

• Northrop Grumman

• CDS - USN/Ret

• General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

• Senator Joni Ernt (R-Iowa)

• NSW SRT-1

• Sentient Vision Systems

• NSWC Corona

• Unmanned Systems Department Armed Forces of Ukraine

• SES Space and Defense

• NSWC Dahlgren

• USNFSC US Fourth Fleet

• Shield AI

• Office of Julia Marlowe

• Xtend Reality Inc

• Signalink, Inc.

• XVIII Airborne Corps

• Sikorsky Aircraft Corp

• Center 2 (Requirements & Capability Development)

• Georgia Tech Research Institute

• CG-MSR

• Griffon Aerospace 3

• Chemical Biological Incident Response Force

• HevenDrones

• Collins Aerospace

• HQDA CRC

• Office of the Secretary of Defense/ Director - Operational Test and Evaluation

• Insitu Inc

• Oklahoma Army National Guard

• Defense Contract Management Agency

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• EOS North America

• Palmer Coates LLC

• Special Reconnaissance Team TWO (SRT2)

• Hexcel Corporation

• Resolute ISR

• ScioTeq

• Silvus Technologies • SOCOM

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2023 UAV Keynote Presentations:

Special Operations Forces (AT&L) – Unmanned Aircraft R&D and Procurement Programs

DAVID BREEDE

PEO, C4, Center for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (SOF AT&L) USSOCOM

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Unmanned Systems Operational Testing Procedures & Programs

DR. RAYMOND O’TOOLE, JR. Acting Director Office of Secretary of Defense Director Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)

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Air Force Futures – Future Plans and Requirements

JOHN VONA

SES, Director Center 2 (Requirements and Capability Development), Air Force Futures AF/A5/7D)

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