Defense Program

 

Program

AUVSI Defense focuses on amplifying trusted U.S. technology and manufacturing capacity to scale military capabilities and strengthen the U.S. global competitive advantage in uncrewed/unmanned systems, robotics, AI, and autonomy. The core programming emphasizes multi-domain rapid technology evolution and integration; the optimization of manufacturing and supply chain capacity; acquisition reform, procurement, and funding; and workforce development.

Key themes for AUVSI Defense installment 3 include:

  • Army PEO Aviation, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Update
  • Contested Logistics
  • Counter UxS
  • Cybersecurity considerations for UxS
  • CJADC2
  • Human-Machine Integration
  • AUKUS Pillar 2
  • Modular Open Source Approach

**Tentative Program- subject to changes**

Wednesday February 21: The demand signal for cultivating the US Defense Industrial Base

0900-0930 Opening Remarks from AUVSI and MITRE

0930-1000 Keynote

1000-1045 Counter UxS panel

1045-1115 Networking Coffee Break

1115-1200 Cybersecurity for the Defense industry panel

1200-1300 Lunch (boxed lunch provided)

1300-1345 Combined Joint All Domain Command & Control (CJADC2) Fireside

1345-1430 Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Panel

1430-1500 Networking Coffee Break

1500-1545 Contested Logistics Panel

1545-1630 Human Machine Integration (HMI) Panel

 

Thursday October 24th

0900-0930 Opening Remarks from AUVSI and MITRE

0930-1000 Keynote

1000-1030 Fireside on Army HMI

COL Danielle Medaglia, UAS Project Manager, US Army

 

1030-1100 Networking Coffee Break

1100-1200 US Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Update

COL Danielle Medaglia, UAS Project Manager, US Army

 

LTC Amanda Watkins, Product Manager C2E Product Office, U.S. Army

 

LTC Jeff Bess, Product Manager TUAS Product Office, U.S. Army

 

Mr. Edward Gozdur, Product Director SUAS Product Office, U.S. Army/span>

 

Mr. George Goodman, Product Director, UVSS Product Office, U.S. Army

 

Mr. Sean Tynan, Product Manager EUAS Product Office, U.S. Army

 

1200-1300 Lunch (boxed lunch provided)

1300-1630 US Navy Industry Day (Tentative)

The October edition of AUVSI Defense will expand on the programs featured in previous installments.

   

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