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Jul 20, 2021

UAS West Summit

  • DoD - Government - Industry
  • August 11-13, 2021- Online

Military UAV's Create Multiple-Mission Opportunities for Industry

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This outstanding and virtual and live interactive symposium will provide all attendees invaluable information on the emerging UAS opportunities in the military, commercial and civil markets as well as closely examine current programs and user experiences with UAS. Key issues will be explored over 3 days with Experts from DoD, Government and Industry to discuss:

  • Future UAS DoD & Government emerging opportunities, needs, capabilities and trends
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Technologies and Forecasts
  • Status of FAA Mandates Rules and Regulation on UAS National Airspace System Integration
  • Emerging UAS Service Needs and Initiatives from the Armed Forces
  • 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

We welcome you to immerse yourself within our General Sessions which will prove to be a very valuable investment in your time. Attendees will obtain invaluable information on the emerging opportunities in the Military, Government, Commercial and Civil Markets found nowhere else. Key program offices will examine UAS from first hand experiences and address the Needs, Requirements and Opportunities needed.


Key Conference Themes include:

  • Emerging UAS Service needs and new initiatives, requirements and capabilities from DoD & Government
  • UAS Maritime and Border Surveillance Needs, Capabilities and Opportunities
  • Artificial Intelligence applications and Machine Learning emerging capabilities and operational T&E findings
  • Counter UAS emerging capabilities
  • Payloads - Sensors - Manned Unmanned Teaming
  • Cutting-edge UAS Weaponization & Tactics
  • Need to Know FAA Rules & Regulations in the National Airspace
  • Non-traditional aviation threats (NTAT)

This outstanding virtual conference will integrate live audience interaction. Invaluable information will be discussed on the emerging opportunities in the military, commercial and civil markets as well as closely examine current programs and first-hand experiences presented by DoD personnel.

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Airborne Optronics Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2019-2029F

By System (Reconnaissance system, Targeting system, Search and track system, Surveillance system, Warning/detection system, Countermeasure system, Navigation and guidance system, Special mission system), By Technology (Multispectral, Hyperspectral), By Application (Commercial, Military, Space), By Region, Competition, 2019-2029F

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  • 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

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Speakers

  • Nand Mulchandani, Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)
  • Bryan Scurry, SES, Executive Director Commander, Naval Air Forces, Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
  • Colonel Joseph S. Anderson, USA, Project Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Program Executive Office, Aviation
  • David M. Breede, Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Special Reconnaissance (SR), HQ US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
  • Colonel Greg Soulé, USA, Director of Acquisition & Resources, Joint Counter-small UAS Office (JCO)
  • Capt. Chad Reed, USN, Program Manager, Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268)
  • Capt (USN-ret) George Galdorisi, Director of Strategic Assessments and Technical Futures for the NIWC Pacific
  • Tom Costello, Chief Commercial Officer, Inmarsat Government
  • Graham Drozeski, Vice President of Government Programs, Aurora Flight Sciences
  • Ron Stearns, Business Development, Aerospace & Defense, Robotics and Unmanned Systems
  • Michael Tall, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific Battlespace Awareness Portfolio Manager
  • Commander (USN-ret) Brant Brockett, NIWC Pacific Flight Experimentation Director
  • Philip Moylan, Director, Cyber Solutions, Viasat, Inc.
  • Wayne Prender is SVP of Air Systems, Textron Systems
  • Dr. Wendy Okolo, Associate Project Manager, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Lt Col Kevin Grenier, USAF, Director of Staff, 432d Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech AFB
  • Captain Jim Bamberger, Branch Chief of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis, Transportation Security Administration
  • Dr. Riddick, Director of Strategic Initiatives, DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory
  • Matthew Balderree, Chief Test Pilot, Idaho National Laboratory
  • Colonel Carol Kohtz, USAF, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
  • Curtis Wilson, Director, Mission Architecture, Mission Payloads & Exploitation (MPEx), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
  • David Fulcher, Director, Air and Marine Operations, National Air Security Operations Center, Grand Forks Customs and Border Protection (DHS)
  • Michael Lyons, Business Development Lead, Global Hawk Program, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Lt Colonel Steven Mwesigwa, USAF, Commander, 492nd, Attack Squadron
  • Dr. Kyleanne Hunter, PhD, Dir., Strategic Warfare Center
  • Lt Col Christopher Gausepohl, USAF, Dept, Deputy Dir., Strategy & Warfare Center
  • Natasha Durkins, Dir., Policy, Mission Support Services, Air Traffic Org., and Gary Miller, Dir., System Ops Security, FAA

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