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Tuesday, April 23, 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

AUVSI Welcome Address
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D610
AUVSI Defense welcome and briefing on pacific pivot and outdoor demos...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Michael Smitsky
VP, Government Affairs
AUVSI
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, April 23, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Human Machine Integration (HMI)
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D611
The acceleration of uncrewed systems in military and commercial operations can no longer be seen as 1 (human) to 1 (machine) in a pair-wise fashion.  Integrated Human-Machine operations impacts the entire spread from Doctrine to Facilities (DOTML-PF).  The panel will address the nascent point of HMI and discuss the great... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Christopher Orlowski
Associated Director and Growth Lead, Land Systems
Anduril Industries
Panelist
Kevin OBrien, PhD
Technical Director - Autonomy
DIU
Panelist
Ryan Fitzgerald
Autonomy Lead
DON Office of Strategic Assessment
Panelist
Stuart Hatfield
Army G-8 HMI Director
U.S. Army
Moderator
John Burke
Specialist Executive
Deloitte
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Transforming the Future Battlefield
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D193
COL Medaglia manages the Army’s portfolio of UAS including the Gray Eagle; Shadow; the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS); SUAS Family of Systems (Short, Medium, Long-Range Reconnaissance systems); Launched Effects (LE); Unmanned Vehicle Control (UVC) programs. She works closely with Industry/DoD stakeholders developing solutions to meet requirements and deliver capabilities required... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Danielle Medaglia
Project Manager
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, April 23, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Assured and Trustworthy AI for Warfighters
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D270
In order to be effective in defeating adversaries and saving soldiers’ lives, autonomy must be trusted to perform in all situations. Current commercial autonomy solutions are unable to operate reliably 100% of the time in the unique operating environment (off-road, rocky terrain, lack of infrastructure, no training data, etc.) and... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Christine Moon
Co-Founder and President
BlueSpace.ai
Panelist
Ellen Chang
Managing Partner
Syndicate708
Panelist
Jason Brown
General Manager, Government Organization
Applied Intuition
Panelist
Youngwoo Seo
Executive Vice President, Land Systems Business Group
Hanwha Aerospace
Moderator
Michael Wagner
CEO
Edge Case Defense
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Rising with the Tide: Kongsberg's Journey Toward Naval Applications in Autonomy
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D612
In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and robotics, manufacturers and integrators of maritime products have witnessed a shift in their customer base. What was once a human end-user has been replaced by one or more humans remotely operating sensors or a platform, or not operating at all. While this... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Mark Amend
Sales Director, Government and Naval
Kongsberg Discovery
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, April 23, 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM

Additive Manufacturing & Advanced Materials Use-cases for Attritable Defense Unmanned Systems
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D613
How additive manufacturing and advanced materials innovations can impact the U.S. Defense industrial base and be utilized in attritable unmanned systems defense initiatives...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Alex Angilella
Lead Aeromechanical Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
Panelist
Andy Chapman
Entrepreneur
Skip Dynamix Corporation
Panelist
Jeff Ratcliffe
Business Development Executive
RapidFlight
Panelist
Michael Kenworthy
Chief Technology Officer
Divergent Technologies Inc.
Panelist
Travis DeMeester
Program Manager
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Moderator
Alex Mercer
Senior Manager Content & Product Strategy
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

AI Procurement Across the US Government
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D519
1. First, commercial off-the-shelf AI solutions need government curated data to be mission ready. 2. Second, AI procurement needs to include ongoing AI model training and the infrastructure to support that training. 3. Third, the rapid growth in open-source AI technologies necessitates rigorous testing and evaluation before and after procurement....
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Dolores Kuchina-Musina
Chief Disruptor
REXOTA Solutions LLC
Panelist
Ian Newell
Director, AI Solutions
Saab, Inc.
Panelist
Kevin Kostka
Advisor
NL1GHTN Acquisition Advisors
Moderator
Devaki Raj
Chief of Digital and Artifical Intelligence
Saab, Inc.
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Navigation Resiliency for the Masses – Redefining Anti-Jamming to Protect Ukraine and Beyond
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D170
Ukraine has developed its “David’s Sling” in the form of cheap, easy to assemble UAVs against the traditional sluggish tactics of the Russian “Goliath”.  In the past year, we’re seeing Russia adapt to this new reality by adopting electronic warfare capabilities, primarily powerful GNSS jamming, and succeeding to cripple 90% of... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Ben Sandford
President
infiniDome USA
Session Speaker
Jeff McAllister
President
Printed Aerospace Inc.
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, April 23, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Counter UxS Systems
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D615
This will be a multi-domain CUAS discussion where we will examine and discuss the the layered CUAS defense strategy employed across the joint force, and where we see commercial innovation being able to support and bolster this layered defense CUAS strategy....
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Leo McCloskey
VP Marketing
Echodyne
Panelist
Matt McCrann
Chief Executive Officer
DroneShield LLC
Moderator
Joshua Zike
Program Manager
Defense Innovation Unit
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Disruptive Technology: Actively Bridging the Gap between Innovation, Opportunity and Scale to Accelerate Transformation
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D617
Unlocking the power of autonomous innovation for mission-critical operations can deliver a strategic advantage for defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. The adoption of proven technology that scales, works readily in the field, is validated, trusted, and safe, can be a challenge in any market – especially defense. With the rapidly... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Graham Chynoweth
Deputy Director
NavalX
Panelist
Matt Schnappauf
Principal
Cornerstone Government Affairs
Panelist
Neil Manning
CEO
Cellula Robotics USA, INC
Panelist
Tim Anderson
Head of Customer Engagement and Success
Saronic Technologies
Panelist
Trish Martinelli
CEO
The Difference LLC
Moderator
Colleen Hahn
Principal, Strategic Marketing and Business Development
Metron, Inc.
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Checking in on Replicator: Looking back on Day One, Looking forward beyond Year Two
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D619
Speaker(s)
Panelist
CDR Jeremiah Daley
Military Director, COMPACFLT N9WAR
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Panelist
Jordan Fletcher
Senior VP of Engineering
Hypergiant
Panelist
Josh Wallick
Technical Director, Autonomy & AI
Leidos Sea Systems
Panelist
Randy Yamada
Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton
Moderator
Jaret Riddick
Senior Fellow
Center for Security and Emerging Technology - Georgetown University
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 24, 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

AUVSI Welcome Address
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D620
AUVSI Defense welcome and briefing on pacific pivot and outdoor demos...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Michael Smitsky
VP, Government Affairs
AUVSI
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM

Opening Remarks on National Defense Industrial Strategy Report
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D800
Opening Remarks and overview of the National Defense Industrial Strategy Report and its importance as a catalyst for growing the US Defense Industrial Base....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Justin McFarlin
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD)
OUSD, Acquisition and Sustainment(A&S) International & Industry Engagements (I&IE)
Session Speaker
Michael Smitsky
VP, Government Affairs
AUVSI
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Navigating the Western Pacific - U.S. Navy's inaugural deployment of USV's
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D622
U.S. Pacific Fleet Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 (USV deployment to Western Pacific)...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
CDR Jeremiah Daley
Military Director, COMPACFLT N9WAR
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Mission Autonomy Proving Grounds (MAPG)
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D626
Mission autonomy seeks to counter adversary threat by massing attritable systems to the fight. The Mission Autonomy Proving Grounds (MAPG) delivers algorithms, assessing their performance, and integrating them into the fleet, with the capability to deploy products across any domain, and at any scale....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Mike Tall
Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) for Integrated Autonomous C4ISR
U.S. Navy
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

U.S. Navy Unmanned Maritime Systems Update
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D624
The U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants manages the service's acquisition efforts in unmanned maritime systems. This panel will provide an update on its programs and efforts in the surface and undersea domains and will discuss challenges and opportunities for industry and academia....
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Daniel Malatesta
Director
PEO USC
Panelist
Ed Sujecki
Principle Assistant Program Manager
PEO USC/LCS Mission Modules program office
Panelist
Jarred Conely
Principal Assistant Program Manager
PEO USC/ LCS Mission Modules program office
Panelist
Sean Allen
APM, UMAA/RAIL
PMS 406
Moderator
Dorothy Engelhardt
Director for Unmanned Systems DASN Ships; ASN RD&A
U.S. Navy
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 24, 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

DOD Investments in Uncrewed Vehicles
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D621
Military organizations worldwide are continuing to integrate uncrewed vehicles (UxV) into their operations at a growing rate. The United States Department of Defense has funded the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement of UxV for decades, and support for these systems and associated technologies continues with the FY... read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
David Klein
Research Analyst
AUVSI
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

AUKUS Pillar 2 Perspectives
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D625
Speaker(s)
Panelist
CDR Jeremiah Daley
Military Director, COMPACFLT N9WAR
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Panelist
Justin McFarlin
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD)
OUSD, Acquisition and Sustainment(A&S) International & Industry Engagements (I&IE)
Panelist
Mark Kenny
Senior Vice President of Strategy, Technology and Business Development
Ultra Maritime
Panelist
Odd Harald Hagen
Defense Attache and Defense Cooperation Attache
Norwegian Embassy, Office of the Defense Attache
Panelist
WGCDR Keirin Joyce
Chief Engineer RPAS
Royal Australian Air Force
Moderator
Alex Mercer
Senior Manager Content & Product Strategy
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 24, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

From Demo to Deployment – Leveraging SRA to Accelerate UAS Procurement & Fielding
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D196
The landscape of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) is rapidly evolving, and with it, the challenges of ensuring interoperability, security, and rapid deployment. Enter the SUAS Reusable Architecture (SRA) – a pioneering framework that revolutionizes SUAS procurement and fielding. Through SRA, we provide vendors with a streamlined, standardized approach to... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
David Cudd
Family of Small UAS (FoSUAS) Assistant Program Manager for System Engineering (APMSE)
Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (STUAS) Program Office Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-263
Session Speaker
Debra Cusick
PEO (U and W) APEO Cybersecurity
NAVAIR
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM

U.S. Navy Unmanned Industry Day Briefs
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0700
Series of U.S. Navy Unmanned Industry Day Briefings...
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 24, 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

UMAA and RAIL
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0710
The US Navy is developing an architecture and process for enabling rapid development and fielding of autonomous software to unmanned maritime domain systems....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Sean Allen
APM, UMAA/RAIL
PMS 406
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV)
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0720
The LUSV will deliver adjunct missile magazine capacity to the Fleet as part of the Navy’s Distributed Maritime Operations concept. The LUSV is envisioned to be greater than 200 ft. in length with a full load displacement of approximately 1,500 tons. LUSVs are intended to be low-cost, high endurance, modular... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Dr. Leah Kelley-Trapp
LUSV Autonomy Software IPT lead for PMS-406
Uncrewed Systems Advanced Development Group at Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Session Speaker
Jeremy West
APM Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV)
PEO USC / PMS 406
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

PMS 406 UUV Family of Systems
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0730
An overview of the NAVSEA PMS 406 unmanned undersea vehicle portfolio....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Peter Goss
Deputy Assistant Program Manager
NAVSEA, PMS 406
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS UAS: Advancing Autonomy and AI to Support the Mission
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0750
​PEO (U&W) is looking to industry for key technologies that will expand UAS technologies and increase use of autonomy and AI to gain a competitive advantage against our adversaries....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Don Sheehan
PEO U&W Contingency Operations Lead
NAVAIR
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM

Navy and Marine Corps Small UAS
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0760
The Navy and Marine Corps need for Group 1 and 2 UAS to grow. PMA-263 is delivering new capabilities and continues to look at new technologies to meet increasing demand for small and medium UAS....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Gregg Skinner
Navy and Marine Corps Small UAS program manager
NAVAIR
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, April 24, 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM

Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module Program Office Overview
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0770
Presentation describing product line and role of PMS420 in bringing modular capabilities to the LCS....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Ed Sujecki
Principle Assistant Program Manager
PEO USC/LCS Mission Modules program office
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, April 25, 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

AUVSI Welcome Address
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D630
AUVSI Defense welcome and briefing on pacific pivot and outdoor demos...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Michael Smitsky
VP, Government Affairs
AUVSI
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, April 25, 11:10 AM - 11:45 AM

Certification and Recognition in the Context of the DASR Specific Type-A UAS (Triton vs Shadow 200)
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D0206
This presentation compares Australian Defence Force certification of the Shadow 200 and Triton UAS for service in Australia with a focus on how Australia recognises the previous certifications by Us DoD....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
WGCDR Keirin Joyce
Chief Engineer RPAS
Royal Australian Air Force
Tracks:
Handout(s)
  • Technical Presentation with Paper

Thursday, April 25, 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

The Global Handbook of Military Drones
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D636
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Darryl Jenkins
President
Drone Economics, LLC
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, April 25, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Real-World Development of Detect-and-Avoid and Autonomous Safety for Large UAS, AAM and Military Vehicles
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D269
This presentation will discussion real-world development of detect-and-avoid, automatic safety systems and collision avoidance systems at the intersection of large UAS, AAM and military aircraft. We will explore the technology, infrastructure, algorithms, technical standards, programs and products that are being fielded today and developed for tomorrow to provide safety in... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Kraettli Epperson
CEO
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc.
Session Speaker
Leo McCloskey
VP Marketing
Echodyne
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, April 25, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Blurring the Lines Between Domains (Sea, Air, Ground)
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D209
There is a trend for researchers and manufacturers to create increasingly capable vehicles and robots that cross domains, including maritime, terrestrial, aerial, and explosive ordnance disposal.  This talk will describe hardware and software that crosses domains and industries, as well as SeeByte’s experience creating such bridges....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Leverett Bezanson
VP
SeeByte
Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, April 25, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Priming for Autonomous Success
  • Room: Defense Theater
  • Session Number:XPO24-D638
The discussion will aim to share the knowledge and experience the panelists have of working collaboratively across a number of different opportunities and explain the different approaches required when Primes and SMEs work together, explaining how in collaboration with other primes, SME’s and international industry collaboration can be the key... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Chris Roberts
Head of Engineering
BAE Systems
Panelist
Lucy Walton
Head of Training
BAE Systems Air
Panelist
Mike Rees
Founder
UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com
Moderator
Jonny Gilchrist
Business Development, FalconWorks
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Tracks:
  • Panel Discussion

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