2025 Featured Speakers

Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder
Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC
Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Professor Kenneth “Mike” Canada, (USN-ret)
Program Chair, Associate Professor Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Kevin “Astro” Murray, SES
Chief Technology Officer Deputy Commandant Information (DC I)
HQ, U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC)

Captain Dennis “Fester” Monagle, USN
Program Manager Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems
PMA-266

Col Pavlo Khazan
Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF)
Unmanned Systems Department
Armed Forces of Ukraine

About the Conference

Attendees of our 2024 event gained critical insights into both tactical and technical Uncrewed aerial priorities and developing research to support Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle operations across the Services.

Be a part of ACI’s 2025 Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles Summit Systems – A premiere UAS event, created to focus on cutting-edge advancements, strategic insights, and collaborative discussions shaping the future of military Uncrewed technology!

The Conference runs under Chatham House rule with no media or press in attendance. Participants are strictly vetted; certain citizens are not admitted to the conference.

Enhance your understanding of the key DoD & Government latest needs, requirements, capabilities and industry opportunities

Meet key policymakers, leading subject matter experts, UAS thought leadership and innovators

Learn about the key solutions and technologies to enhance stealth, lethality, agility, and situational awareness

Improve your understanding of uncrewed technologies to transform force structure for the future fight in contested operating environments

Top Organizations that Attended our 2024 Event

  • 1A Drone
  • AeroSpace & Defense Industry Partners
  • AeroVironment Inc
  • Aevex Aerospace
  • Anduril
  • Collins Aerospace
  • DTC
  • DZYNE Technologies, LLC
  • Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company
  • Epirus
  • EpiSci
  • Everfox
  • FLEX AI
  • Frontier Precision
  • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc
  • General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
  • Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • HevenDrones
  • Kratos Defense
  • L3Harris TDL
  • Mach Industries
  • Owl Cyber Defense
  • Persistent Systems
  • Platform Aerospace
  • Precision Integrated Programs
  • Resolute ISR
  • RTI
  • SAIC
  • ScioTeq
  • Scurry Associates
  • Sentient Vision Systems
  • Shield AI
  • Signalink, Inc.
  • Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
  • Silvus Technologies
  • Surface Development Squadron ONE (CSDS 1)
  • Teledyne FLIR Defense
  • Thales Avionics Limited
  • The Cunningham Group
  • ThermoAnalytics Incorporation
  • Thiel Capital LLC
  • Transportation Security Administration TSA
  • Trillium Engineering
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • U.S. Navy
  • U.S. Special Operations Command
  • UAS San Diego
  • Uncrewed Systems Department – Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • USCENTCOM
  • USNFSC US Fourth Fleet
  • XVIII Airborne Corps
See the full list of attendees