{"id":185,"date":"2023-09-06T18:13:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-summit\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2025-04-07T18:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T18:04:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/UAVSummit\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n  .about-the-event-row { margin-bottom: 72px; }\r\n  .about-the-portfolio-row { margin-bottom: 120px; }\r\n  @media (min-width: 1200px) {\r\n    .about-the-event-row > div:first-child { max-width: 580px; margin-right: 20px; }\r\n  }\r\n  @media (max-width: 991px) {\r\n    .about-the-event-row { margin-bottom: 64px; }\r\n    .about-the-event-row > div:first-child { margin-bottom: 24px; }\r\n    .about-the-portfolio-row { display: flex; flex-direction: column-reverse; }\r\n    .about-the-portfolio-row > div:last-child { margin-bottom: 24px; }\r\n  }\r\n  @media (max-width: 767px) {\r\n    .about-the-portfolio-row > div:first-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\r\n    .about-the-portfolio-row > div:last-child { margin-bottom: 24px !important; }\r\n  }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n  <div class=\"row about-the-event-row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\r\n      <p>The cutting-edge capabilities and wide scope of UAS continue to spark lighting fast innovation and a multitude of fixed wing and VTOL platforms, capabilities, and limitless opportunities for Industry innovation.<\/p>\r\n  \r\n<p>As DoD budget reports $842 Billion figures for fiscal 2024, increased investment in UAS as a key strategy has been called the \u201cpacing challenge\u201d of China, and other threats Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has stated. As DoD and our international allies continue to rely on rapid Industry innovation, specialized UAS manufacturers of platforms, remote operations and C2 links, are pushing ahead with a tremendous and diverse opportunity that continues to grow.  Advancements in sensor technologies for a <span style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">next-gen<\/span> ISR, eVTOL and payload delivery technologies, operating at BLOS, and with <span style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Mum-T<\/span> are all at forefront of innovation for the Class l (Micro\/Mini Platforms) Class II (Medium Tactical) and  Class III, (Medium Altitude Long Endurance &#038; High-Altitude Long Endurance).<\/p>\r\n \r\n<p>Attend and gain invaluable knowledge about the complexities where UAS play pivotal roles, along with obtaining the latest and critically important rules and regulations for operating legally within the NAS. Our agenda and topics will offer an unprecedented blend of DoD\/Gov &#038; Industry keynotes and panelists discussing all class of UAS both Military applications and emerging Civil &#038; Commercial growth opportunities running the gamut of high value applications and global markets.<\/p>\r\n<\/p>\r\n      <p><strong>Topics the Summit will Cover Include:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>Large &#038; Small UAS DoD &#038; Government needs, requirements and opportunities for Industry<\/li>\r\n        <li>Civil &#038; Commercial growth opportunities domestically and internationally<\/li>\r\n        <li>Advancements in Payloads and Tactical UAS for the multi-domain battlefield<\/li>\r\n        <li>Urban Air Mobility policy, framework, and future way ahead<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\r\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2176\/2024\/04\/778H24-WAS-About-1.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"480\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"row about-the-portfolio-row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\r\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2176\/2024\/04\/778H24-WAS-About-2-1.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"480\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\r\n      <h4><strong>About the Defense &#038; National Security Summits Portfolio<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n      <p>ACI\u2019s Series of Defense Events provides a unique opportunity for professionals to learn from experienced military and defense leaders, strategists, and experts, to gain insight into the latest advancements and challenges currently facing the military. 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