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Day 1
April 1, 2025
Dr. James WeberPrincipal Director for HypersonicsOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Critical Technologies, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
- Goals, Focus Areas, and Priorities
- Weapon Acquisition Programs
- Defense Against Hypersonic Threats
- Critical Enablers
Networking Break
Lieutenant General (USA-ret) Neil ThurgoodSenior Vice President
Air and Ground Deterrence DivisionAnduril
Dr. Joseph JewellJohn Bogdanoff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and AstronauticsCollege of Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Erica CorralAssociate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute, University Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of AZ Tucson
Dr. Greg ScofieldHypersonics Laboratory DirectorPurdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Mark LewisPresident & CEOPurdue Applied Research Institute
- Overview of hypersonic materials manufacturing, ground screening and testing of TPS materials research at University of Arizona
- UCAH-Thermal protection system of materials working group
Lt Col Jared Thompson, USAFChief, Advanced Capabilities Integration BranchUSSTRATCOM J875
- Rapidly expanding adversary threats challenge existing strategic stability and deterrence dynamics
- New capabilities and weapons systems are needed to deter and defeat the threat
- Hypersonic weapons provide a highly responsive, long-range, conventional strike capability
- Hypersonic weapons expand deterrence and escalation control options across the warfighting continuum
Networking Luncheon
Networking Break
Jon LudwigsonDirector, Contracting and National Security AcquisitionsGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)
- DOD has emphasized tools aimed at rapid development of offensive hypersonic weapons
- The hypersonic efforts we examined were not fully implementing leading practices for product development identified by GAO
- DOD identified its limited experience with hypersonic weapons as a risk in accurately estimating costs
- DOD is not fully implementing enterprise risk management for hypersonic weapons development
Todd HarrisonSenior FellowAmerican Enterprise Institute
The conflict in Ukraine has made clear that the rate of change in the conduct of war is accelerating, and technology is becoming a more decisive advantage than ever
- The DoD budgeting cycle and acquisition process are not well suited for the pace of innovation required in modern conflicts
- A new approach is needed that transcends the traditional boundaries of budget accounts, acquisition processes, and organizational responsibilities
Day 2
April 2, 2025
Christoph MüllerChair
Applied Vehicle Technology Panel
Collaboration Support OfficeNATO Science & Technology Organization
- Advancements in NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense
- Investments and Budgeting
- C2 Needs and Requirements
- NATO Interceptors Advancements
Networking Break
Marty HuntVice President, Hypersonics SystemsLeidos Dynetics
Nate SzybaHypersonic Program DirectorRaytheon Missiles and Defense
Mike BeltraniVice President, Strategic SystemsGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems
Dennis HelmichDirector of Integrated Military SystemsSandia National Laboratories
- Low-cost substructures
- Alternative TPS materials
- Design for Manufacturability
- Adoption of advanced manufacturing
- Reduced testing through commonality
- Addressing costs of avionics/electronics
