DoD Hypersonic Capabilities Symposium April 17-18, 2019 Mary M Gates Learning Center, Alexandria, VA Ensuring Dominant Strike and Defensive Systems
April 17, 2019 8:00 8:45 8:45 9:00 Registration and Light Breakfast Reception Open Moderator Opening Remarks Rob Zitz Former. Deputy, Mission Support, NRO Independent Consultant, Robert Zitz & Associates LLC 9:00 9:45 Accelerating Innovation in Acquiring Hypersonic Technologies - Creating an acquisition system for hypersonics that anticipates future requirements - Pursuing a spiral development program to increase chances of success - Embracing existing work and technologies to streamline hypersonics fielding Mr. Jeffrey H. Stanley, SES (Confirmed) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 9:45 10:30 Developing and Fielding Transformative Hypersonic Capabilities - Urgency in investing in hypersonics in Great Power world - Modernizing US offensive and defensive structure - Challenges and opportunities in acquiring hypersonic technologies across the DoD Michael E. White (Confirmed) Assistant, Hypersonics Office of the Under Sectary of Defense for Research and Engineering 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:45 Keynote Remarks Providing Strategic Deterrence and Global Strike Capabilities Through Hypersonic Weapons - Impact of hypersonic technology on US deterrence capabilities - Leveraging hypersonics to provide Global Strike support to Combat Commands across the globe - Integrating hypersonics weapons into the kill chain to hit any target or hold it at risk Gen. Timothy Ray, USAF (Confirmed) Commander Air Force Global Strike Command 11:45 12:30 Defending American Assets from Hypersonic Strikes - Building a robust sensor layer capable of detecting hypersonic threats - Need for an integrated space, air, and ground architecture to protect US interests - Developing systems capable of intercepting hypersonic attacks Lt Gen Samuel A. Greaves, USAF (Invited) Missile Defense Agency 12:30 1:30 Networking Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 2:15 Building a Leading-Edge Hypersonic Enterprise - Changing the definition of Air Power through hypersonic technology - Collaborating with the military to ramp up hypersonic production - Industry Perspective on the future of hypersonic development Doug Graham (Confirmed) Vice President of Advanced Programs for Strategic and Missile Defense Systems Lockheed Martin Corporation 2:15 3:00 Sustaining Hypersonic Competency for National Needs and Advancing Fundamental Hypersonics Research - Developing high-speed propulsion systems - Challenges and opportunities in acquiring re-usable vehicle technologies - Utilizing modeling and simulation to test and develop high-temperature materials and hypersonic systems 3:00 3:30 Chuck Leonard (Confirmed) Project Manager, Hypersonic Technology Project NASA 3:30 4:15 Accelerating Hypersonic Technology Progress with Improved Computational Simulation - Filling computational gaps in hypersonic simulation - Providing verification and validation data base for confirming simulation capabilities - Simulating challenging aerothermodynamic and propulsion system issues Dr. Russell M. Cummings (Confirmed) Managing, DoD HPCMP Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute US Air Force Academy 4:15 5:00 Partnering with Academia for Technical Innovation and Workforce Development Dr. John Schmisseur (Confirmed) H. H. Arnold Chair in Computational Fluid Dynamics University of Tennessee April 18, 2019 8:15 8:45 8:45 9:00 Registration and Light Breakfast Reception Open Moderator Opening Remarks Rob Zitz Former. Deputy, Mission Support, NRO Independent Consultant, Robert Zitz & Associates LLC 9:00 9:45 Advancing American Hypersonic Research and Development - Challenges and opportunities in developing hypersonic systems - Ensuring US dominance in hypersonic research and innovation - Thoughts on the future of hypersonic technology Mark J. Lewis, Ph.D (Confirmed) IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
Defending the Homeland from Hypersonic Threats 9:45 10:30 - Re-thinking missile defense systems in the era of hypersonic technology - Adjusting to the changing security environment of a great power competition world - Working with partner nations to ensure the safety of the US and its Allie Maj. Gen. Kirk Tick Pierce, USAF (Confirmed) Deputy of Operations NORAD 10:30 11:15 Impact of Hypersonic Capabilities on Future United States Marine Corps Operations - Challenges and Opportunities hypersonic technology pose the Marine Corps - Integrating hypersonic capabilities into Marine Corps doctrine - Developing systems to ensure US Marine amphibious landing capabilities in hypersonic threat environment 11:15 11:45 BGen Christian Wortman, USMC (Confirmed) Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Vice Chief, Office of Naval Research 11:45 12:45 Panel Session: Developing Technology to Boost Early Warning Capabilities for US Anti-Hypersonic Missile Defenses This panel will discuss the technological need and feasibility of creating a system of sensors and other platforms to intercept enemy hypersonic capabilities. 12:45 1:30 Peter Huessy (Moderator) of Strategic Deterrent Studies, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies (Confirmed) Dr. Peppino A. DeBiaso, Missile Defense Policy, OUSDO(Invited) Charles D. Lutes- of the Office of Defense Coordination, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Invited) Dr. Thomas Karako-, Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic & International Studies (Confirmed) Networking Lunch 1:30 2:15 Developing and Deploying a Next Generation Hypersonic Missile for Navy Ships - Creating hypersonic systems across all Naval platforms - Delivering Prompt Global Strike requirements with hypersonic weapons - Challenges sub launched missiles present missile development VADM Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr, USN (Confirmed) Strategic Systems Program 2:15 3:00 Utilizing Hypersonic Technology to Improve Long Range Fire Capabilities - Making sure that soldiers and trained and prepared to field hypersonic munitions - Reducing the standoff capabilities of adversaries systems through hypersonic technology - Leveraging hypersonic weapons to maintain US overmatch against its enemies COL(P) John Rafferty, USA (Confirmed), Long Range Fires Cross Functional Team Fires Center of Excellence
3:00 3:45 Advancing Technologies to Enable Hypersonic Weapons and Scientific Knowledge - Gaining a better understanding of boundary layer transitions - Grasping the physics behind the air flow over an object at speeds greater than Mach 5 - Challenges and opportunities in hypersonic research 3:45 Dr. Eric Marineau (Confirmed) Program Officer Code 351 Office of Naval Research End of Summit