11:00 - 11:30EST DOT&E'S CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF CUAS TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY
Evaluation Criteria: Define the key metrics and methodologies employed by DOT&E to assess the effectiveness and reliability of CUAS technologies in diverse operational environments.
Emerging Threats: Analyze the evolving landscape of UAS and identify emerging threats, including swarm tactics, stealth capabilities, and advanced payloads, to inform CUAS development and testing priorities.
Interagency Collaboration: Explore avenues for enhanced collaboration between DOT&E, defense agencies, industry partners, and international allies to foster innovation, share best practices, and accelerate the deployment of effective CUAS solutions.
Procurement Planning: Go into strategic planning process for acquiring kinetic CUAS capabilities. Discuss the various factors that implicate procurement decisions such as threat assessments, operational requirements, budgetary constraints, & technology readiness levels.
Evaluation and Selection Criteria: Explore KPPs, technical specifications, and operational requirements that inform the procurement process. As well as methodologies for assessing vendor proposals.
Contracting and Rapid Implementation Challenges: Discuss procurement regulations and other considerations relevant to acquiring kinetic CUAS systems from vendors and defense contractors. Also, the complexities of integrating new tech into existing defense infrastructure.
12:30 - 13:00EST LUNCH AND NETWORKING BREAK
13:00 - 13:30EST PANEL DISCUSSION: US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FUTURE ACQUISITIONS AND PROCURMENT CHALLENGES
Discuss navigating complex regulatory frameworks governing federal acquisitions, including compliance with FAR and other procurement rules.
Examine strategies for optimizing resource allocation, prioritizing acquisition projects, and securing funding in a competitive budgetary environment.
Explore strategies for streamlining acquisition processes while ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, minimizing delays, and optimizing resource allocation.
Analyze the challenges associated with vendor selection, including assessing vendor capabilities, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring supply chain security.
12:00 - 12:30EST RADAR ON THE MOVE (OTM): ARE YOUR CONVOY AND VIPs REALLY PROTECTED AGAINST SMALL ROGUE DRONES WHILE IN MOTION?
Closing the gaps in the legal and policy landscape and expanding the authority for other federal agencies to use detection and mitigation Counter-UAS technologies
Establishing U.S. Government authorized detection equipment, approved by Federal security and regulatory agencies, to guide existing and newly authorized entities in purchasing UAS detection systems
Increasing training accessibility and promoting interagency cross-training and collaboration to ensure a more efficient use of Counter-UAS technologies
Brent Cotton
Director, C-UAS PMO Department of Homeland Security
Anticipating future threats posed by autonomous capabilities and drone swarms which will characterizse modern warfare, capable of performing air-to-air and air-to-ground strikes and denying freedom of action to the adversary
Necessary next steps to improve the efficacy of countermeasures against drone swarms such as more autonomous solutions which can process masses of data quickly
Making the case for drone swarms as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and how this should influence the direction and nuances of policy
Zachary Kallenborn
Unmanned Systems (Swarms) CBRN Warfare and Terrorism Analyst
Observing the use of UAS by both Russia and Ukraine in the Ukrainian War 2022
Advancing Counter-UAS capabilities by learning about the effectiveness of Ukrainian countermeasures
Developing a reliable understanding of the capability gaps and how these can be minimizsed moving forward by sharing shortfalls of solutions with industry
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