October 19-21, 2020 l Digital Summit
Focus Day
9:00 - 11:50
Webinar Begins / Meeting Setting
11:50 - 12:00
Chairperson Opening Remarks
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner -
Founder, Shoffner & Associates,
Former Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner
Founder, Shoffner & AssociatesFormer Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
12:00 - 12:30
Making a Substantive Difference on the Battlefield: Operationalizing DE Capabilities
Dr. Kelly Hammett, SES -
Director, Directed Energy Directorate,
Air Force Research Laboratory, US Air Force
- Lessons learned from current experimentation efforts and the way forward
- High energy laser weapon system development for near-term utilization
- Efforts to develop DE and electro-optics for space superiority
Dr. Kelly Hammett, SES
Director, Directed Energy DirectorateAir Force Research Laboratory, US Air Force
12:30 - 13:00
Delivering the Promise of DES in Air and Missile Defense
Dr. Shari Feth -
Program Executive, Advanced Technology,
Missile Defense Agency
- Providing solutions to address swarm threats and counter air penetration
- Synchronizing DE systems for interpretable C4 systems to assure timely response against threats
- Evaluating MDA implementation of DE capabilities across the Services
13:00 - 13:30
Advancing High Energy Laser Capabilities and Power
Dr. James Trebes -
Principal Director, Directed Energy,
Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering
- OSD laser scaling efforts
- Enhancing high energy laser strength and output
- USD R&E DE current initiatives
Dr. James Trebes
Principal Director, Directed EnergyUnder Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering
13:30 - 14:00
Morning Networking Break & Meetings
14:00 - 14:30
High Energy Laser Science & Technology Efforts across the US Army
Adam M. Aberle -
Director, Directed Energy Directorate,
Space & Missile Defense Technical Center, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Adam M. Aberle
Director, Directed Energy DirectorateSpace & Missile Defense Technical Center, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command
14:30 - 15:00
Leveraging DE as a Potential Missile Defense and Deterrence Technology
Dr. Peter Huessy -
Director for Strategic Deterrent Studies,
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
As the role of directed energy weapons and systems continues to evolve across the Force in terms of utilization and operationalization, one factor of interest has been the role of deterrence.
- DE compliments: deterrence or potential missile defense
- Understanding the threat environment
- Challenges to full blown DE utilization for missile defense utilization
Dr. Peter Huessy
Director for Strategic Deterrent StudiesMitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
15:00 - 15:15
Chairperson Closing Remarks
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner -
Founder, Shoffner & Associates,
Former Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
Major General (Ret.) Al Shoffner
Founder, Shoffner & AssociatesFormer Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence
