October 28-30, 2020 l Digital Summit
Main Day One
October 28, 2020
9:00 - 11:50
Webinar Opens / Meeting Setting
11:50 - 12:00
Chairman Opening Remarks
12:00 - 12:30
Developing and Fielding Transformative Hypersonic Capabilities
Mike E. White, SES -
Principal Director, Hypersonics,
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
The Department of Defense is rapidly building up their investment level into transformative hypersonic capabilities on both the offensive and defensive side. With $2.6 billion allocated for all hypersonic-related research, it is clear the age of hypersonic capabilities is rapidly approaching, a race that US cannot and will not lose.
- Offensive and defensive hypersonic Department-wide priorities
- Ensuring hypersonic technological superiority: necessary next steps
- Efforts to spur partnerships for improved and rapid results
Mike E. White, SES
Principal Director, HypersonicsUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
12:30 - 13:00
Rapidly Fielding Hypersonic Capabilities to Deter and Defeat Rapidly Modernizing Adversaries
Robert K. Strider, SES -
Deputy Director, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office,
Secretary of the Army
Captain Gregory Zettler - Conventional Prompt Strike Program Director, Strategic Systems Program, US Navy
In order to address ongoing near-peer hypersonic capability development, the Army is accelerating the fielding of its own long-range hypersonic weapon. As part of the overall Army modernization strategy, the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is tasked with expediting the delivery of hypersonic capabilities to the Warfighter, and this discussion will highlight these efforts to deliver this game-changing capability.
- Critical needs to bolster delivery of Army hypersonic weapon system
- Roadmap to hypersonic fielding by FY2023: necessary next steps
- Production efforts of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body
Robert K. Strider, SES
Deputy Director, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies OfficeSecretary of the Army
Captain Gregory Zettler
Conventional Prompt Strike Program DirectorStrategic Systems Program, US Navy
13:00 - 13:30
Addressing Scale and Affordability for Hypersonic Programs
Mark Miklos -
Vice President and General Manager,
FMI, A Spirit AeroSystems Company
13:30 - 14:00
Morning Networking Break & Meetings
14:00 - 14:30
Tom Karako Session
Tom Karako -
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS
Tom Karako
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense ProjectCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS
14:30 - 15:15
Industry Efforts to Enable DoD Hypersonic Goals: Lessons Learned and Opportunities Moving Forward
Erin Riley Kocourek -
Hypersonics Campaign Director,
Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Scott Stanfield - Director, Strategic Programs, Dynetics, a Leidos Company
Tom Karako - Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS
Tom Karako
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense ProjectCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS
15:15 - 15:45
Driving USAF Science, Technology & Engineering Competencies to Meet the Future of Hypersonic
Dr. Yvette Weber, SES -
Associate Deputy Assistant Director, Science, Technology & Engineering,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Logistics
There is a widespread and rapid effort to guide the necessary S&T and engineering initiatives across the Air Force to enable future hypersonic dominance. With a strategic level overview, this session provide an understanding of the ongoing USAF S&T initiatives to enable the utilization of hypersonic weapons across the enterprise.
-Enabling future USAF hypersonic capability fielding
-Hypersonic policy guidance for USAF’s $2 billion S&T program
-Immediate engineering challenges to meet in the near-term
Dr. Yvette Weber, SES
Associate Deputy Assistant Director, Science, Technology & EngineeringOffice of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Logistics
