October 28-30, 2020 l Digital Summit
Main Day Two
October 29, 2020
9:00 - 11:50
Webinar Begins / Meeting Setting
11:50 - 12:00
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
12:00 - 12:30
Bolstering Strategic Deterrence and Global Strike Combat Support via Integration of Hypersonic Capabilities
General Timothy Ray -
Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command,
Secretary of the Air Force
Air Force Global Strike Command provides strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support to USSTRATCOM and other geographic combatant commands. The persistent development of hypersonic weapons from near-peer adversaries requires a next-generation approach for global strike capability insertion.
12:30 - 13:00
Raytheon Sponsored Session
13:00 - 13:30
USNORTHCOM Priorities to Defend our Homeland from Hypersonic Threats
General Glen D. VanHerck -
Commander,
North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command
- Homeland Defense in the Hypersonic age
- Near-term efforts to prepare for the hypersonic threat: necessary next steps
- Critical capability to be met to enable US homeland defense from next-generation missile threats
General Glen D. VanHerck
CommanderNorth American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command
13:30 - 14:00
Dynetics, A Leidos Company Sponsored Speaking Session
Scott Stanfield -
Director, Strategic Programs,
Dynetics, a Leidos Company
- Common Hypersonic Glidebody Industry Team
- Common Hypersonic Glidebody Product Transition to Industry
- Common Hypersonic Glidebody Transition to Production
14:00 - 14:30
Morning Networking Break & Meetings
14:30 - 15:00
Guiding Aerospace Science Research to Enable Advanced Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics and High-Speed Propulsion
Dr. Knox Millsaps, SES -
Director, Division of Aerospace Science, Air Warfare and Weapons,
Office of Naval Research
Hypersonic flight provides an unprecedented capability by simultaneously extending range and reducing transit time, enabling rapid reach and global targeting. The Office of Naval Research is making tremendous leaps in high performance hypersonic offensive and defense weapons, which will ultimately enable future Naval hypersonic utilization.
- Current hypersonic research concentration efforts
- Ongoing research to expand power, propulsion and thermal management of hypersonic systems
- Guiding development of aero-thermal optimized hypersonic bodies
Dr. Knox Millsaps, SES
Director, Division of Aerospace Science, Air Warfare and WeaponsOffice of Naval Research
15:00 - 15:30
Guiding the Hypersonic Systems Initiative at the University of Notre Dame
Thomas Corke, PhD -
Director, Hypersonic Systems Initiative,
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
- Addressing technical challenges for development of efficient, hypersonic flight vehicles: necessary next steps
- Government and academia partnership efforts
- Efforts to advance testing capabilities
Thomas Corke, PhD
Director, Hypersonic Systems InitiativeAerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon Networking Break & Meetings
16:00 - 16:30
Fostering Hypersonic Innovation through Decisive Academic Research and Collaboration
Dr. Phillip Ligrani -
Eminent Scholar in Propulsion, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Alabama at Huntsville
In order for the DoD and Military Services to achieve their hypersonic mission goals, it will require a combination of collaboration, partnership development, and dynamic research across multiple sectors to ensure a timely delivery of capabilities needed. Whether academia, private sector, DoD, or non-DoD Government Agencies, spurring hypersonic advancement through effective research and S&T collaborative efforts is a must.
-Means to foster improved collaboration despite sensitive nature of hypersonic research
-Outlook on DoD hypersonic delivery timelines: where is additional research needed?
-Developing avenues for future S&T and research collaboration
Dr. Phillip Ligrani
Eminent Scholar in Propulsion, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of Alabama at Huntsville
16:30 - 17:00
Aggregating Hypersonic S&T Data to Rapidly Deliver Next-Gen Technology Development
Roger Garay -
Enterprise Portfolio Analyst,
Defense Technical Information Center
Dr. Joe Bonivel, Jr. - Subject Matter Expert, Defense Technical Information Center
The Defense Technical Information Center has served the information needs of the Defense Community for nearly 70 years, delivering the tools and data needed to empower the research and engineering enterprise to accelerate ongoing technological developments. this session will highlight some of their collaborative research efforts.
