December 9 - 10, 2025
| Sheraton Reston Hotel, VA
EXPLORING NEXT GENERATION HYPERSONIC WEAPONS EFFORTS ACROSS THE MILITARY & ENABLING ADVANCEMENTS THROUGH INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
The 6th Annual Next Generation Missiles and Hypersonics Summit is back for 2025!
Hypersonic weapons and advanced missile systems are transforming global defense priorities. In the U.S., continued investments into programs like the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), and Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) signal a strategic commitment to outpacing evolving threats. With billions invested, the momentum is clear, and deployment is rapidly approaching.
As major testing milestones are achieved, challenges remain around joint integration, defense against hypersonics, and rapid fielding. Building an effective layered defense strategy will require cross-domain collaboration, innovative acquisition pathways, and cutting-edge research from across the ecosystem.
The 2025 Summit brings together senior leaders from the DoD, defense industry, academia, and international partners to drive mission success through shared insight and partnership. Attendees will gain direct access to program updates, test data, acquisition roadmaps, and evolving requirements that shape the future of global missile and hypersonic capabilities.
Senior Representatives from the US Air Force, Army, Navy, Missile Defense Agency, more will provide the most comprehensive overview yet of the path toward integrated, next-generation deterrence and defense.
2025 Early Speaker Lineup...
Dr. Mark J. Lewis PhD
CEO
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. James Weber
Principal Director, Hypersonics
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)
Marcia Holmes
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities
Department Of Defense
Tracy Tynan
Director of Acquisition
Missile Defense Agency
Dr. Gillian Bussey
Deputy Chief Science Officer
US Space Force
Dr. Knox Millsaps
Department Head, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons, Office of Naval Research
US Navy
Geoff Wilson
Program Manager, T&E/S&T Program, Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Maxwell Cooper
Assistant Deputy, Weapons and Sensors (OPNAV N96CA)
US Navy
Dr. Robert Baurle
Senior Scientist, Hypersonics, Air Force Research Labatory (AFRL)
US Air Force
Dr. Mark Benedict PhD
Senior Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
US Air Force
Dr. Rodney Bowersox
Executive Director
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics
Adam Jones
Department Head, Integrated Engagement Systems
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dr. Eric Marineau PhD, SES
Program Officer, Hypersonics, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
US Navy
Matthew Daugherty
Deputy Major Program Manager, Conventional Prompt Strike, Strike Program in Strategic Systems Programs
US Navy
Kegan Miller
MACH TB Director of Strategic Planning, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane)
US Navy
Jeffrey Boulware
Technical Director and Deputy Division Chief, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO)
Joint Staff J8
Phil Hansen
Project Manager, Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Colonel Alexander Rasmussen
Chief, Tracking Layer, Space Development Agency
US Space Force
Dr. Jesse Maxwell
Head, Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion, Spacecraft Engineering Division, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
US Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Komives
Hypersonics Program Element Monitor
US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Jared Thompson
Chief, Global Strike Advanced Capabilities Integration
USSTRATCOM
Alan Rader
Conventional Prompt Strike Chief Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Tim Franklin
Chief Engineer, Hypersonic Weapons Phantom Works Advanced Weapons
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Brandon Ribic PhD
Technology Director, America Makes National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing Technology (DoD ManTech)
Daniel Marren
Hypersonic Advisor, Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E))
Dr. David Glass
Senior Researcher for Advanced Structural/Thermal Systems Research Directorate
NASA Langley Research Center
Dr. Sarah Armstrong
Director, Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Systems Engineering Field Activity
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Dr. Greg Scofield
Senior Research Engineer
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Carmen Carney
Hypersonics Key Initiative Lead, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
US Air Force
Dr. James Weber
Principal Director, Hypersonics
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)
Dr. Robert Baurle
Senior Scientist, Hypersonics, Air Force Research Labatory (AFRL)
US Air Force
Dr. Mark Benedict PhD
Senior Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
US Air Force
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