December 9 - 10, 2025
| Sheraton Reston Hotel, Reston, 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 the future of warfare and global defense priorities. In the U.S., continued investment in hypersonics programs like the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), and Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) reflects a strategic urgency to outpace threats in speed, precision, and survivability. With billions committed and key testing milestones underway, the path to operational deployment is accelerating.
Yet, as momentum builds, so do the challenges; ensuring joint service integration, standing up layered counter-hypersonic defenses, and securing a resilient kill chain across domains. In parallel, the Department of Defense has launched the Golden Dome for America, a bold initiative to develop a comprehensive homeland missile defense architecture that unifies offensive and defensive capabilities for the modern threat environment.
The 2025 Summit will bring together senior leaders from the Department of Defense, industry, allied governments, and academia to drive mission-aligned innovation and operational readiness. From acquisition roadmaps to test range modernization, university research collaboration to strategic deterrence policy, this year’s Summit offers a uniquely holistic look at where missile and hypersonic capability development is headed, and how the US plans to engage in defending against the latest missile threats.
With participation from the US Air Force, Army, Navy, Missile Defense Agency, Space Force, and more, this event will deliver the most complete picture yet of how the U.S. and its partners are building the next generation of missile dominance and integrated defense.
2025 Speaker Lineup
Dr. James Weber Ph.D.
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 Ph.D.
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. Jesse Maxwell
Head, Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion, Spacecraft Engineering Division, N
US Navy
Dr. Robert Baurle
Senior Scientist, Hypersonics, Air Force Research Labatory (AFRL)
US Air Force
Dr. Mark Benedict Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
US Air Force
Adam Jones
Department Head, Integrated Engagement Systems
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dr. Rodney Bowersox
Executive Director
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics
Dr. Prashant Khare Ph.D.
Professor, Bradley Jones Chair & Department Head, Dept.of Aerospace Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Kareem Ahmed Ph.D.
Professor, Director, UCF Center of Excellence in Hypersonics & Space Propulsion
UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Greg Scofield Ph.D.
Hypersonics Laboratory Director
Purdue Applied Research Institute
David Bertz
Senior Project Manager, Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Julio Hernandez Ph.D.
Characterization Engineer/Researcher
Purdue Applied Research Institute LLC (PARI)
Dylan Crump
Ceramics Research Engineer
Purdue Applied Research Institute LLC (PARI)
Key Themes at the Summit
Implications of the Golden Dome
Explore developments surrounding the new Golden Dome for America and the path forward to development and deployment
Encompass the Entire Scope
Expanded focus to encompass the entire scope of next generation missiles and hypersonic capabilities, including defensive capability development, and sub-Mach 5 missiles
Actionable Insights
Walk away with actionable insights to shape your organiziation’s R&D, production, and acqusition strategy
Forum for Collaboration
Hear first hand from Congressional leaders on the future of hypersonics and missile defense funding
Space-based Tracking
Gain insights into space-based tracking and communication advancements, including SDA’s Tracking and Transport Layer and related satellite initiatives critical to the hypersonic kill chain
Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
Sponsorship is the most effective solution to share your company’s idea to senior professionals from across the missiles industry, who are searching for actionable solutions to their current business challenges.
IDGA’s 6th Annual Next Generation Missiles and Hypersonic Summit brings together senior officials and decision-makers from the missiles and hypersonics industry, alongside buyers and suppliers, in one location. With tailored networking, sponsors can achieve the face-to-face contact that overcrowded trade shows cannot deliver.
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