Joint Innovation & Experimentation Division U.S. Navy, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM J81)
This was a fantastic opportunity to engage with the leading minds in hypersonic research! I loved the panels and discussions on current challenges and progress, and I thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue and questions from the group during the Warfighter Integration panel. I look forward to attending this conference again next year!
4TH ANNUAL
April 1 – 2, 2025 | Embassy Suites by Hilton, Huntsville, AL
Expanding the Battlespace Against Adversarial Hypersonic Threats
China unveiled its new concept for an unpowered hypersonic boost-glide weapon, conceived by the Guangdong Aerodynamic Research Academy at the Zhuhai Airshow.
The battlespace is changing. America’s adversaries are producing increasingly sophisticated systems, i.e., fifth-generation aircraft, advanced air defense systems, and hypersonic missiles, forcing American forces to adapt to enhanced threats.
– Harrison Kass, 19FortyFive
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets. – AP World News
As Summit chairmen, it is with great pleasure that we welcome you to attend the American Conference Institute’s Fourth Annual Summit on Hypersonic Weapons & Emerging Technologies Summit, April 1 and 2 in Huntsville, Alabama
This must-attend event will highlight the latest in global advancements in the development and testing of hypersonic weapons and technologies. Please take advantage of this incredible opportunity to participate with key subject-matter experts from the Defense Department, government, academia and industry via interactive panel discussions and keynote sessions.
Near-peer enemy global-strike capabilities have formed as Russia, North Korea, and China have aggressively developed and fielded hypersonic weapons. The Defense Department’s Fiscal 2024 budget request for hypersonic research includes a record investment of $145 billion, specifically, $11 billion to deliver a mix of highly lethal precision weapons.
As Congress reviews plans for hypersonic weapons programs, questions continue about the rationale behind them, including expected costs and implications for strategic stability and arms control. The April summit will address emerging issues such as which missions will use them, their cost-effectiveness, and how the newest breakthroughs in testing and the fielding affects geopolitical stability and creates new opportunities for industry.
American Conference Institute will provide an outstanding and engaging two-day forum to comprehensively analyze and further the dialogue on the global proliferation of hypersonic weapons. Attendees also will enjoy ample networking, including an evening welcome reception, luncheons, networking breaks, and discussions with leaders from the private sector.
We look forward to seeing you in Huntsville in April!
Dr. Mark Lewis President & CEO Purdue Applied Research Institute
Steve Dunn Senior Fellow Chief Scientist, Intermediate Range
Conventional Strike Weapons Hypersonic Systems
Lockheed Martin Space
CHEVRON-RIGHT A future look at DoD/Gov hypersonic weapons capabilities and new opportunities for Industry
CHEVRON-RIGHT Hear the Special OSD Keynote by Dr. James Weber covering DoD Hypersonics Strategy – Programs Goals, Focus Areas, and Priorities, Weapon Acquisition Programs & Critical Enablers
CHEVRON-RIGHT Weapon Acquisition Programs
CHEVRON-RIGHT OSD covering Weapon Acquisition Programs & Critical Enablers
CHEVRON-RIGHT Defense Against Hypersonic Threats
CHEVRON-RIGHT Warfighter Hypersonic Strategic Deterrence Needs & Requirements and Rapidly Expanding Adversary Threats Challenge Existing Strategic Stability and Deterrence Dynamics
CHEVRON-RIGHT Critical Enablers New Capabilities and Weapons Systems to Deter and Defeat the Threat
CHEVRON-RIGHT Breakthroughs in affordable capabilities, innovation, and industry opportunities for countering hypersonic weapons
CHEVRON-RIGHT Addressing costs of Avionics and Electronics plus the Leveraging of Reusable and Recoverable Technologies
CHEVRON-RIGHT In-Detailed Examination of Weapons Platform Design & Thermal-structural Materials R&D
CHEVRON-RIGHT The latest findings in space & ground-based hypersonic tracking and sensor technologies
CHEVRON-RIGHT Space-based Solutions: Overcoming Challenges Posed by the Speed, Maneuverability and Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor Developments
CHEVRON-RIGHT Join decision-makers from DoD/Gov, Industry & Academia
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Don’t miss the opportunity to maximize business development and networking. For more information please contact Lanny Morris at: L.Morris@AmericanConference.com
• Inclusion on Event Advisory Board
• Roundtable Discussions
• Plenary Sessions
• Workshop Leader
• Fireside Chat
• Luncheon & Evening Reception Sponsor
• Food & Beverage Stands
• Logo & Company Description on Website
• Logo Inclusion on All Marketing Campaigns & Event Signage
• Marketing Opportunities to Invite Your Prospects to Attend
NETWORKING
• Exhibit Spaces
• Evening Reception
• Demonstrations
Dr. Mark Lewis
President & CEO
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Steve Dunn Senior Fellow, Chief Scientist, Intermediate Range, Conventional Strike Weapons Hypersonic Systems Lockheed Martin Space
Dr. James Weber
Principal Director for Hypersonics Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Mark Glenn Director, OSD Joint Hypersonic Transition Office Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, (OUSD R&E)
Lieutenant General
Robert A. Rasch, Jr., USA Director Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
Lt Col Jared Thompson, USAF Chief, Advanced Kinetic Capabilities Branch USSTRATCOM J875
Dr. Charles Camarda Hypersonic Researcher and Innovator & Author Former NASA Astronaut & Sr. Advisor for Innovation Office of Chief Engineer Johnson Space Center
Jon Ludwigson Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Christoph Müller
Chair
Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Collaboration Support Office NATO Science & Technology Organization
Dennis Helmich
Director, Integrated Systems
Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Sarah Armstrong, SSTM Distinguished Engineer for Advanced Hypersonics Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Dr. Thomas Eason Director of the Structural Sciences Center Air Force Research Lab Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQH)
Dr. Yadunath Zambre Chief Microelectronics Officer Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
Stan Stafira
Chief Architect Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Len Orlando
Senior Executive, Federal, Aerospace and Defense Business Unit
Ansys Government Initiatives
Lieutenant General (USA-ret)
Neil Thurgood
Senior Vice President Air and Ground Deterrence Division Anduril
CAPT (USN-ret)
Dave McFarland Vice President, Hypersonic and Reentry Test Varda Space Industries
Muk Pandian Director, Strategic Partnerships and Advanced Concepts Varda Space Industries
Marty Hunt Vice President Hypersonics Systems Leidos Dynetics
Janna Mitchke
Deputy Program Manager Raytheon Missiles and Defense
Geoff Adams
Senior Mission Architect Missile Defense L3Harris Technologies
Dr. Joseph Jewell
John Bogdanoff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics College of Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Erica Corral
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute University Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering University of AZ
Dr. Greg Scofield
Hypersonics Laboratory Director Purdue Applied Research Institute
Todd Harrison
Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute
Mike Beltrani
Vice President, Strategic Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems
Mark Ogren
Senior Director of Strategy and Technology Launch Vehicles Northrop Grumman
Dr. Tim Ferguson
Vice President &
Distinguished Engineering Fellow Kratos SRE
Senior Representative Women in Hypersonics
8:15 Opening Remarks & Introductions by Chairpersons
Dr. Mark Lewis President & CEO
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Steve Dunn Senior Fellow, Chief Scientist
Intermediate Range Conventional Strike Weapons
Hypersonic Systems
Lockheed Martin Space
8:30 Keynote Presentation: Advancements in Hypersonic Defense
Stan Stafira Chief Architect Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
9:00 OSD Keynote: DoD Hypersonics Strategy and Programs
• Goals, Focus Areas, and Priorities
• Weapon Acquisition Programs
• Defense Against Hypersonic Threats
• Critical Enablers
Dr. James Weber
Principal Director for Hypersonics Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
9:30 Presentation: Leveraging Academia for Next Gen Solicitations and Solutions for Hypersonic Research
Mark Glenn
Director, OSD Joint Hypersonic Transition Office Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, (OUSD R&E)
10:00 Networking Break
10:30 Panel: Ground Test and Flight Test Infrastructure
MODERATOR:
Dr. Mark Lewis
President & CEO
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Lieutenant General (USA-ret)
Neil Thurgood
Senior Vice President Air and Ground Deterrence Division Anduril
CAPT (USN-ret)
Dave McFarland Vice President, Hypersonic and Reentry Test Varda Space Industries
Dr. Joseph Jewell
John Bogdanoff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
College of Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Greg Scofield
Hypersonics Laboratory Director Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Erica Corral
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute University Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering University of AZ
Dr. Tim Ferguson
Vice President & Distinguished Engineering Fellow Kratos SRE
• Overview of hypersonic materials manufacturing, ground screening and testing of TPS materials research at University of Arizona
• UCAH-Thermal protection system of materials working group
12:00 Presentation: Top High-Speed Systems
Dr. Thomas Eason
Director of the Structural Sciences Center
Air Force Research Lab Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQH)
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• New capabilities and weapons systems to deter and defeat the
• Providing a highly responsive, long-range, conventional strike capability
• Expanding deterrence and escalation control options across the warfighting
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Jon Ludwigson Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Government Accountability Office (GAO) Todd
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Dr. Mark Lewis President & CEO
Purdue Applied Research Institute
8:30 Army Keynote:
Lieutenant General
Robert A. Rasch, Jr., USA
Steve Dunn Senior Fellow, Chief Scientist Intermediate Range Conventional Strike Weapons Hypersonic Systems
Lockheed Martin Space
9:00
• Advancements in NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense
• Investments and Budgeting
• C2 Needs and Requirements
• NATO Interceptors Advancements
Christoph Müller Chair, Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Collaboration Support Office NATO Science & Technology Organization
9:30 Panel: Advancements in Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Design Technologies
• We have a poor understand the environments in high hypersonic environments. And we cannot recreate the extreme coupled conditions on the ground above Mach 10
• Next generation technologies need to do more than just fly, they may need to communicate, be able to perform new maneuvers and trajectories, and look through plasma
• Leveraging commercial technologies, in particular commercial space, for defense applications in Hypersonics is important to develop new technologies against advanced existing and emerging threats
Muk Pandian Director, Strategic Partnerships and Advanced Concepts Varda Space Industries
Dr. Sarah Armstrong, SSTM Distinguished Engineer for Advanced Hypersonics
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Mark Ogren Senior Director of Strategy and Technology Launch Vehicles Northrop Grumman
MODERATOR:
Dr. Greg Scofield Hypersonics Laboratory Director
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Charles Camarda
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Dennis
Senior Representative Women in Hypersonics
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Mike Beltrani Vice President, Strategic Systems General Dynamics Mission Systems
Geoff Adams
The conference was exceptionally beneficial to me because of the many subject matter experts and thought leaders in hypersonic technology speaking and participating on the panels. The keynote speakers were thought provoking and informative.
June 24 – 25, 2025
San Diego, CA
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Hypersonic capabilities are a national security imperative and vital to ensure America maintains our technological edge over near-peer threats. Lockheed Martin is leveraging more than 60 years of experience in hypersonic technologies, skills across the corporation, and advanced facilities to meet this urgent need. Today we are investing in our workforce, facilities, testing, research and development, and in our critical supply chain to develop cutting-edge hypersonic technologies.
Kratos is an industry leader in the development of affordable hypersonic systems and hypersonic test and evaluation (T&E) for the U.S. Government and its allies. Kratos is dedicated to advancing the field of hypersonics and high-speed flight vehicles, supporting the complete T&E lifecycle. Kratos specializes in hypersonic vehicle design and integration, extreme environments material characterization, hypersonic ground and flight testing, high temperature instrumentation, hypersonic aerothermal modeling and simulation, and more.
ACI has been one of the world’s leading conference organizers delivering over 100 conferences annually. We host live and digital events that promote an unrivaled exchange of expertise, unbiased new trends and intelligence. ACI Defense is dedicated to the continuing progress of the Federal Government, Department of Defense and Armed Services, extensive and essential defense mission sets. We provide our attendees and partners with a platform where they can gain industry knowledge and expertise to keep pace with unprecedented technological developments, emerging and evolving threats and operational needs across the defense spectrum.
American Conference Institute is pleased to offer our delegates a limited number of hotel rooms at a negotiated rate.
To take advantage of these rates, please contact the hotel directly and quote “ACI’s Hypersonic Weapons“.
Please note that the guest room block cut-off date is March 17, 2025. After that date OR when the room block fills, guestroom availability and rate can no longer be guaranteed.
Register and pay to lock in your early rate and be eligible for a full refund until March 18, 2025.
If you are unable to attend for any reason, you will have the following options:
y A full credit note for you, or a colleague to attend another event.
y A full refund.
All cancellations and changes must be submitted to CustomerService@AmericanConference.com by March 18, 2025.
ONLINE: AmericanConference.com/Hypersonic-Technology
EMAIL: CustomerService@AmericanConference.com
PHONE: 1-888-224-2480
Due to the sensitive and critical nature of the hypersonic weapons program, ACI must state that only United States Government, Contractors and Academia, and her NATO Allies will be allowed to attend this summit. — CLOSED TO PRESS
EVENT DRESS CODE
SPEAKERS: Class A Uniform requested, Business Dress (civilian)
ATTENDEES: Duty Uniform / Uniform of the Day, Business Dress (civilian)
Complimentary Attendance to All Active United States Military and Government Employees
Active federal employees, including military personnel, can attend the summit at no charge.
To secure your spot, online pre-registration is mandatory before March 7th. After this deadline, the cost will be $695.
Contractors are not eligible for military/government registration and must register at the Standard In-Person Conference Vendor rate. ** Special Pricing for Academia and Not for Profit Organizations is not subject to group pricing option.