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DATE: November 13, 2024
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Agenda
Opening Remarks
- Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
Keynote: Chief of Staff of the Air Force
- Gen David W. Allvin
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Power Projection Imperative
Panel Discussion
- Mark Gunzinger
Moderator, Director of Future Concepts and Capability Assessments, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies - Lt Gen Michael Koscheski
Deputy Commander, Air Combat Command - Maj Gen Jason R. Armagost
Commander, Eighth Air Force - Doug Young
Sector Vice President and General Manager, Strike, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems - Billy Ray Thompson
Director of Requirements & Capabilities, Air & Space Defense Systems, RTX
Non-Kinetic Effects for Highly Contested Environments
Panel Discussion
- Brig Gen Houston Cantwell, USAF (Ret.)
Moderator, Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, Mitchell Institute - Col Larry Fenner Jr.
Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing - Chris Moeller
Air and Space Force Customer Requirements, BAE Systems - Paul Delia
Director of Advance Technologies, Airborne Combat Systems Sector, L 3 Harris - Nick Bucci
Vice President, Defense Systems & Technologies, General Atomics – Electromagnetic Systems
Lunch Keynote: Air Force Futures
Intro: John Michael Dahm
- Lt Gen David A. Harris
Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures, Headquarters, United States Air Force
CCA: Realizing Tomorrow’s Airpower Today
Panel Discussion
- Heather Penney
Moderator, Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies - Col Timothy M. Helfrich
Senior Materiel Leader, Advanced Aircraft Division, Air Force Materiel Command - Patrick Mike Shortsleeve
Vice President, Strategy Business Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - Diem Salmon
Vice President for Air Dominance & Strike, Anduril Industries - Mike Benitez
Senior Director of Strategic Product Development, Shield AI - Robert “Otis” Winkler, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President , Corporate Development and National Security Programs, Kratos Defense
Delivering Tomorrow’s Force: From Concept to Operational Capability
Panel Discussion
- John Venable
Moderator, Senior Fellow for Airpower Studies, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies - Lt Gen Dale R. White
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acqui sition, Technology, and Logistics - Maj Gen Joseph D. Kunkel
Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures - Brig Gen Ryan Keeney
Director, Concepts and Strategy, Air Force Futures - Renee Pasman
Vice President, Integrated Systems , Lockheed Martin Skunk Works - Chris Flynn
Vice President of Military Development Programs, Pratt & Whitney
Media Coverage
- Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit
Defense One - USAF’s New Force Design, Still a Secret, Will Be ‘Fiscally Informed
Air & Space Forces Magazine - ‘The United States Needs More Air Force’: Allvin Makes the Case for More Funding
Air & Space Forces Magazine - Air Force Electronic Warfare Chief Sees Limits to AI
Air & Space Forces Magazine - Air Force: First CCA Models Pass Critical Design Review as Future Plans Being Debated
Air & Space Forces Magazine - Anduril, General Atomics drone wingmen clear critical design review, Air Force says
Breaking Defense - Anduril, General Atomics concepts for increment 1 of CCA drones clear critical design reviews
Inside Defense - U.S. Air Force Expands Order Plans for Autonomous Fighter Prototypes
Aviation Week - U.S. Air Force to Refine CCA Increment 2 Concept, As Service Announces Buy of More Increment 1 Aircraft
Defense Daily - Air Force buying more drone wingmen to develop operational tactics
Defense News - Air Force leaders discuss ‘One Force Design’ to enhance readiness in era of Great Power Competition
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs - Air Force wraps up critical design review for Increment 1 of CCA drones
Defense Scoop - USAF To Fully Staff Modernization Command To Build ’27 Budget
Aviation Week