Media Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.org

For Immediate Release: July 21, 2021

Phase II of AUVSI Annual Unmanned Systems Defense Conference Next Week

Arlington, Va. – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (AUVSI) will host Phase II of its annual Unmanned Systems Defense conference virtually starting next week. This iteration will build on conversations that took place during Phase I this past April, and set the stage for Phase III in October. 

The conference will bring together senior Department of Defense (DOD) officials, program managers at federal security agencies and industry executives to assess current plans and future opportunities for the integration of unmanned and autonomous systems in military operations throughout air, ground and maritime domains. Phase II topics of discussion include the Ghost Fleet Overlord USV Autonomous Transition, the 2020 updated National Robotics Roadmap, commercial market trends in autonomy, and more. All panels and keynotes are open to press.

Prominent speakers include:

• RADM Lorin Selby, Chief of Naval Research, U.S. Navy
• Representative Joe Courtney, Chairman, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
• Representative Jim Langevin, Chairman, Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
• Captain Pete Small, Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants, PMS-406, U.S. Navy
• Colonel Nathan Diller, Director, AFWERX, U.S. Air Force
• Steve Bradford,Chief Scientist for Architecture & Next Gen, FAA
• Darshan Divakaran, Program Manager, Agility Prime, U.S. Air Force
• Dr. Marcus Johnson, UTM Deputy Program Manager, NASA
• Dr. Whitney Mason, Program Manager of Microsystems Technology Office, DARPA
• Dr. Kevin O'Brien, Autonomy Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit

DETAILS:

WHAT: AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Defense Conference, Phase II

WHEN: July 27-29, 2021

WHERE: Online event. Media can register on the event website. For assistance, please contact meetings@auvsi.org.

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About AUVSI

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics — represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org