IDGA’s Air-Launched Weapons Summit is taking place August 24-25, 2009 and will give you the opportunity to learn more about developing and deploying better, faster, and cheaper air-launched weapons. You will have the unique opportunity to interact and network with military, government, academic and private sector leaders. The event will cover the ever more pivotal role in the way combat operations are conducted across the globe. OIF and OEF have shown that precision strike weapons are a necessity in the modern, urban warfare environment. This event will cover: • Program Needs and Requirements • Increasing Weapon System Effectiveness While Reducing Civilian Casualties • UAV Weapon Integration For more details please visit the website at: www.idga.org/us/AirLaunchedWeapons

1. Featuring updates
from a variety of
Presents a Training Conference…
military
programs!
TM
Better – Faster – Cheaper
August 24 – 25, 2009 • Washington, D.C. Metro Area
Hear the challenges
and goals of the US Army,
Navy, Air Force, and
Marines as they deploy
and defend against
air-launched weapons.
Hear the latest updates from military program
managers including:
• Current resource allocation efforts as they pertain to weapon systems
development, deployment, needs, and requirements
• The latest on weapon systems advancements and requirements from
all of the services
• Key hurdles in weapons systems development and open discussion on
how they can be overcome
• Insight on weapons systems integration for unmanned air systems
Hear from key decision-makers and innovators such as:
Mr. Gerald F. “Fred” Pease Jr., Executive Director, Colonel Kenneth L. Echternacht, Jr., USAF, Chief, Science and
Department of Defense Policy Board on Federal Technology Division, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Science, Technology
Aviation, and Deputy Director of Operations, and Engineering)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and
Captain Mat Winter, USN, PM Precision Strike Weapons
Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Captain Mark Darrah, USN, F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Manager
Captain John quot;Snoozequot; Martins, USN, Director,
Air Vehicle, F-35 Lightning II Program Office Colonel Walter J Lindsley, USAF, Vice Commander, Air Force
Nuclear Weapons Center
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2. Who You Will Meet:
IDGA’s Air-Launched Weapons is the
event to attend to learn more about
developing and deploying better, faster,
and cheaper air-launched weapons. You
Better – Faster – Cheaper will have the unique opportunity to
interact and network with an audience of
military, government, academic and
private sector leaders with job functions
such as:
• Operational needs and
Dear Colleague, requirements
• Weapons systems integration
As budgets continue to tighten, we
are tasked with producing highly • Weapons systems development
efficient yet affordable air-launche
d weapons. These munitions mus
reduce civilian casualties and frien t • Systems engineering
dly fire while still measuring up to
threats. They must be smarter, fast enemy • Precision strike
er and less expensive.
• Modeling and simulation
At IDGA’s Air-Launched Weapons
2009, you will hear about current • Testing and evaluation
future needs and requirements from and
a number of TM program offices.
key • Acquisition
Decision makers from all branch • Combat operations
es of the military will explain how
they are allocating their resource
s to field more lethal, accurate,
reliable, and economical weapo
ns systems.
As we focus on making the most
out of current platforms, developing About IDGA
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minimizing collateral damage, we
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3. Main Conference Day One
Monday, August 24, 2009
7:15 Registration & Coffee 11:35 Lunch
8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 1:00 Direct & Time Sensitive Strike Programs
• Anti-Radiation Missiles (ARMs)
• Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM)
8:10 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Mission Areas • Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs)
•Why and where we are • Rockets/pyrotechnics
•Nuclear enterprise way ahead • Gun systems
Colonel Walter J Lindsley, USAF Captain Brian Corey, USN
Vice Commander Incoming Program Manager
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Direct and Time Sensitive Strike
8:50 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Air-Launched Weapons 1:40 Networking Break
Employment in Combat
•Precision weapons employment through sensor integration and
networking 2:10 Eliminating Wiring Inside of an Airborne
Captain Mark Darrah, USN Platform
Program Manager • Bringing wireless for airborne applications
F/A-18 and EA-18G Houman Ghajari
Director of Government Systems and Technology
MaXentric Technologies LLC
9:30 Networking Break Join us for a classroom-style workshop that will allow you to delve
deep into the topic of wireless for the airborne platform. Our
session leader, Houman Ghajari, has been involved in the research
10:15 AF Munitions Research Update and design of wireless communication systems and will lead an in-
depth session on eliminating some of the wiring inside of the
In-Depth Workshop
• AFRL's role in addressing current and future needs and
airborne platform.
requirements
• Near term munitions technologies
Houman Ghajari is Director of Government Systems and
• Mid and far term munitions quot;game changerquot; technologies
Technology of MaXentric Technologies LLC. In this capacity, he
Colonel Kenneth L. Echternacht, Jr., USAF is responsible for setting the company’s government business
Chief, Science and Technology Division, Dep. Asst. Sec. strategies, as well managing MaXentric’s government operation.
(Science, Technology and Engineering) / Incoming Director He has over 8 years of experience in the fields of wireless
The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate communication systems, technical research of advanced
communications and design and development of wireless
communication systems. His research interest is in the
development of next generation mobile platform. Currently he is
10:55 MQ-1 and MQ-9 Program Successes and Future leading the ViFi, V-band wireless network, development efforts for
Challenges applications such as: airborne WLAN, high-throughput WLAN, and
• Soaring past the 500K flying hour milestone soldier personal area network. Ghajari has a Bachelor’s degree in
• Growing fleet to support 50 CAPs Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Math from San Jose State
• Expanding the sensor and weapons inventory
University. He earned his Masters in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from University of California, San Diego.
• Pursuing commonality smartly with the Army and Navy
Lieutenant Colonel David Miller, USAF
Deputy Commander
4:30 End of Day One
703rd Aeronautical Systems Group (Predator, Reaper)
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4. Main Conference Day Two
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
7:30 Registration & Coffee 11:35 Lunch
8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 1:00 HELLFIRE Program Update
• Meeting the Warfighter needs in key areas to enhance
survivability and lethality
8:10 JAMS Update Lieutenant Colonel Mike Brown, USA
• Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)- Pathfinder for the New 5000 Product Manager
• Hellfire - responding to the evolving threat Hellfire Systems
• Hydra 70 - current, capable and improving
William D. Knox
Director Business Management 1:40 Air-Launched Precision Strike Capabilities for
Joint Attack Munitions Systems Project Office Today and Tomorrow
• Current strike capabilities providing the warfighter lethal,
interoperable, and cost-effective direct attack and standoff
8:50 Air Force Air-Launched Weapons Overview precision effects
•Future plans • Future readiness capabilities addressing the warfighters' operational
•Future requirements employment gaps to maintain tactical and strategic superiority
Gerald F. “Fred” Pease Jr. • Innovative acquisition strategies that provide the warfighter the
Executive Director, Department of Defense Policy Board on required current and future capabilities to fight the fight, and win
Federal Aviation, and Deputy Director of Operations, Deputy Captain Mat Winter, USN
Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements PM Precision Strike Weapons
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
2:20 Networking Break
9:30 Networking Break
2:50 Air-Ground Operations
10:15 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division • Liaison (BCDs [Battlefield Coordination Detachments] / ASOSs [Air
Weapons Miniaturized Munitions Requirements Support Operation Squadrons])
and Development • Integration (JFO [Joint Fires Observers] / JTAC [Joint Tactical Air
•Overview of current NAWCWD miniaturized weapons projects Controllers])
•NAWCWD future miniaturized munitions development • Future Concepts (JAGIC [Joint Air/Ground Integration Cell])
requirements Colonel Billy F. Sprayberry, USA
Mr. Scott O'Neil Director, Joint and, Combined Integration Directorate
Executive Director Fires Center of Excellence and Ft Sill
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
3:30 SGM: Viper Strike, Griffin, and Competitive
10:55 JSF Weapons Integration Prototyping Assessment
• Program update • Viper Strike
• Weapons integration progress • Griffin
• Weapons roadmap/requirements • SGM Rodeo
Captain John quot;Snoozequot; Martins, USN Lieutenant Colonel Sean D. Hayes, USMC
Director, Air Vehicle PM Small Guided Munitions, JAMS
F-35 Lightning II Program Office Director of Marine Activities
4:10 End of Main Conference
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Featuring updates
Presents a Training Conference… from a variety of
military
programs!
TM
Better – Faster – Cheaper
August 24 – 25, 2009 • Washington, D.C. Metro Area
Hear the challenges
and goals of the US Army,
Navy, Air Force, and
Marines as they deploy
and defend against
air-launched weapons.
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