The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
(IDGA) has announced the UAV Summit scheduled for April 11 – 14, 2011 in the Washington DC area. Members from all services, coast guard/border patrol, and acquisition will convene in the Washington DC Metro Area this April to discuss and evaluate the current and future state of UAV technology and development throughout the US Military.
IDGA’s 7th Annual UAV Summit will deliver a comprehensive overview of new requirements, emerging policies, latest programmes, and acquisition efforts for the UAV industry. Briefs will focus on supporting operations in the theatre of war, new UAV challenges and developments being seen in the field, advanced perspective on Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAVs), and optimizing ISR tactics and technology.
The UAV Summit is comprised of a Pre-Summit workshop day, a comprehensive two day summit and a Post-Summit workshop day. The two day UAV Summit will feature topical sessions including UAV Payloads, UAVs in a homeland environment, and development in Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) UAS Sense and Avoid (SAA) Development among others. The Pre-UAV Summit workshop Day on April 11, 2011 will focus on Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The Post-UAV Summit workshop day on April 14, 2011 will focus on Unmanned Aircraft Systems in National Airspace.
The UAV Summit speaker roster includes:
- Dyke D. Weatherington, SES, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Acquisition, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Colonel James Gear, USAF Director, RPA Task ForceColonel Gregory Gonzalez, USA, Program Manager, UAS
- Captain Paul Siegrist, USN, Program Manager, Unmanned Vehicle Office
- Captain Jim Sommer, USCG, Deputy Director, UAS Joint Program Office, USCG & CBP
- Colonel Dean Bushey, USAF, Deputy Director, UAS Joint Center of Excellent, Joint Forces Command
The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense. IDGA brings together communities comprised of military, government, vendors and academia for education, networking and advancing the communities in which it serves.