AIAA DEFENSE Forum

About AIAA DEFENSE Forum

AIAA DEFENSE Forum is a Secret/NOFORN event covering the strategic, programmatic, and technical topics and policy issues pertaining to the aerospace and defense community. The 2025 forum theme, Developing and Delivering Decisive Capability at Speed and Scale, will delve into how the science and technology community, systems developers, and operators address operational needs through rapid innovation and deployment. By enhancing capacity, efficiency, and readiness, this approach enables warfighters to adapt to dynamic conditions and sustain a tactical advantage.

Featured Speakers Include

Alexis Bonnell

Chief Information Officer and Director, Digital Capabilities Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory

Thomas Powers

UAV Threat Analyst, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute

Keith Kosan

Director of Advanced Technology Test, Missile Defense Agency

Lt. Col. Charles LeDeatte, USAF

Director, AFCENT Battle Lab, Chief Technology and Data Officer, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)

Martin Lindsey

Science and Technology Division Chief (J85), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Christine Michienzi

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Defense Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS

James Weber

Principal Director for Hypersonics, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Robert Unger

Director, Resources and Analysis, U.S. Central Command

Eric Wollerman

President, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T), LLC

15–18 April 2025