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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 forum’s program consists of two main parts: a technical program offering a deep analysis on research and technologies geared to solve specific problems, and high-level plenary sessions tackling the most pressing issues impacting the future of national security.
2025 Featured Speakers Included
Dave Denhard
Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor, U.S. Space Command
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute,
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,
Thomas Powers
UAV Threat Analyst, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
Meggan Schoenberg
Principal Director for Integrated Network System of Systems (INSS), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies, OUSD R&E,
Neil Thurgood
Senior Vice President, Anduril Industries,
James W. Weber
Principal Director for Hypersonics, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
Eric Wollerman
President, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T), LLC,
Founding and Executive Sponsor
Corporate Partners
