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15–18 April 2025
Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory
Laurel, Maryland
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
Digital Capabilities Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Chief Information Officer and Director
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
Meggan Schoenberg
Principal Director for Integrated Network System of Systems (INSS), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies, OUSD R&E
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
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