Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition

"Armaments, Robotics, Munitions and EOD"

19 - 22 September 2022

Austin, TX

Agenda

Monday, September 19, 2022

Army Futures Command Capability Briefing – Missiles

  • Hunter Blackwell, Deputy Capability Area Lead-Fires, U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center

Army Futures Command Capability Briefing – Next Generation Technologies For Robotics

  • Dr. Brett Piekarski, Chief Scientist, Computational & Information Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
  • Dr. Elias Rigas, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

 

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Guest Speaker Panel
Moderator: Chris Grassano, Deputy Program Executive Officer, Armaments & Ammunition

  • Anthony Sebasto, Acting Director, U.S. Army Futures Command Armaments Center
  • Scott Adams, Program Manager, Ammunition, Marine Corps Systems Command
  • Nathan Hawley, Director, Munitions and Logistics Readiness Center, U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command

ROBOTICS

  • 24723 - Supervised Autonomous Function Executive: An Autonomy Enabler, Dean Barten, Senior Principal Engineer, MTSI

SMALL ARMS

  • Joint Service Small Arms Synchronization Team
    Moderator: Gus Funcasta, Chief, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM, U.S. Army Futures Command
    • MAJ Marcus Farmer, USA, Maneuver Capabilities & Integration Directorate (MCDID), U.S. Army Futures Command
    • Christopher Woodburn, Deputy, Maneuver Branch, Marine Corps Capabilities Development Directorate
    • LCDR Werner Reschmeier, USN, Surface Warfare Weapons Branch, OPNAV N96C
    • Christopher Graham, Deputy Chief, Use of Force Office, Office of Specialized Capabilities, Headquarters U.S. Coast Guard
    • Eugene Rooker, Deputy Program Manager, SOF Lethality, USSOCOM
  • Joint Service Small Arms Program (JSSAP) Office Session
    Moderator: Gus Funcasta, Chief, Joint Service Small Arms Program Office, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM, U.S. Army Futures Command
  • PM Soldier Lethality Session
    Moderator: COL Scott Madore, USA, Product Director, Soldier Lethality, U.S. Army
    • David Oatley, Product Director, Crew Served Weapons, U.S. Army
    • Barbara Muldowney, Deputy Product Manager, Individual Weapons, U.S. Army
    • LTC Joshua Headley, USA, Product Manager, Next Generation Weapons, U.S. Army

GARM/MUNITIONS

  • IBAT Presentation & Demo
    • Rob Roy, President, Decision Science Incorporated
    • LaDonna Schneller, IBAT Program Manager, Decision Science Incorporated
  • JPEO A&A Assured Munitions
    • Gene Conner, Director of Integration (DOI), U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)
  • Overview of PM MAS
    • LTC Paul Santamaria, USA, Product Manager, Medium Caliber Ammunition, U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)
  • Overview of PM CAS
    • COL Leon Rogers, USA, Project Manager, Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)
    • Jason Foultz, Chief Engineer, Project Manager - Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), U.S. Army Joint Program Executive
  • Overview of PM-CCS
    • LTC Isaac Cuthbertson, USA, Product Manager, Terrain Shaping Obstacles (TSO), Close Combat Systems (PM-CCS), U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)
  • The Army Ammunition Plant Modernization Plan
    • COL Jason Bohannon, USA, Deputy Project Director, Joint Services, U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)

UEA/GARM/EOD

  • 24762 - Evolving Armament Systems to Support Multi-Domain Operations, Jonathan Ross, Director, Strategy & Market Intelligence, Marvin Engineering Co., Inc.
  • 24706 - Hypersonic Aerial Gunnery Ammunition, Dr. Ronald Barrett, Professor, University of Kansas
  • 24826 - Modernized GPS and Digital Anti-Jam Contributions to the Range and Lethality Challenge to MDO/JADO, Justin Wymore, Customer Requirements Manager, BAE Systems, Inc.
  • Overview of PM-CCS EOD Portfolio
    • Michael Burke, Product Manager, Demolitions and Counter Measures, Close Combat Systems (PM-CCS), U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A)

 

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Keynote Speaker

  • Col Corey Beaverson, USAF, Prototyping & Experiments Directorate, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))

ROBOTICS

  • 24822 - Lethal and Non-Lethal Launchers with Variable Trajectory Grenades for Robotic Systems, Howard Kent, Chief Executive Officer, Armor Development Group LLC
  • 24508 - Air Force Civil Engineer Robotic Applications, Steven Bailey, Research Engineer, Air Force Civil Engineer Center

SMALL ARMS

  • Suppressor Session
    • Adam Jacob, Chairman, NATO Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS)/Weapons and Sensors SubGroup (WSSG) Suppressor
  • Small Arms Technology Development
    • 24699 - Small Arms Point Defense Systems (SAPDS), Matthew Thompson, Engineer, NSWC Crane Suppressor Condemnation, Sustainment and
      Dr. Leslie Fleming, Engineer, Small Arms Signature Lab, Naval Surface Warfare Center
    • 24727 - An Alternate Method for Determining Penetration Limit Velocities Using Residual Velocity Data, Kenneth Hohnecker, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM-AC

UEA/GARM/EOD

  • 24554 - Blast Amplifying Projectile Bodies for Medium and Large Caliber Projectiles, Robert Folaron, Chief Executive Officer, nP Technology LLC
  • 24707 - Outgunning the A-10 With an Apache or Fara: New Flight-Safe Discarding Sabot Ammunition for Attack Rotorcraft, Dr. Ronald Barrett, Professor, University of Kansas
  • 24832 - Assessing Potential Capability Enhancements of Hand Grenades Filled with CL-20 Compared to Current MK3A2 & M67 Hand Grenades, Jonathan Geymer, Technical Intern, ARA