January 14 & 15 2025
| Downright Hotel, Austin, TX
Agenda Day 1
Agenda
8:00 am - 8:55 am
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING
8:55 am - 9:00 am
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
9:00 am - 9:15 am
WELCOME ADDRESS FROM ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA
Sponsored by: Elbit Systems of America
9:15 am - 9:45 am
ENHANCING INDIRECT FIRES THROUGH COUNTER- UAS CAPABILITIES: INSIGHTS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION (DOT&E)
Mr. Gary Bishop -
Deputy Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Land and Expeditionary Warfare,
US Department of Defense
- The critical role of operational test and evaluation in supporting indirect fire success
- Operational test and evaluation for loitering munitions and UAS as a tool for indirect fire ISR
- Understanding how UAS and counter-UAS capabilities can enhance indirect fire success
Mr. Gary Bishop
Deputy Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Land and Expeditionary WarfareUS Department of Defense
9:45 am - 11:15 am
UPDATES FROM PEO GROUND COMBAT SYSTEMS AND ARMY FUTURES COMMAND LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM
Brigadier General Rory Crooks -
Director Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command,
US Army
Major General Glenn A. Dean - Program Executive Officer Ground Combat Systems, US Army
- Modernizing indirect fires platforms: working to integrate enhanced capabilities and innovative technology for improved mobility and adaptability
- How PEO GCS is balancing readiness requirements and cost-effective sustainment strategies
- Exploring how human and machine collaboration can combine the best abilities of both humans and machines, resulting in optimized outcomes and decreased vulnerability & risk
- Lessons learned from live fire exercises with the Tennessee National Guard and DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center: what do the outcomes of these exercises mean for the future
Brigadier General Rory Crooks
Director Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team, Army Futures CommandUS Army
10:45 am - 11:15 am
UPDATES AND INNOVATION IN SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER SYSTEMS
Colonel Freeman Bonnette -
Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS),
US Army
- Analyzing improvements in firepower and precision
- Looking at increased range capabilities for extended operational reach
- Precision-guided munitions for improved lethality and advanced targeting systems for
- increased accuracy
Colonel Freeman Bonnette
Project Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS)US Army
10:45 am - 11:15 am
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA: STRATEGIC PANEL DISCUSSION
Sponsored by: Elbit Systems of America
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ALIGNING OPERATIONAL NEEDS WITH TECHNICAL INNOVATION
Paul Daniels -
President,
P. Daniels Consulting
Colonel Jarrod W. Stoutenborough - Commanding Officer, Fort Sill Marine School of Fires and Home of Marine Artillery, US Marine Corps
- Insights from Field Artillery Commanders on operational level experiences and lessons learned
- Understanding how the latest technical advancements address operational requirements and challenges felt by commanders in the field
- Discussing capability gaps, and integration of new technologies into existing artillery units
Colonel Jarrod W. Stoutenborough
Commanding Officer, Fort Sill Marine School of Fires and Home of Marine ArtilleryUS Marine Corps
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF STRYKER & ARTILLERY SYSTEMS
James J. Sawyer -
Division Chief, Stryker & Artillery Product Support Integration Directorate, US Army TACOM, Integrated Logistics Support Center,
US Army
- Exploring the complexities of indirect fires readiness and sustainment
- Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Integrated Logistics Support Centers role in indirect fires success
- Breaking down the challenges and priorities for supply chain optimization
James J. Sawyer
Division Chief, Stryker & Artillery Product Support Integration Directorate, US Army TACOM, Integrated Logistics Support CenterUS Army
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: OPTIMIZING LIVE DATA INTEGRATION FOR DRONES AND ROBOTICS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
Colonel Michael Englis -
Army Capabilities Manager, Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill,
US Army
Colonel Nick Ryan - Director, Army Capability Manager-Unmanned Aircraft Systems, US Army
· Insights from the war in Ukraine on artillery performance and how that can assist with Army development, production and sustainment goals
· How a move to formation-based artillery warfare is changing the way commanders think about artillery needs
· Lessons learned from Russian Army challenges with “deep battle” doctrine and how that is shaping current artillery requirements, production and sustainment
Colonel Michael Englis
Army Capabilities Manager, Fires Center of Excellence at Fort SillUS Army
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHT SESSION: RHEINMETALL
Sponsored by: Rheinmetall
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
COFFEE AND NETWORKING
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
TESTING IN CONTACT: UPDATES FROM FIRE SUPPORT TEST DIRECTORATE
Colonel Tony Perez -
Director, Fire Support Test Directorate at Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
US Army
- Operational Test Campaigns of Learning- FSTD leverages home-station training, warfighters, and training center rotations to inform senior leaders.
- We are a “Fires” capability- FSTD is the testing agency for LRHW, MRC, and PrSM. FSTD is uniquely postured to assist transformation efforts with the addition of SGT Stout (M-SHORAD) and CSUAS to our test portfolio.
- Our mission is to help the Army learn- FSTD seeks opportunities to contribute to developmental tests, experiments, and unit readiness.
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: TRAINING, PREPARING ARTILLERY UNITS FOR MODERN CONFLICTS
Paul Daniels -
President,
P. Daniels Consulting
Brigadier General Viktor Kalnitski - Commandant, Estonian Defence Forces Military Academy, Estonian Defence Forces
Colonel Jarrod W. Stoutenborough - Commanding Officer, Fort Sill Marine School of Fires and Home of Marine Artillery, US Marine Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Y.J.G-E.N Leclerc-Desjardins - Commandant, The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School (RCAS), Canadian Armed Forces
- Analyzing shared and unique current artillery training needs, gaps, challenges
- Measuring the effectiveness of simulation and virtual training against traditional live training excersies, increased opportunities for training
- Reflecting on recent live-fire exercises for joint training
Brigadier General Viktor Kalnitski
Commandant, Estonian Defence Forces Military AcademyEstonian Defence Forces
Colonel Jarrod W. Stoutenborough
Commanding Officer, Fort Sill Marine School of Fires and Home of Marine ArtilleryUS Marine Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Y.J.G-E.N Leclerc-Desjardins
Commandant, The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School (RCAS)Canadian Armed Forces
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
5:00 pm - 5:55 pm
DRINKS RECEPTION HOSTED BY ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA
Sponsored by: Elbit Systems of America
