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Day 1 | 11th June 2019
Military Space USA
08:00 Registration
08:45 Chair’s Opening Remarks Mr. Jay Santee, Vice President, Strategic Space Operations, The Aerospace
Corporation
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES – DELIVERING THE DISRUPTIVE
09:00 Keynote Address: Creating a More Unified Space Enterprise: SMC 2.0 • Overcoming program stovepipes by looking at systems horizontally from
design to production • The restructuring process: how to changes business practices to deliver
capabilities with epic speed • Pushing decision making to the coal-face to streamline procurement
processes & successes so far in the next-generation missile warning constellation
• Harmonizing the Development Corps: the changing role of Development,Production, Enterprise and Atlas Corps within SMC
• Maintaining and sustaining the changes – ensuring that SMC 2.0continues
Session Reserved for Lieutenant General John Thompson, Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, US Air Force*
09:30 Keynote Address: The Future of the US Space Enterprise – Providing Joint Capability Around the Globe • The current remit of the 14th Air Force: C2, PNT, launch, SSA and SATCOM• Building a holistic approach to space across all stakeholders:
collaboration between AFSC, 14th AF and SMC in procuring anddelivering space-based enablers for the warfighter
• SATCOM as a means to connect the warfighter and provide jointcapability
• Integrating commercial COMSATCOM to diversify communications forthe warfighter and provide a more resilient network
• Working to utilize new launch capability when providing sovereigncapability post WGS
Major General Stephen Whiting, Commander, 14th Air Force and Deputy Joint Space Component Commander, US Air Force
10:00 Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor Lockheed Martin
10:30 Morning Coffee
POSITION, NAVIGATION AND TIMING
11:00 Enabling Decisive Army Action Through Effective Position, Navigation and Timing Capability • An introduction to PEO PNT – our aims, ambitions and processes• Anti-jam antenna capabilities for assured PNT: feedback from testing at
CERDEC• VSSO demonstration of remote control of PNT capability & distributed PNT
via native implementation on tactical radio• Reducing warfighter vulnerabilities by maximizing PNT resiliency across the
battlefield• Working with the other branches to optimize the architectures of the
future Colonel Nickolas Kioutas, PM - Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, PEO
IEW&S, US Army
11:30 Space-Enabled PNT for Manned and Unmanned Platforms • Current navigation software enhancements and their operational use
within the MQ-1C Grey Eagle program• Utilizing PNT in degraded environments – key considerations• Integration of GPS and vision measurements for navigations in PNT
challenged environments• Where unmanned warfare can develop with current technology gradients
Mr Arlen Biersgreen, Space Systems Engineer, AFRL Sensors Directorate, US Air Force*
FUTURE CONCEPTS AND CAPABILITY
12:00 Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor
12:30 The Advanced Concepts Division: Delivering End-to-End Capabilities for the Future Warfighter • Defining the needs of the terrestrial warfighter: the SATCOM led joint
enablers we require • Future technology development within the evolving WGS and AEHF
programs – what is being integrated to WGS 11 & 12 • Ground synchronization within communications on the move (COTM) –
delivering architectural approaches to provide continuous capability • Assessment and acquisition methodologies to integrate COMSATCOM
into the space communications enterprise Mr Joseph Vanderpoorten, Chief, Advanced Concepts Division, Space and Missile Systems Center, MILSATCOM/Advanced Concepts, US Air Force
13:00 Networking Lunch
SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
14:00 ‘Chose the Weather for Battle’: Providing a Holistic Approach to Space Situational Awareness• An introduction to the 557th – organizational overview & its role within the
wider USAF structure • SSA considerations for space operations: the demand to provide ‘terra
firma’ levels of awareness in the fourth domain • Analysis of space weather – optimising satellite deployment through
analysis and forecasting of the suns emissions • Providing future space weather support for commanders to enable
decision superiority in space Colonel Patrick Williams, Commander, 2nd Weather Group, 557th Weather Wing, US Air Force
14:30 Architecture Analysis for Enhancing Space Situational Awareness • Why SSA is important: Satellite health, maneuver, and decommissioning
activities • SSA at GEO, LEO, MEO and HEO orbits – challenges presented by each• Optimizing the mix of ground-based and space-based sensor systems for
SSA • Use of high-performance computing for optimal SSA architecture analysis• Supercomputing for analyzing risks of large-scale debris fields for LEO Mr Richard Cobb, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, US Air Force Institute of Technology
15:00 Future Research and Development Across the Space Enterprise • Results of the Haystack Radar W-band Space Surveillance Telescope
provision high-res EO capability • What assets we’ll need moving forward for planetary defence & where
SSA can provide greater protection • Current R&D at Lincoln Space Surveillance complex & radar data
provision for US DoD • Technical updates on sensor systems within the US Space Surveillance
Network & success tracking orbital debris Mr Grant Stokes, Head of the Space and Technology Division, MIT Lincoln
Laboratory
15:30 Afternoon Tea
APAC & INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
16:00 Hybrid Approaches to the ROK’s SATCOM Capability • Current capability: LTE services and the need to exploit COMSATCOM
services to a greater extent• Minimising the threat of jamming – developing more resilient and robust
communications • Opportunity areas to integrate ROK systems into wider allied SATCOM
programmes • Developing a holistic approach to space: managing PNT and EO
constellations within the wider network of platforms Lieutenant Colonel Yun Kyong Sung, C4I Interoperability Officer, J6,
ROK JCS
16:30 MilSatCom In Contested & Denied Domains : APAC Region • Protected SATCOM : Providing on the move adaptive capability for
dispersed forces• COTS SATCOM: Integrated greater protection features & possibility of
future adaptation by defence forces• Bandwidth as a Key Enabler: Correlation with protected and secure
SATCOM• Assured Operation in Denied and Contested Domains : Risk Mitigation
through Enhanced ground segment • Ka band high-throughput satellites : Reliance vs bandwidth assurance Colonel Kapil Jaiswal, Director, Directorate of System Applications, Directorate General of Signals, Indian Armed Forces
17:00 Chair’s Closing Remarks Mr. Jay Santee, Vice President, Strategic Space Operations, The Aerospace
Corporation
*Subject to Final Confirmation
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Day Two | 12th June 2019
Military Space USA
08:00 Registration
08:45 Chair’s Opening Remarks Colonel Russell Teehan, Portfolio Architect, SMC, AFSPC, US Air Force
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
09:00 Keynote Address: The Mobile User Objective System – Providing SATCOM for the Navy • The narrowband communications within MUOS (Mobile User Objective System)
and recent approval for its expanded operation • Utilizing COMSATCOM capability through the Wideband Code Division Multiple
Access (WCDMA) waveform • The Navy’s unique challenge: exploiting BLOS (beyond line of sight) SATCOM capability• Timelines for MUOS roll out in the first quarter of 2019• Marine Corps adoption of the system and ensuring interoperability of MUOS
portable radios with ship-based equipment Session Reserved for PEO Space, US Navy
09:30 Keynote Address: Developing High-Payoff Space Technologies to Support the Warfighter • The role and remit of the Space Vehicles Directorate: launch, on-orbit systems
& communication links • Operating in the 4th domain: developing systems for a contested and
congested environment • Driving innovation across all mission areas: current work supporting PNT, SSA,
space-based ISR & SATCOM • Applying the core values of the AFRL to overcome technology challenges
within future space Colonel Eric Felt, Space Vehicles Directorate, RV Director, US Air Force Research
Laboratory*
10:00 Building the Future of Military Space• Current sovereign systems from the highly protected AEHF to the WGS• The future of SATCOM: delivering with agility and innovation through diverse
partnerships • Partnerships within the WGS: expanding the anchor station sharing and
exploring further opportunity areas • MOU’s with the Norwegian Armed Forces on Norway Arctic MILSATCOM and
other opportunities to enhance polar capabilities • Feedback from the integration of Australia into the AEHF Programme Session Reserved for MILSATCOM Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Centre, US Air Force
10:30 Morning Coffee
SATCOM
11:00 The Twin Pillars of US Space Capability: Launch and Network Support • An introduction to the work of the 50th Space Wing – its role, responsibilities and remit • Current operational support and asset portfolio: managing 70 satellites to
support the warfighter • The Network Operations Group: providing C4i support and mitigating cyber
threats to the wings systems • Key satellite programmes operated and supported by the 50th Space Wing:
WGS and Defence Satellite Communication System • Combating challenges facing the C2, warning, PNT and SATCOM satellites
within AFSPCColonel Jack Fischer, Vice Commander, 50th Space Wing, US Air Force
11:30 Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor
12:00 The Future of Rapid Acquisition for AFRL • Accelerated procurement initiatives at AFRL in space situational awareness,
space weather, comm and other mission areas • Varying mission assurance: Rapid prototyping for spaceflight experiments whilst
meeting requirements from stakeholders • Importance of liaison with across the stakeholder community – working with
industry, AF Space Command, 14th Air Force, IC and SMC to deliver a holisticapproach to space
• Future priorities for AFRL and how they fit into the wider ‘disruptive’ approach ofthe DoD
Ms Andrea Loper, Acquisition Program Manager, Space Vehicles Directorate, Integrated Experiments & Evaluation Division, AFRL, US Air Force
12:30 Networking Lunch
NETWORK ENABLED APPROACHES TO SATCOM
13:30 Getting Bandwidth to the Warfighter: Streamlining Acquisition of SATCOM
• The 91 contracts DISA has for commercial satellite communications – our
current COMSATCOM connectivity
• What getting connectivity to the warfighter quicker will mean for future
battlefield commanders
• Exploring the opportunities to establish a core network to provide on-demand
capability and quickly meet bandwidth demands
• Contract surges and blanket purchase agreements as tools to streamlining
procurement approaches
• Improvement within the ‘art of the possible’: exceeding the 17-business day
turnaround for task orders
Ms Demaryl Singleton, Infrastructure and Development Division Chief, DISA
SMALL SATELLITE’S & LAUNCH MOVING FORWARD
14:00 Transforming Future Space Propulsion
• Current architectural approaches in propulsion system design & ambitions for
next generation systems
• Generating thrust from ionic liquid – providing a safe & lightweight propulsion
system
• Deorbiting assets to minimise space debris & ensure that future utilisation of the
domain remains sustainable
• Current R&D into further optimisation of thrust to power ratio’s – how to draw
additional power
• What next? Where future propulsion technology is set to develop moving
forward
Dr Natalya Bailey, CEO and Co-Founder, Accion Systems
14:30 Opening Access to Space: Future Launch Priorities for Rocket Lab
• Achieving better access to space – what this means within the context of the
small satellite mega constellation era
• The Electron rocket – delivering a two-stage launch of sun-synchronous satellites
• Hosted payload provision: working across the industry to deliver interoperable
design
• Advantages of a southern hemisphere launch site: access to equatorial orbits
• Managing responsible orbital deployment and mitigating space debris
concerns
• What next? Future priorities for launch as the small satellite market expands
Mr Lars Hoffman, SVP Launch, Rocket Lab
15:00 Afternoon Tea
15:30 Plug and Play CubeSats: Showcasing Ingenuity and Transforming the Landscape
of Space
• Enabling small payloads to be plugged into platforms to provide through life
servicing through new capabilities
• Working collaboratively across industry to standardize architectural and design
approaches
• Delivering a truly global IoT through the utilization of CubeSat mega-
constellations
• Where increased connectivity can bring additional advantages at the
terrestrial level – ensuring that constellations are robust enough for military
partners
Mr. Mike Lewis, Chief Innovation Officer, NanoRacks
16:00 The Future of COMSATCOM – Delivering Value to the Enterprise
• Current timelines for the block 0 demonstrations and planning and operating to
deliver COMSATCOM moving forward
• The principals of SMC – providing value, flexibility and resiliency & moving away
from stovepiped approaches
• How SMC integrates with the CSPOC & RSSCs for the enterprise management
of fighting SATCOM
Lieutenant Colonel Gary Thompson, Chief, Future Concepts Team, Space and
Missile Systems Center, US Air Force
16:30 Chair’s Closing Remarks
Colonel Russell Teehan, Portfolio Architect, SMC, AFSPC, US Air Force
* Subject to Final Confirmation
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