WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

Since the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering named hypersonics as a critical technology area in 2018, the Department of War has continually prioritized it as a technology that has the potential to shift the balance of military power in an era of Strategic Competition. The Hypersonic Innovation Conference will bring together senior leaders from across the community to explore how to develop, test, and transition hypersonic weapons to enhance deterrence and enable warfighting advantage.

The FY 2025 Budget requested nearly $30 billion in funding for US missile defense capabilities and $7 billion for hypersonic programs over the next year. This funding is meant to support the United States’ ability to develop, deploy, and defend against hypersonic weapons and missile threats. Adversaries such as China and Russia have both already demonstrated hypersonic weapons capabilities, which pose a destabilizing threat to the United States because their high speed and maneuverability make them incredibly difficult to detect, track, and intercept in real time. Leaders at this year’s Conference will highlight the need to strengthen missile defense systems with advanced signals and radars, hypersonic-tracking satellites, and early detection systems. Speakers will also address how hypersonic weapons enable responsive, long-range, strike options against denied, highly defended targets. Further, sessions will explore how the DoW prioritizes investments in hypersonic development and deployment, including researching high-heat, advanced materials, supporting robust testing and evaluation measures and infrastructures, and next-generation, leap-ahead capabilities.

Join us at the Hypersonic Innovation Conference to contribute to advancing hypersonic technologies for enhanced deterrence and security. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of, meet with, and engage with leaders across DoW, federal government, academia, and industry to learn about the future of hypersonic innovation. DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Symposiums’ content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in hypersonic and missile defense as well as key policy makers across military and civilian offices. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a holistic group of decision-makers and solution providers.

• Championing Space-Enabled Combat Effects to Ensure Space Superiority for Joint Warfighters Around the World
• Accelerating Hypersonic Technology Innovation to Enhance Conventional Deterrence and Precision Strike
• Breaking Barriers: Driving Technological Advances in Hypersonic Flight and Weapons Systems
• Guiding the DoW’s Development and Integration of Hypersonic Weapons and Platforms
• Accelerating Hypersonic Weapons Development with Robust Testing & Evaluation
• Developing Hypersonic Missiles to Deliver Strategic Overmatch Capability to the Joint Force
• Leveraging Hypersonic Innovation to Meet Evolving Threats and Modernize Naval Capabilities

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