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Loitering Munitions USA 2027

Loitering Munitions USA returns to Arlington, VA in 2027 as the leading U.S. defense conference dedicated to loitering munitions programs. The event will unite senior leaders, operators, and acquisition professionals from the U.S. Department of War and international allies for two days of insights and collaboration on cutting-edge LM development and integrat…

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17Speakers
6Sponsors
3Exhibitors
30Sessions
22Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Loitering, in alphabetical order.

Brigadier General Anthony Gibbs
Capability Program Executive Mission Autonomy · US Army
Colonel Aaron Kia
Commander, Redstone Test Center · US Army
Colonel Charles M. Seaberry
Commander · US Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)
Colonel Greg Merkl
Drone Dominance Director · Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, US Army
Colonel Isaac Cuthbertson
Product Manager, Close Combat Systems · US Army
Colonel Johnathon Nelson
Commander · White Sands Missile Range, Army Test and Evaluation Command
Colonel Ken Bernier
Project Manager, Autonomous Robotic Capabilities ARC · United States Army, CPE Mission Autonomy
Colonel Richard Bell
Brigade Commander · 101St Airborne Division
Dr Florin Chiper
Scientist, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance · NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
Dr Jarred M Conley
Portfolio Director, Autonomous Warfare · Defense Innovation Unit
Dr Jim Kirsch
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Director · US Army
Dr Matthew Willis
Director, Army FUZE · US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Brian McNally
Product Manager for Precision Strike and Reconnaissance Systems LASSO and PBAS · PM Formation Based Mission Autonomy, PME Mission Autonomy, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel Hunter Gray
Product Manager, Launched Effects · US Army, Program Executive Office, Aviation
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Butler
Program Manager · PM Special Programs
Mr Andrew Evans
Director, Strategy & Transformation · Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2
Mr Craig Riedel
Project Manager, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions TAGM Project Office · Program Executive Office, Missiles and Space

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

MobilicomSilver
Marathon TargetsSilver Sponsors
RAFAEL Advanced Defense SystemsPlatinum Sponsor
Silvus TechnologiesSilver Sponsors
TUALCOMGold Sponsor
Uvision Inc.Lead Sponsor

Agenda

Selected from 30 sessions.

  • 11:00

    Advancing C-UAS Integration for Maneuver Forces: Operational Priorities & Future Capability

    Embedding mobile, layered C-UAS within manoeuvre units to protect forces on the move. Delivering real-time situational awareness and rapid kill-chain decisions at the tactical edge…

  • 11:00

    Evaluating C-UAS Effectiveness: Operational Insights from DOT&E

    Overview of DOT&E’s role in assessing C-UAS capabilities through realistic operational test and evaluation. Key performance measures used to judge effectiveness across detection, t…

  • 11:10

    From Test Range to Battlefield: How Yuma Proving Ground Is Accelerating C-UAS Capability at Scale

    YPG’s designation as the primary interagency C-sUAS test range. Centralising testing to increase speed and scale: bringing together multiple services, government stakeholders, and …

  • 11:25

    From Testing to Deployment: Directed Energy and the Future of Counter-UAS Operations

    Accelerating the transition from experimentation to operational deployment of scalable, cost-effective directed energy systems. Delivering safe and effective laser-based C-UAS solu…

  • 11:50

    Adapting C-UAS Operations to Emerging Drone Threats: Latest Updates from the UK ETG

    Outlining C-UAS priorities for the Experimentation and Trials Group. Assessing the growing challenge of low-cost, high-volume drone swarms and their impact on base defence and forc…

  • 11:50

    Counter-UAS and Vehicle Survivability: Protecting Ground Platforms in a Drone-Contested Battlespace

    Addressing the evolving UAS threat to ground combat platforms and its implications for vehicle survivability in multi-domain operations. Integrating active and passive protection m…

  • 13:40

    Architectural Advances in C-UAS Integration: Lessons in Interoperability from TIE Exercises

    Testing interoperability across sensors, C2, and effectors to enable seamless data sharing and a unified operational picture. Validating NATO architectural standards to ensure mult…

  • 13:40

    Defeating Drone Threats at Sea: Integrating Next Gen Weapons and Sensors for Surface Dominance

    Strengthening layered maritime sensor networks to track low-signature UAV threats. Integrating advanced kinetic, EW, and directed energy systems for flexible response. Accelerating…

  • 13:55

    Panel Discussion: Enhancing Counter-UAS Responses to Drone Threats Across the Homeland

    Protecting airports, critical infrastructure, locations and assets from rising UAS incursions and increasingly accessible, high-impact drone threats. Large-scale events: C-UAS chal…

Company intelligence

An audience of 22 companies, parsed from the program.

22 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
3Exhibitingexhibitor only
13Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

29% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of529%
  • Manager / Lead318%
  • Product318%
  • Research / Science16%
  • Other roles529%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1U.S. Army5
2Marathon TargetsSponsor · Silver Sponsors-
3MobilicomSponsor · Silver-
4RAFAEL Advanced Defense SystemsSponsor · Platinum Sponsor-
5Silvus TechnologiesSponsor · Silver Sponsors-
6TUALCOMSponsor · Gold Sponsor-
7UVisionSponsor · Lead Sponsor-
8Honeywell AerospaceExhibitor-
9Teledyne FLIRExhibitor-
10VectorNav TechnologiesExhibitor-
11101St Airborne Division1
12DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT1
13NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)1
14Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, US Army1
Sponsors by tier
silver1
17% of 6
gold sponsor1
17% of 6
lead sponsor1
17% of 6
platinum sponsor1
17% of 6
silver sponsors2
33% of 6