SAE Media Group Announces Inaugural Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA Conference 2022

SAE Media Group reports: The newest addition to SMG’s unmanned conference portfolio, U.S. Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology, will be held this September in Arlington, Virginia.

Unmanned systems in the land and air domains have developed rapidly over the past decade, and the importance of unmanned systems in the maritime domain has and will continue to grow. In 2021, the U.S. Navy released their Unmanned Combat Framework, outlining goals for innovating and adapting new technologies to build a more lethal and distributed naval force for the future.

The United States is now committed to providing the hybrid fleet (UUV) and unmanned surface ships necessary for the Navy to address emerging security concerns and compete and win in the age of great power competition by expanding and developing a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned underwater vehicles (USV).

For this reason, SAE Media Group is pleased to announce U.S. unmanned maritime system technology, Held on September 28^th-29^th, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. This is the global meeting point for key U.S. military leaders and allied UMS program managers driving the development of unmanned maritime systems.

Interested parties can register for the conference at: http://www.umst-usa.com/ArmadaPR – Early bird discounts available to international active duty military and commercial organizations. Free for the U.S. Military and Department of Defense – please contact Jack Overell joverell@smi-online.co.uk Pass for guests.

The agenda has been published – US Navy and Department of Defense spokespersons include:

• Rear Admiral Douglas G. PerryN97 Director of Underwater Operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Captain Thomas RemusUnmanned Systems Strategy Team Leader, S. Coast Guard
• Captain Ben Van BouskirkDirector, NavyX
• Colonel Brad GreenChief of Unmanned Aerial Systems Section, Marines
• Commander Brian ConlanCommander, Unmanned Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron 19 (VUP-19), S. Navy
• Dr. Ayodeji CokerAutonomous Portfolio Manager, Office of Naval Research, S. Navy
• Dr. Jason D. Strickland, Maritime Personnel Specialist, Platform and Weapons Technology, office of the under secretary of defense for research and engineering
• Ms. Dorothy EngelhardtUnmanned Systems DASN Ship Director, S. Navy
• Ms. Shuler MooreChief Strategy Officer, Working Group 59, S. Navy

A free brochure with the full agenda and speaker lineup can be found at http://www.umst-usa.com/ArmadaPR.

U.S. unmanned maritime system technology
28^th – 29^th September 2022
Arlington, United States
LinkedIn/Twitter: SAE Media Group Defense #UMSTUSA

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