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Affiliate, National DefenseIndus t r i a l As soc ia t ion

IN THIS ISSUEPSAR-16 Preview . . . . . . . . . . 1 PSTS-15 Wrapup . . . . . 3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 News Briefs . . . . . . . . . . 13

We aspire to be

the premier association

dedicated to advancing

the art and science of

precision engagement

concepts and technology.

To accomplish this,

we will promote the

development of systems

and procedures in order to

locate, fix, track, target,

and attack fixed, moving,

and relocatable targets.

We recognize that

battlespace management,

the network within which

it functions, and the

adjunct command and

control requirements

are crucial to success

on the battlefield.

PSA has a global

perspective and welcomes

international participation.

VISION STATEMENT Precision Engagement To Support Third OffsetBy Ginny Sniegon, PSA Programs Chair

“From Cruise Missiles Association to Precision Strike Association we have been dedicated to advancing the art and science of precision engagement concepts and technology for more than 25 years.”

The Precision Strike Annual Review (PSAR-16) scheduledfor 15-16 March 2016 at the Springfield Waterford willfeature Precision Engagement Acquisition Strategy to

Support Third Offset that will define topics related to innova-tions and program enhancements designed for the future JointForce. Precision strike engagement will continue to be a prioritycapability area that is required across all spectrums of conflict. Future focus is likely to be on air and

surface-to-surface missiles providing long-range precision attack against land andmaritime targets. The precision strike com-munity must seek to address known capa-bility deficiencies to support advancedtechnology investments for these precisionstrike engagements. Therefore, as we nearthe edge of the technical envelope, itbehooves both Government and Industryto work cooperatively in the new “better,faster, cheaper” acquisition environment toanticipate, get ahead and develop the nextnew thing in precision.PSAR-16 is a must attend review that

will highlight critical topics and challengesto address precision strike’s way forward tosupport the Third Offset. Discussions withdistinguished leaders, acquisition experts,and rocket scientists will be highlighted for ‘precision strikers’ during this two-daycritical event. Please see page 15 of thisPrecision Strike Digest for a snapshot of major topics to be addressed duringPSAR-16.

Major General

Ole Knudson, USA

DD MDA

Dr. Will Roper

Director SCO

James “Hondo” Geurts

Acquisition Executive

USSOCOM

Representative

Rob Wittman

VA-01

Lieutenant General

Anthony Ierardi, USA

J-8 Director, The Joint Staff

See PSAR-16, Cont. on pg. 14

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Officers:Chairman: Ken MassonVice-Chairman: Marc TangSecretary: Rudy RudolphChair for Programs: Ginny SniegonChair for Membership: Dale SpencerChair for Communications: John Sordyl

Staff:Associate Director, Operations:

Angie De Kleine, CAE, CMM, CMP, CEMMembership: Zoila MartinezAssistant Vice President, Operations:

CAPT Bruce Roulstone, USN (Ret)Editor: Ramon Lopez

Board of Directors:Michael Bawden, Sandia National Labs • Dana Beyeler,Ellwood National Forge • Jeffrey Braun, Sandia NationalLaboratories • LTC Ken Britt, USA (Ret) • CAPT LawrenceBurt, USN (Ret.), The Boeing Company • HarveyDahljelm • Bill Dalecky, Pratt & Whitney (Emeritus) • ColLenny D’Amico, USAF (Ret), SPA • Andy Erickson, LasAlamos National Laboratory • Kevin Fesler, AerojetRocketdyne • CAPT Christopher Flood, USN (Ret.), BAESystems • Ken Gele, Lockheed Martin • Joe Glebocki,Aerojet Rocketdyne • MG Paul Greenberg, USA (Ret) •Robert Grosvenor, Raytheon • Jeff Haupt, The BoeingCompany • Walter Jackson, Leidos • Byron Jenkins,Lockheed Martin MFC • Dan Kaeppner, L-3 Fuzing &Ordnance Systems • Suzy Kennedy, JHU/APL (Emeritus)• Maureen Koerwer, Excelis Inc. • RADM Walter M.Locke, USN (Ret) (Emeritus) • David Lyon, U.S. ArmyResearch Laboratory • Ken Masson, ATK • BarryMaxwell, Kaman Precision Products • AndyMcHugh,Tekla Research (Emeritus) • Bryan Mendiola,Excelis • Col John Meyer, USAF (Ret.), Synergy • ThomasMurphy, Raytheon • Kerry Neace, JHU-APL • PhilPardue, JHU-APL • Jim Pennock, MBDA • COL Dave Rice,USA (Ret), American Defense • Earle Rudolph, MBDA •Richard Rumpf, Rumpf Associates Int'l (Emeritus) •Wayne Savage, Raytheon (Emeritus) • Andrew Schwarz,RIX Industries • Mike Seifert, Honeywell • GinnySniegon, IDA • John Sordyl, Williams International • DaleSpencer • Marc Tang, Northrop Grumman • SantiagoVaca, S Vaca & Associates • Dr. John Walter, JHU/APL

Advisory Council:CDR David “Jumbo” Baird, USN - OSD • T. Gordon Brown, U.S.Army Research Laboratory • Spencer Crispell, PEO(W) • SteveDowling, DTRA • Col Brian “Scooby” Dudas, USAF • LTCNathan Fischer, USA • Maj David “Metro” Fitzsimmons, USMC,OPNAV • Lt Col Jesse "Ammo" Friedel, USAF • Val Frunza, USNN-88 • LtCol Chuck Kelly, USMC (Ret), OSD (AT&L) • BobKimble, USN • Stephen Klein, Air Force Institute of Technology• James Lackey, ARMDEC • Colonel Gregory Payne, USAF • MajRyan Schiller, USMC • CDR Scott Wilson USN

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Chairman’s Column

The PrecisionStrikeAssociation

(PSA) has a criti-cal role to play in2016, a year

where increasing global volatilityand the rapid modernization of ouradversaries, specifically to counterthe US’s traditional strengths andpreferred way of operating, will chal-lenge DoD and the defense industry. While a settled budget deal pro-

vides some stability, the upcomingpresidential election makes it essen-tial that the precision strike commu-nity remain a trusted voice of reasonand forum for engagement as webegin to take the difficult steps ofdeveloping and acquiring leap-aheadtechnology – an essential process tomaintaining our military edge. We remain focused on enhancing

value to our membership throughlarge and small events to maximizeyour opportunities for this engage-ment. PSA is excited to share theseevents with you. PSA ended 2015 on a high note.

We exceeded our event attendanceprojections and had a highly success-ful Precision Strike TechnologySymposium (PSTS-15) in October.Attendees gained invaluable insighton Deputy Secretary of Defense BobWork’s Defense Innovation Initiative,or “Third Offset Strategy” to assurethe US technological edge, as well asthe need for and details of leap-aheadtechnology from a blue-ribbon slateof presenters and decision-makers. This March we will continue the

conversation at the Precision StrikeAnnual Review (PSAR-16) with thetheme Precision EngagementAcquisition Strategy to Support ThirdOffset. We will examine DoD focusareas and the acquisition mechanics

of addressing technology innovation.Please plan to join us for this can’tmiss event! For more informationand to register, please visit our website:www.precisionstrike.orgIn addition to these events, the

PSA Roundtable Luncheon Seriescontinues. Roundtables provideinsights into the challenges facing theDoD leaders in an intimate not-for-attribution forum. PSA is also excitedto kick off our PEO Forum two-dayimmersion in late 2016. Look formore details in the coming months.For 2016, please consider actively

supporting the PSA mission. Engageyour organization – identify leaders,engineers and project managers whowould benefit from PSA. The organ-ization succeeds when companies take an active role. So, please consider taking the next step bybecoming a networking refreshmentbreak or luncheon sponsor.Sponsorship opportunities forPSAR-16 are now open. Click the link below to download thesponsorship and exhibitor forms:http://www.precisionstrike.org/Events/PSAR Sponsorship.Finally, join the PSA Board of

Directors. Board members shape thePSA and make a positive impact onthe precision strike communitywhile serving our Nation.Thank you for your involvement

in the Precision Strike Association.We look forward to seeing you atPSAR-16 and at our Roundtableluncheon series!

Ken MassonChairman of the BoardPrecision Strike Association

Once again, the precision strikecommunity was inspired byyet another superb three-day

SECRET//NOFORN Precision StrikeTechnology Symposium (PSTS-15)hosted by the Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics LaboratoryTeam at its Kossiakoff Center on 27-29 October 2015. PSTS-15 was orchestrated by

Precision Strike Association (PSA)Programs Leaders Ginny Sniegon,Captain “Sonic” Hejmanowski,USN, and Chuck Kelly. Dr. JohnWalter, Kerry Neace, Captain (Ret)Larry Burt, USN, and Marc Tangserved as Quad-Chairs with assis-tance from numerous PSA BoardMembers and the PSA AdvisoryCouncil. PSA Board Chairman KenMasson welcomed the participantsand the JHU/APL official welcomewas given by its Assistant DirectorTim Galpin.Following the welcome remarks on

Oct. 27 to the nearly 300 participants,Ginny Sniegonwas awarded theNational DefenseIndustrialAssociation’sGOLD MEDAL.General Craig R.McKinley, USAF(Ret), the

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President and CEO of NDIA, pre-sented the award (a surprise toGinny) in recognition of her “out-standing performance and dedicatedservice as PSA’s Program Chair.” Hesaid Ginny’s ability to attract keyleadership speakers is a tremendousasset to the precision strike community.It is also significant to note that

more than 40 midshipmen from theU.S. Naval Academy’s WeaponsEngineering Department—as well asother courses—joined us during thethree-day symposium and very muchappreciated the opportunity to beengaged in critical defense topicsthat they hear about every day. Theyfound the forum to be highly educa-tional and extremely beneficial on-the-job training. Many of the seniormidshipmen are especially lookingforward to participating in thePrecision Strike Annual Review(PSAR-16) scheduled for 15-16March 2016.

The theme for PSTS-15 PrecisionStrike Priorities to Meet GlobalChallenges provided the precisionstrike community with an abundanceof critical topics that showcasedopportunities and innovations for thefuture of warfare. Further, hot-topicsessions and panels included:Intelligence, the Cyber Threat,Weapons Mix, OASuW Mission,Targeting Support, Requirements forPrecision Engagement, BreakthroughTechnologies for Air Superiority and

National Security, Technologies forFuture Surface Warfare Engagement,Strategic and Warfighting Challengesand National Labs TechnologiesAhead.Unclassified highlights are summa-

rized below: Captain Jaime Engdahl, USN, from

PMA-201, along with John Marino—one of NAVAIR’s Mission AreaLead Integrators –kicked off thebriefing series. Captain Engdahlfocused on some of the critical preci-sion strike challenges facing the program managers including theintegrated fires threat. He also cov-ered technology development needsto support the Kill Chain. His

concerns and issues wereendorsed by Mr. Marino.

Honorable ChristineFox—Assistant DirectorFor Policy and Analysisat the Johns HopkinsApplied PhysicsLaboratory and formerActing Under Secretaryof Defense—spoke toSustaining our

Technological Edge. Ms. Fox’s com-pelling message was about balance ofModernization, Readiness and Costof Ownership andthree developmentapproaches – thatis, develop practi-cally, thoughtfullyand broadly. Shefurther illustratedher key points witha discussion and Honorable Christine FoxKen Masson, Ginny Sniegon and Craig McKinley

Captain Jamie Engdahl, USN & John Marino

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fascinating pictures and videos of several autonomous systems. Ms. Foxconcluded with a discussion of com-mon attitudes and perceptions ofautonomy.

Donna Gregg—Sector Head ofAsymmetric Operations at JHU/APL—discussed sensitive cyber threatconcerns for future warfare engagement.

Dr. Will Roper—Director ofOSD’s Strategic CapabilitiesOffice—delighted the precisionstrike audience by highlightingnumerous innovative approaches towarfighting. Dr. Roper reflected oninnovations in a contested environ-ment and ways to changing thegame. He touched on the new ThirdOffset Strategy and new operatingconcepts. Dr. Roper’s remarks focusedon greater importance of highlyaccelerated speed of information,more stealth, better precision andendless persistence. Further, henoted that his “door is open forideas” and invited participants tocome forward with new ideas. Dr.Roper’s remarks were very informa-tive. He is confirmed to join usagain at PSAR-16.

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Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick—IntelligenceSession Chair from DIA—set thescene for the Intelligence Session andgave an overview of foreign capabili-ties, doctrine and intent. Then, Dr.Kirkpatrick presented his session’sspeakers who addressed sensitiveglobal issues. Frank Miller focused on East Asia, Tim Shea highlightedEurasia concerns and Eric Hellerdiscussed critical Middle East andNorth Africa issues.Following an informal lunch, Rear

Admiral Michael Manazir, USN—Director of Air Warfare (OPNAVN98)—delivered the KeynoteAddress and talked about innovationsand technologies for precision engage-ment. Admiral Manazir discussedthe future air wing and talked aboutupcoming roadmaps for direct attackweapons, as well as Standoff andCounter-Air Defense WeaponsRoadmaps. Also, he noted techno-logical advances in S&T and mentioned the need for sustainment.

Dr. Spiro Lekoudis—Director ofWeapons Systems, ASD(R&E) inOSD—touched on Reliance 21 andaddressed a number of weapons topicscurrently being worked by the Researchand Engineering Directorate. Further,Dr. Lekoudisemphasized keycritical challengesthat OSD is grap-pling with regard-ing weapons sys-tems – particularlyin the areas ofhigh energy lasersand hypersonics.

Colonel Jim Romero, USA—Project Manager, Joint AttackMunition Systems (JAMS) atRedstone Arsenal—discussed theJAMS portfolio and presented a fineoverview of many of the sensitivechallenges of this important program.Colonel Romero focused on HellfireRomeo, Longbow, and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM).Congressional perspectives on

keeping our asymmetric edge werepresented via video by CongressmenRandy Forbes and Rob Wittman.They both serve as members of theU.S. House Committee on ArmedServices and are key advocates of astrong national defense. They pre-sented critical challenges, empha-sized key precision strike capabilitiesand concepts, discussed where tech-nology can take us, encouraged inno-vation, and mentioned that we needto come up with new ways to usetools we already have. Randy Forbestalked about the many challengesand opportunities related to theOhio Replacement Submarine,Long-Range Bombers, and severalother Navy programs. Rob Wittmantalked about getting a better handleon efficiencies and noted thatReadiness is unacceptable since it isbeing consumed faster than it can begenerated. Further, he addressedAmerica’s technological advantageon the battlefield and mentioned theimportance of ensuring that ourForces are modernized.

Major Ryan McGuire, USAF—Joint Staff’s Warfighting Analysis

Dr. Will Roper

Colonel Jim Romero, USA

Rear Admiral

Michael Manazir, USN

Dr. Spiro Lekoudis

DIA Panel Eric Heller, Frank Miller,

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, & Tim Shea

Donna Gregg Representative

Randy Forbes

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Division (J-8)—brought the audi-ence up to speedon the munitionsrequirementsassessment toaddress warfight-ers’ needs.

Colonel JohnGloystein,

USAF—Acting Commander/Director,AFMC AFRL/RW at Eglin AFB—talked about prototyping for air domi-nance for 2030+. Colonel Gloysteinconcentrated on the need for SixthGeneration Weapons for the SixthGeneration Fighter.

Mark Gunzinger—Senior Fellowat the Center for Strategic andBudgetary Assessments—energizedthe precision strike community witha vast amount of research and analysisrelated to the weapons mix re-thinkon sustaining America’s precisionstrike advantage. Mr. Gunzingertalked about the emerging Salvocompetition, and noted that theSalvo competition could significantlyincrease precision guided missile andplatform requirements. He addressednew concepts and capabilities that

could shift competition in our favor.He focused on the potential futuremunitions mix.

Chris Van Metre—President ofSCRA—closed the first day’s briefingsession by explaining the use ofDefense Consortia for rapid technologydevelopment. Mr. Van Metre statedthat the consortia model allows forpartnering among government,industry and academia for rapid tech-nology development and prototyping.Further, he accentuated the pointthat it fosters robust enterpriseengagement offering near and long-term benefits for the DoD and theU.S. technology base. This collabo-rative model has proven to be a successful mechanism for innovative,rapid technology development—evidenced by ever-increasingcustomer demand.The second day’s sympo-

sium review focused onnumerous critical topics ofimportance to the precisionstrike community includingprecision engagement require-ments, breakthrough tech-nologies, and technologiesneeded for future surface war-fare engagement. First to present were Captain Jaime

Engdahl, USN, and Captain TimHill, USN, from the PMA-201Program Office. Captain Engdahladdressed the Offensive Anti-SurfaceWarfare (OASuW) Mission andtalked about the OASuW portfoliothat provides added capability andflexibility to the Fleet. Captain Hill

presented details about the success todate of the Long Range Anti-ShipMissile (LRASM) and talked aboutthe system remaining on track tomeet the upcoming deployment date.Captain Hill also reminisced aboutthe challenging process and the useof critical thinking to get us to wherewe are today.

Wayne Larsen—Director ofOperations, 363rd ISR Group, ACCLangley—briefed Targeting Supportfor Future Warfare Engagement. Mr.Larson focused on intelligence sup-port to targeting and noted that tar-get development makes a difference.He discussed what it is—how itfights—and its support to ongoingcombat operations.A highlight of the second day was

the Technologies to Support PrecisionEngagement Panel. The panel was

moderated by James MacStravic—Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defensefor Tactical Warfare Systems.Distinguished panel members includ-ed Rear Admiral Mat Winter, USN,for the Navy, Major General Paul“PJ” Johnson, USAF, for the AirForce, Brigadier General MichaelGroen, USMC, for the MarineCorps, Joe Pelino for the Army, andTony Davis for USSOCOM. Initial discussion noted that

engagement is just one link of thekill chain and in many cases thecritical enabling technologiesrequired for precision engagementreside in other areas of the killchain. Required capabilities and

Colonel John Gloystein,

USAF

Chris Van Metre Captain Tim Hill, USNCaptain Jaime Engahl,

USN

Wayne Larsen

Mark Gunzinger

Technologies to Support Precision Engagement Panel

Major Ryan McGuire,

USAF

ducted by JHU/APL in the area ofautonomous swarming weapon vehiclecontrol. It was presented how coor-dinated maneuvers of large volumefires may confuse the picture of inte-grated air defense radars. The second technology briefed—

Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) forSurface Attack—presented by AdamJones of NSWC Dahlgren—focusedon the current HVP design beingdeveloped by Office of NavalResearch (ONR) as a common pro-jectile for conventional gun andelectromagnetic railgun systems.The discussions centered on tech-nologies needed for terminal guidanceof HVP against moving surface targets. The next technology briefed—

Passive Sensing for WeaponGuidance—presented by PeterDusaitis of BAE systems discussedthe challenges and potential solu-tions for weapon systems to achievepassive RF targeting on emittingmoving surface targets. Followingthis discussion was a briefing onWeapon to Weapon Communicationsfor Collaborative Engagement pre-sented by Dr. Roger Sullivan ofONR. He discussed weapon-weapondata link messages and capabilitiesbeing developed by ONR as part of aFuture Naval Capabilities program. The final technology presenta-

tion—Enabling Concepts for OASuWWeapons—presented by Dr. KenOlson of JHU/APL—discussed classi-fied technologies that have beeninvestigated at JHU/APL to enhanceweapon system survivability in chal-lenging A2/AD environments. After the presentations, the audi-

ence participated in a Q&A sessionwhere the participating memberswere able to answer questions anddiscuss the technologies and solu-tions in more depth. This sessionreceived considerable positive feed-back at the end of the symposium

their associated enabling technolo-gies were discussed in the context oftheir ability to achieve precisioneffects in an Anti-Access/AreaDenial context—particularly forcomplex electromagnetic environ-ments. This discussion pulled in lessonslearned from recent real worldevents.The Service/Command representa-tives then highlighted work they areaccomplishing in priority technologyareas to help achieve importantwarfighting capability for theirorganizations. The panel concludedwith an insightful Q&A session.

Major General PJ Johnson,USAF—Director, OperationalCapability Requirements, HQUSAF—was immediately back onstage to address BreakthroughTechnologies for Air SuperiorityMission. General Johnson focusedon three themes that are reflected inthe Air Force’s Strategic MasterPlan—1) Operating in MultiDomains, 2) Emphasizing Standoff,and 3) Game Changing Technologies.The General concluded that speed,range, cost, and survivability are

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being watched regarding break-through technologies. Following lunch, the seventh

annual Richard H. JohnsonTechnical Achievement Award (theJohnson Trophy) was presentedjointly to Dr. Wade Dyer and PaulManz for their outstanding technicalachievements resulting in their sig-nificant contributions to precisionstrike system. (See separate story.)Following the award ceremony,

Dr. Brad Tousley—Director,DARPA/Tactical TechnologyOffice—alerted the audience aboutDevelopment of BreakthroughTechnologies or National Security.Dr. Tousley highlighted several ofthese technologies including theHypersonic Air-breathing WeaponConcept and Tactical Boost GlideSystem, several Swarming andAutonomous Systems, and PrecisionFires—including Persistent Close Air Support.The riveting three plus hours

Technologies Needed for FutureSurface Warfare Engagement Sessionconsumed the remainder of the sec-ond day. The Session was Chairedby Kerry Neace of JHU/APL, andconsisted of technology briefs bypanel members followed by a Q&Asession with the audience. The first technology briefed—

Autonomy in Swarming VehicleControl—presented by Dr. TrevenWall and Dr. Cammy Peterson ofJHU/APL—covered research con-

Dr. Brad Tousley

Future Surface Warfare Engagement Panel

Major General

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with the suggestion to include moretechnology sessions and panels infuture PSTS events. The symposium on the third day

was kicked off by Dr. Bob Hastie—Technical Director, Weapons &Capabilities Division, Counter-WMD Technologies at DTRA. Dr.Hastie’s brief was deeply technical ashe expounded on the IntegratedCounter-WMD EngagementEnterprise (ICEE) Demonstration.

Mark Choiniere—Director,InnoVision Directorate, NGA—presented an in-depth classified dis-cussion on Ground Moving TargetIndicator (GMTI)/MotionIntelligence.

Dr. Karen St. Germain –DeputyDirector for Remote Sensing &Prompt Strike, Office of DASDSpace, Strategic & IntelligenceSystems, OUSD(AT&L)—briefedConventional Prompt Global Strike(CPGS). Dr. St. Germain focused onthe importance of Better BuyingPower 3.0 and the DoD Hypersonicweapons technology programs. Shestated that emerging threats drive theneed for system-of-systems to deliverprompt strike and noted that the fullconcept is not yet in place for CPGS.

Bong Gumahad—Deputy Directorfor ISR (Airborne& Space), Officeof DASD Space,Strategic &IntelligenceSystems,OUSD(AT&L)

—addressed Strategic ISR. Mr.Gumahad also focused on the impor-tance of Better Buying Power 3.0,and talked about ISR as a criticalenabler and reflected on how we canimprove the ISR Enterprise.

Lieutenant General StephenWilson, USAF—DeputyCommander, USSTRATCOM—pre-sented the Keynote Address on the3rd Day and provided an insightfuloverview of his vision of StrategicChallenges and EnduringRequirements of 21st CenturyDeterrence. General Wilson’sremarks touched on the cyber world,global strike precision navigation andtiming, the Ohio ReplacementSubmarine Program, the New DualBomber, and many sensitive chal-lenges related to the two legs of thenuclear Triad. He also discussed DoDcapabilities critical to nationaldefense and the “enablers” that makeup the main stream of day-to-dayactivities.

Lieutenant General H.R.McMaster, USA—Director, ArmyCapabilities Integration Center &Deputy CG, Futures U.S. ArmyTraining and Doctrine Command—also delighted the precision strikecommunity with a Keynote Addresson the 3rd and last day of PSTS-15.General McMaster presented animpressive understanding of ArmyWarfighting Challenges with SpecificEmphasis on Precision StrikeCapabilities. General McMasterviewed precision strike in context offuture wars by discussing a range of

capabilities. His remarks focused onjoint combined arms maneuvers andthe need for Joint Forces to worktogether. He talked about “Real”problems against “Real” threats thatwe are facing in the Middle East.Further, General McMaster believesthat we need to “re-think” joint con-cepts. Plus, he noted that DefensePlanning Scenarios must be strength-ened due to the increasing risk tonational security.

Dr. PeterHuessy—President, Geo-StrategicAnalysis—had theattention of theaudience duringhis luncheonaddress onGeostrategic Lessons 1973-2015:Oil, Politics and Emerging Conflict.Dr. Huessy commenced his remarksby showing a map of Russian gas sup-plies to Europe via Ukraine andanother map of Russian oil and gasfields in the Arctic. He discussedIraq’s oil and gas infrastructure andterritory occupied by ISIL/ISIS forcesand reviewed oil production in theMiddle East since 1965. Then, headdressed the South China Sea oiland natural gas reserves and declaredthrough his sobering conventionalwisdom It’s All About Oil! Further,he talked about oil related to thestock market, jobs, and recessionsand homed in on “oil disrupters”. Inclosing, he emphasized the threefacts that motivate Putin: • Two regions utterly dominate

world oil markets—Middle East andRussia; • Oil matters—it provides 97% of

the global fuel needs for all enginesthat transport everything on land,sea and air;• Price matters—U.S. has upset

the apple cart here.

Dr. Peter Huessy

Lieutenant General

Stephen Wilson, USAF

Lieutenant General

H.R. McMaster, USA

Mark Choiniere Bong Gumahad

Dr. Bob Hastie

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Dr. KevinHewett—HighEnergy Laser JointTechnologyOffice—presented slidesfor Dr. LawrenceGrimes that high-lighted many

challenges of the HEL-JTO Program.Dr. Hewett talked about HEL-JTOtechnology trust areas. Further, headdressed joint technology require-ments and focused on warfightertools related to lethality and model-ing and simulation. Dr. Hewett high-lighted the robust electric laser ini-tiative and stated that the effortsshow potential to dramaticallyexceed goals and provide excellentlaser performance in small light-weight packages. He noted that theprogram had been modified to reducecosts of development and to meetimmediate service needs. He alsomentioned that the next generationbeam control will greatly improvesystem efficiency. In closing, Dr.Hewett informed the participantsthat HEL-JTO is the focal point for the HEL community and that it continues to provide analyticaltools to enable HEL transition to the warfighter. The concluding session focused

on the National Laboratories. JeffBraun—Sandia’s Senior WeaponSubsystems Engineer – chaired thesession and addressed technologiesahead—especially concentrating onmeeting long-term research and

development needs. Dr. GaryPolansky, Sandia’s Senior Scientistfrom the Integrated Military SystemsDevelopment Center, focused onSandia’s successful development ofprecision-guided penetrating war-heads for missile systems to enhancedeterrence.

Andy Erickson—Los Alamos’Deputy Principal Associate Directorfor Global Security Programs—pre-sented the final brieing on SensorTechnology. Mr. Erickson informedthe symposium participants that LosAlamos has been involved in sensortechnology since its inception. Witha rapidly changing threat environ-ment, we can no longer afford thedevelopment time or luxury of singlepurpose sensors. A new paradigm isdeveloping in the field of rapid re-configurable sensors. Advances inmaterials and compact, high perform-ance computing are enabling sensorsthat can be deployed and rapidlyoptimized on the fly for a specifictask. Mr. Erickson covered severalnew sensor technologies in the opti-cal and radio frequency regimes thatcan be deployed on the ground, inthe air or space and be re-configuredor even self-adapt during the missionto support the dynamic threat envi-ronment.Numerous speakers and partici-

pants expressed their appreciation toPSA for providing the opportunity todisplay the enormous governmentand industry teamwork that is takingplace. Many were grateful to PSA forconducting another superb sympo-sium. ■

PSA would like to thank the following

corporations for sponsoring PSTS-15

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Kaman Fuzing & Precision Products

Lone-Star Aerospace

L-3 Communications, Fuzing & Ordnance Systems

Monte Sano Research

Northrop Grumman

Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK Exhibit

Aerojet Rocketdyne Exhibit

Andy Erickson, Dr. Gary Polansky, and Jeff Braun

Dr. Kevin Hewett

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The trophy is awarded each yearbased on open nominations receivedand the deliberations of a distin-guished jury of industry, governmentand military members and of thePSA Nominating Committee.Nominations for the Johnson Trophy are open to any US or allied individual.For over forty years Dr. Wade

Dyer has been an extraordinary mis-sile guidance designer, making signif-icant contributions to systems ofcritical importance to US warfight-ing. Wade’s contributions can befound in a who’s who of precisionguided missiles including the first all-digital guidance and controlimplementation for a tactical missile(HARM 1974.) He also contributedto designs of Paveway, JSOW,Javelin, ERGM, Excalibur, Seek-Spinner, Tacit Rainbow, CLGP,GBU-15 All Weather Upgrade andStrike.

His design prowess extendsbeyond precision missile systems andguidance designs and includes radarfire control systems. Dr. Dyer alwaysmade time to mentor engineers andpass along the skills of his craft. Heis responsible for and has passedalong many advancements in missileguidance design, developing effectivemethods for the control of unstableairframes.Paul C. Manz currently serves

as Chief Scientist for PEOAmmunition overseeing technologyinvestments for a $3B+ munitionsand armaments portfolio. As a seniorArmy Acquisition professional, hisnoteworthy career spans over threedecades across the entire materieldevelopment life cycle from scienceand technology through productionand deployment with major recog-nized contributions across the JointMunitions, Battle Command, FireSupport, Information Technology,Enterprise Architecture, Systems

Engineering, and ElectronicDevices communities. Most notably Mr. Manz has

personally identified and successfully championed inno-vative multi-organizationalsolutions on numerous highlycomplex problems, which haveaccelerated the maturation andinsertion of enabling precisionstrike related technologies, providing new battlefield capa-bilities to counter enemythreats. He has authored andpresented numerous papers/articles and currently holdsseven patents. ■

It was with great pleasure thatPrecision Strike AssociationChairman Ken Masson presented

the Richard H. Johnson TechnicalAchievement Award to Dr. WadeDyer and Mr. Paul Manz. PSA washonored to award the JohnsonTrophy to two technical innovators,leaders and mentors who each helpedshape a generation of precision systems and younger engineers whocontinue with their own contributions.The Johnson Award is named after

the first recipient and is presentedannually to recognize an individualfrom the public or private sector foroutstanding personal technicalachievements resulting in significantcontribution to precision strike systems. The recipients of the Richard H.

Johnson Award were honored duringa luncheon at the 2015 PrecisionStrike Technology Symposium(PSTS-15) held at The JohnsHopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory in Laurel, MD.

Two Winners for 2015 Johnson Award

Steve Roemerman, Co-Recipient Dr. Wade Dyer, Co-Recipient Mr. Paul Manz, Dale Spencer

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Handling diverse global chal-lenges will require new andenhanced capabilities, says

Defense Secretary Ash Carter whorecently unveiled the Pentagon’s fis-cal year 2017 defense budget request.Carter said the $582.7 billion

budget plan addresses five evolvingchallenges: Russian aggression inEurope, the rise of China in the AsiaPacific, North Korea, Iran, and theongoing fight against terrorism. The Pentagon is requesting $7.5

billion, 50 percent more than in2016, in new investments to fundthe accelerated military campaignagainst ISIL. Of that, $1.8 billionwill go to buy more than 45,000GPS-guided smart bombs and laser-guided rockets. The budget request defers the

Fairchild Republic A-10’s retirementuntil 2022, replacing it with F-35Joint Strike Fighters squadron bysquadron. The Air Force had soughtto retire the "Warthog" to savemoney, $4.2 billion over the nextfive years.Carter said investments in new

technologies include projects beingdeveloped by the DoD StrategicCapabilities Office (SCO) “to re-imagine existing DoD, intelligencecommunity and commercial systemsby giving them new roles and game-changing capabilities.”To drive such innovation forward,

the 2017 budget request for researchand development accounts is $71.4billion. He said SCO efforts include proj-

ects involving advanced navigation,swarming autonomous vehicles foruse in different ways and domains,self-driving networked boats, gun-based missile defense, and an

arsenal plane that turns one of thePentagon’s older planes into a flyinglaunch pad for a range of conven-tional weapons. The budget request drives smart

and essential technological innova-tions. One area is undersea capabilitiesfor an $8.1 billion investment in2017 and more than $40 billion overthe next five years, Carter said thefunding will give the United Statesthe most lethal undersea and anti-submarine force in the world.Carter disclosed his spending pri-

orities in an address to the EconomicClub of Washington on Feb. 2. TheWhite House released US PresidentBarak Obama's full budget proposalfor fiscal 2017, which begins Oct. 1,on Feb. 9.The defense chief said “DoD must

and will address all five of thosechallenges as part of its mission todefend our people and defend ourcountry. Doing so requires some newthinking on our part, new posture insome regions and also new andenhanced capabilities… We'll nowhave to deal with them across alldomains, not just the usual air, landand sea.”As regards increased precision

weapons procurement and the A-10,

Carter said “We’ve recently beenhitting ISIL with so many GPS-guided smart bombs and laser-guidedrockets that we’re starting to run lowon the ones that we use against ter-rorists the most… We're also invest-ing to maintain more of our 4th gen-eration fighter and attack jets thatwe previously planned, including the A-10, which has been devastating to ISIL from the air.”He said the defense budget submis-

sion “makes important investmentsin new technologies. We have to dothis to stay ahead of future threats ina changing world. As other nationstry to catch on the advantages thatwe have enjoyed for decades, inareas like precision guided muni-tions, stealth, cyber and space.”

Carter is focusing on advancednavigation. DoD will take micro-cameras, sensors and microelectro-mechanical systems and put them onsmall diameter bombs to augmentthe existing target capabilities onthe SDB. This will eventually be amodular kit that will work withmany other payloads, enabling offnetwork targeting.Swarming autonomous vehicles

will operate in all sorts of ways andin multiple domains. Micro-droneswill be kicked out the back of afighter jet and fly through heavywinds. Self-driving boats will net-work together to do all kinds of mis-sions, from fleet defense to close-insurveillance, without putting sailorsat risk. Carter said there’s also a project

involving gun-based missile pointdefense that is utilizing some of thesame hypervelocity smart projectilesthat was developed for the electro-magnetic gun.

More Precision Weaponry in FY2017 Defense Budget Request

Defense Secretary Ash Carter

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He said the Arsenal Plane projectwill convert one of the nation’s old-est aircraft platforms into a flyinglaunch pad for all sorts of differentconventional payloads. “In practice,the Arsenal Plane will function as avery large airborne magazine, net-worked to fifth generation aircraftthat act as forward sensor and target-ing nodes, essentially combining dif-ferent systems already in our inven-tory to create new capabilities,”Carter explained.The naval buildup includes more

advanced maritime control aircraftand nine Virginia-class attack sub-marines over the next five years. Italso equips more of them with theversatile Virginia Payload Module,which triples each submarine plat-

form’s strike capacity from 12Tomahawk missiles to 40.The Pentagon’s budget submission

contains a request for $2 billionspread over the next five years topurchase 4,000 Raytheon Tomahawkweapons. It also includes $2.9 billionover the Future Years DefenseProgram (FYDP) for the RaytheonSM-6 interceptor, both to purchase650 of the supersonic weapons andto advance them to become a long-range anti-ship missile for the firsttime through incorporation of amuti-modal seeker. The modifiedSM-6 will be the largest new anti-ship capability in decades onboardthe service’s fleet of guided missiledestroyers and cruisers.

The budget request also includes$927 million over the FYDP for theLong Range Anti-Ship Missile(LRASM) and another $418 millionover the FYDP for the AdvancedAnti-Radiation Guided Missile –Extended Range (AARGM-ER)weapon.The Pentagon also is investing

more in cyber security, Carter said,requesting $7 billion in 2017 andnearly $35 billion over the next fiveyears.The Pentagon’s investment in

space last year added more than $5billion in new investments, and thisyear the department will enhance itsability to identify, attribute andnegate all threatening actions inspace. ■

$143M contract for RAM Block 2

The U.S. Navy recently awarded Raytheon a $66.6million firm-fixed-price contract for RollingAirframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile

round pack requirements. This contract includes optionsthat, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to$142.8 million, and includes an option for foreign mili-tary sales to an international customer.RAM is a cooperative program between the US and

Germany with industry support from Raytheon andRAMSYS of Germany. The contract calls for productionwork to be shared between both companies. ■

SeaRAM a Hit

Raytheon’s SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense sys-tem recently used a Rolling Airframe Missile Block2 for the first time to intercept an incoming target

during a U.S. Navy live-fire exercise at China Lake inCalifornia.The SeaRAM system detected, tracked and engaged an

inbound threat, and fired a RAM Block 2 that successful-ly intercepted the target. SeaRAM was configured with anearby Phalanx Close-In Weapon System for the test,similar to the way the two systems would be deployedtogether on U.S. Navy destroyers. ■

RAM

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The Air Force SpecialOperations Command’s firstLockheed Martin AC-130J

Ghostrider is now based at HurlburtField, FL and completing initialoperational test and evaluation(IOT&E).The aircraft is being flown by the

1st Special Operations GroupDetachment 2 and maintained bythe 1st Special Operations AircraftMaintenance Squadron.“The AC-130J brings new tech-

nology to the table for AFSOC withmore efficient engines, improved fuelefficiency and the ability to fly high-er, further and quieter,” said MasterSgt. Michael Ezell, the 1st SOAMXSproduction superintendent. “Additionally, the modified

weapons system it possesses is a pre-cision strike package that was col-lected from the older models, such asthe laser-guided bombs and AGM-176 Griffin bombs, and combined togive us all the capabilities of theAC-130W Stinger II and AC-130USpooky all in one package,” headded.The AC-130J is a modified MC-

130J Commando II, containingadvanced features that will enable itto provide ground forces with anexpeditionary, direct-fire platform

that is persistent, suitedfor urban operations andcapable of delivering pre-cision munitions againstground targets.As more AC-130Js are

produced and delivered,the older models willslowly be retired. TheUSAF expects to field 32such aircraft once deliver-ies are completed. TheAFSOC’s fleet of 17 AC-130U Spooky gunships is due to beretired by 2021. The last eight AC-130H Spectres were retired last year.The AC-130J is the fourth genera-tion gunship. AC-130 gunships have an exten-

sive combat history dating to back tothe Vietnam War.The AC-130J Ghostrider’s primary

missions are close air support and airinterdiction.The AC-130J will provide ground

forces an expeditionary, direct-fireplatform that is persistent, ideallysuited for urban operations anddelivers precision low-yield muni-tions against ground targets.The AC-130J is modified with a

precision strike package, whichincludes a mission management con-sole, robust communications suite,

two electro-optical/infrared sensors,advanced fire controlequipment, precision-guid-ed munitions deliverycapability as well as train-able 30mm and 105mmweapons. The missionmanagement system willfuse sensor, communica-tion, environment, orderof battle and threat infor-mation into a commonoperating picture.

Over the past four decades, AC-130s have deployed constantly tohotspots throughout the world insupport of special operations andconventional forces. ■

Ghostrider on Duty

The AC-130J Ghostrider will deliver precision strike weapons.

Capt. Steve Visalli, USAF, boards the first AC-130J Ghostrider.

Ghostrider takes to the air for a mission.Marshalling out the AC-130J Ghostrider.

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News Briefs

Raytheon Mini-missile a Hit

Raytheon’s smallest guided muni-tion has been successfully test-firedfrom a grenade launcher. The com-pany said it successfully fired twoPike 40 mm precision-guided muni-tions from a standard tube grenadelauncher during flight tests. Bothrounds landed within the targetedimpact area after flying more than2,300 yards, said Raytheon, which isfunding the munition’s developmentfor prospective customers, includingthe Army.

The Pike uses a digital, semi-active laser seeker to find and hitfixed or slow-moving, mid-range tar-gets. Weighing less than two poundsand measuring just 16.8 inches inlength, Pike can be fired from con-ventional, single-shot grenadelaunchers.Additional Pike upgrades include

the ability to fire it from platform-mounted launchers on small boats,all-terrain vehicles and smallunmanned aircraft systems,Raytheon said. ■

Enhanced Weapons BayLaunchers Delivered

Six of the U.S. Air Force’s B-52bombers can now take flight with agreater variety of weapons, thanks toenhanced internal weapons baylaunchers delivered by Boeing. The

upgraded launchers allow the B-52to carry GPS-guided or “smart”weapons in the weapons bay for thefirst time and are ready for use.The enhancement modifies an

existing common strategic rotarylauncher in the internal weaponsbay into a conventional rotarylauncher and increases the totalnumber of smart weapons the B-52can carry and deliver, giving crewmembers greater flexibility to adaptto changing conditions on the bat-tlefield.The launchers, which can be

moved from one bomber to another,can carry, target and launch eightJoint Direct Attack Munitions.Future increments of the weaponsbay launcher upgrade program willadd the capability to carry Joint Air-to-Surface Stand Off Missiles andMiniature Air Launched Decoys. ■

$302M for JASSM and JASSM-ERProduction

Lockheed Martin has received a$302.2 million contract from theUSAF for continued production ofthe Joint Air-to-Surface StandoffMissile (JASSM) and its ExtendedRange (ER) version.The Lot 14 contract includes 146

baseline JASSMs for U.S. and inter-national partners, 140 JASSM-ERmissiles for the U.S., as well as data,tooling and test equipment. Theaward brings the total number ofmissiles under contract to more than2,600.The contract represents the sixth

production order for JASSM-ER,which received full-rate productionapproval in 2014. Recent programmilestones include a ForeignMilitary Sales contract to integratean undisclosed number of JASSMsonto Poland’s F-16C/D aircraft. ■

Raytheon's Excalibur IbCompatible With M198 Howitzer

The U.S. Army’s ExcaliburProgram Office has determined thatRaytheon’s Excalibur Ib precision-guided artillery round is fully com-patible with the M198 howitzerwhen used with the ModularArtillery Charge System. The preci-sion round can now be fired fromartillery platforms worldwide.The compatibility allows allied

military forces to use the world'sonly 155 mm precision munitionwhen firing the M198 howitzer.Excalibur extends the M198’s reachto 25 miles (40 kilometers) and pro-vides an all-weather strike within 61/2 feet (2 meters) of the target. ■

HIMARS Achieves Milestone

Lockheed Martin’s High MobilityArtillery Rocket System (HIMARS)recently achieved a significant milestone with U.S. military forces,reaching one million operationalhours.HIMARS is a lightweight mobile

launcher, transportable by C-130and larger aircraft for rapid deploy-ment, that fires Guided MLRS andTACMS munitions. HIMARS con-sists of a launcher loader module andfire-control system mounted on astandard five-ton truck chassis. Aspecialized armored cab providesadditional protection to the threeSoldiers or Marines who operate the

Pike 40mm PGM

Excalibur 1b Artillery

NEW PSA CORPORATEMEMBER

Dynetics, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, provides responsive, cost-effective engineering solutionsand products to the aviation,national security, and cyber-security defense sectors. Ourportfolio features highly spe-cialized technical servicesand a range of software andhardware products, includingtactical and next-generationstrike systems. We combineaero/propulsion, warhead,communications, sensor, andmission-planning technolo-gies to provide the warfighterwith unique mission capabili-ties and flexibility at anaffordable price.

The Precision Strike Association(PSA) is honored to present James“Hondo” Geurts to keynote the open-ing day of PSAR-16 and LieutenantGeneral Anthony Ierardi, USA, tokeynote the second day’s program. Mr.Geurts—USSOCOM’s AcquisitionExecutive—will address rapid acqui-sition to support the warfighter.General Ierardi—Joint Staff’s J-8—is expected to highlight precisionengagement initiatives and challengesthat are critical for the way forward. Other key speakers include

Congressman Rob Wittman, a mem-ber of the House Armed ServicesCommittee, who intends to sharethe congressional perspective on

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keeping our asymmetric edge. MajorGeneral Ole Knudson , USA,(Deputy Director, Missile DefenseAgency) is the second day’s luncheonspeaker. He will reflect on the chal-lenges to support the 3rd Offset. Dr. Will Roper (Director, StrategicCapabilities Office, OSD) willaddress new innovative approachesto warfighting.Further, we are delighted that sev-

eral additional defense visionariesincluding Ed Wolski and his panel ofrequirements experts; Rear AdmiralMark Darrah, USN; Brigadier GeneralDavid Been, USAF; Brigadier GeneralKevin Kennedy, USAF; and, Dr.Peter Huessy will present precisionstrike strategies, requirements, chal-lenges, and revelations.

Additionally, this year marks the20th consecutive year that theWilliam J. Perry Award will be pre-sented to a very deserving individualor team of experts who have madesignificant contributions that haveled to the strengthening of our vitalnational security interests. PSAtakes great pride in presenting thePerry Award. You will not want tomiss this special ceremony that willtake place during the PSAR-16luncheon on 15 March 2016. Please join our host of distin-

guished speakers as they concentrateon remaining relevant in a danger-ous world and focus on precisionengagement acquisition strategy tosupport the Third Offset as we moveforward. ■

system. HIMARS is also fieldedinternationally. ■

$358M for Laser JDAM kits

Boeing has won a $358 millioncontract to produce Precision LaserGuidance Sets for the US and sever-al foreign militaries.Under the contract, Boeing will

produce DSU-38 A/B PLGs for theU.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force.The contract also includes ForeignMilitary Sales to the governments ofBelgium, Turkey, Morocco, SaudiArabia, and the United ArabEmirates.

Boeing’s PLGS units will be usedwith the KMU-572 guidance sets tocreate the Laser Joint Direct AttackMunition system, which adds a laserseeker to JDAM-equipped bombs.This process gives the equippedbombs a laser seeking ability,enabling them to be used to engagemoving targets. ■

$528M THAAD Contract

The Missile Defense Agencyrecently awarded Lockheed Martin a$528 million contract for productionand delivery of interceptors for theTerminal High Altitude AreaDefense (THAAD) system.THAAD is a key element of theBallistic Missile Defense System(BMDS). THAAD interceptorsemploy Lockheed Martin’s proven“hit-to-kill” technology to destroymissile threats inside and outside theatmosphere. ■

Precision Strike Annual Review(PSAR-16)Date: March 15-16, 2016Theme: Precision EngagementAcquisition Strategy to Support Third OffsetLocation:Waterford at Springfield,Springfield, VA

Precision Strike TechnologySymposium (PSTS-16)Date: Oct. 25-27, 2016Theme: Precision Strike Prioritiesto Meet New Great PowerCompetitionLocation: Johns HopkinsUniversity/Applied PhysicsLaboratory – Laurel, MDThis symposium will be conducted at the SECRET//NOFORNClassification Level all three days

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Dynetics

Ellwood National Forge Company

Exelis

Gawertova Ltd

Honeywell International

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Kaman Precision Products

L-3 Communications, Fuzing &Ordnance Systems

Leidos

Lockheed Martin WashingtonOperations

Lone Star Aerospace

Marotta Controls Inc.

MBDA, Inc.

Motion Engine, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Orbital ATK, Inc.

Patrocinium Systems

Pratt & Whitney

Raytheon Company

RIX Industries

SynEnergy, Inc.

Systron Donner Inertial

Theissen Training Systems, Inc.

Williams International

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PRECISION STRIKE ANNUAL REVIEW (PSAR-16)

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Kossiakoff Center * Laurel, MD

Precision Engagement Acquisition Strategy to Support Third Offset

Confirmed Keynote SpeakersLTG Anthony Ierardi, USA – Joint Staff (J-8)

James “Hondo” Geurts – USSOCOM Acquisition Executive

Representative Rob Wittman – VA-01

MG Ole Knudson, USA – DD MDA

Dr. Will Roper – Director, Strategic Capabilities Office, OSD

RADM Mark Darrah, USN – PEO for Strike Weapons

Brig Gen David “Gunny” Been, USAF – Director, Special Programs,

OUSD(AT&L)

Showcasing Precision Strike Challenges

Intelligence Threat HighlightsRapid Acquisition to Support the Warfighter

Precision Engagement StrategiesNew Innovative Approaches to Warfighting

Vision of Third Offset StrategyB-1 Precision Engagement Scenarios for Next 15 Years

Manufacturing & Industrial Base Policy Initiatives for Precision StrikeInternational Considerations & Issues

A Better Way Forward in R&D Portfolio AcquisitionCongressional Focus on OSD’s Strategy to Maintain American Dominance

Congressional Perspective on Keeping Our Asymmetric EdgeCyber Capabilities—Offsetting the Cost Curve

Panel—Precision Engagement Requirements for Rapid FieldingDevelopment of New Technologies to Support 3rd Offset Strategy

Long-Range Precision FiresGeo-Political Discussion of Europe & the Pacific

Dave Rice (PSAR-16 Chair) & Ginny Sniegon (PSA Programs Chair) Note: As we near the edge of the technical envelope, it behooves both

Government and Industry to work cooperatively in the new “better, faster,cheaper” acquisition environment to anticipate, get ahead and develop

the next new thing in precision.

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