Sustaining the U.S. Lead in DoD Unmanned Systems

May 7, 2014

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2014 – The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program will host prominent military leaders and defense specialists to discuss the future of U.S. leadership in military development and use of unmanned systems. The event follows the release of a recent CSIS report, Sustaining the U.S. Lead in Unmanned Systems: Military and Homeland Considerations through 2025. Full details appear below.

The CSIS report can be found here: http://cs.is/1cYowJg.

WHEN/WHERE:
Thursday, May 8, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Second Floor Conference Room
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org.

Panel 1: Service Perspective in FY15 and Beyond

Featuring:

Colonel Kenneth Callahan, USAF
Director, Air Force RPA Capabilities Division

Captain Chris Corgnati, USN
Deputy Director, ISR Capabilities, OPNAV N2/N6

Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Lapoint, USA
Unmanned Aerial Systems Chief, HQDA G3/5/7

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hixson, USMC
Unmanned Ground Systems CIO, HQMC CD&I

Moderated by:

Colonel Ethan Griffin
U.S. Air Force Fellow, CSIS

Panel 2: U.S. Leadership Amid Commercial Sector Growth and Changing Global Supply

Featuring:

Dr. Michael Horowitz
Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mr. Jeremiah Gertler
Specialist in Military Aviation, Congressional Research Service

Dr. Lynn E. Davis
Director, Washington Office, RAND

Moderated by:

Mr. Samuel J. Brannen
Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS

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