Secretary Frank Kendall is leading major changes in the technological and programmatic landscape that paves the way for a very different future for the defense industrial base. In this opening keynote speech, he will be sharing the key challenges to which industry must respond in the coming months....

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Aviation Week delves into defense  and space budgets, both in the US and around the world to provide understanding of where the growth opportunities lie. This session will take a detailed look at the US budget for FY23 and beyond, changes to NATO defense spending after the war in Ukraine,...

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For more than a decade, the A&D Programs Conference has brought together four of the top analysts in the business to discuss among themselves what their perceptions are about what’s going on inside the Pentagon and NASA....

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The U.S. now has a formal Space Force service branch and significant efforts to better use and protect the country’s assets in space. This session will provide an overview of space strategy and developments from The Aerospace Corp., a federally funded research and development center that recently announced the opening...

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As the U.S. accelerates plans to field hypersonic missile capabilities, changes are being required for the military customer and industry – including the         delivery of a product while its development continues....

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With Artemis I demonstrating the capability to return humans to the Moon, this session will look to the next missions, including NASA’s plans to explore the lunar surface....

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Over the past six months, Aviation Week has talked with dozens of prime contractors, government leaders and suppliers about digital transformation. The findings point to one thing: building an industrial base ready to reach the technology and speed challenges put forth by DoD and NASA....

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Meeting the need for speed in delivery to customers with advanced technologies is a primary challenge as national security efforts continue to ramp up in the face of near-peer adversaries. In this session, three leaders provide insight into how the digital transformation is changing the industry—for new programs as well...

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Though Northrop Grumman has been a bit quieter than some of the prime contractors in A&D, the corporation has made significant strides in digitalization, in technology development, and in maintaining a strong presence across both the defense and space sectors.  We’ll hear more about that progress and what Northrop Grumman...

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In a post COVID era, the supply chain continues to carry the brunt of challenges - financial, workforce, and execution. Three of the people who watch the industry and where it’s going will share their analysis of how the recovery of the supply chain is progressing, and where key gaps remain....

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The people who are addressing supply chain challenges in an up close and personal way are the leaders of those companies. In this discussion, they will share what keeps them up at night, but also what gives them optimism about the future. ...

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When the economy is going well, there’s one definite shortage—talented people. In the midst of the pandemic, layoffs were aplenty. But now, the competition for talent is among top supply chain challenges. KPMG will provide a data-based look at what A&D’s workforce looks like today and where the key gaps...

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As part of the Aviation Week Program Excellence initiative, members of industry conduct deep dive evaluations of more than 30 programs of record per year. This year’s entries provided a wealth of information around true management of the supply chain — even in times of crisis.  ...

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Sponsored by Elbit Systems of America...

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The Program Excellence Awards Dinner can be added to your A&D Programs Conference registration for additional cost....

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