Hypersonic Innovation Conference 2025

The Hypersonic Innovation Conference 2025 focuses on advancing the United States’ ability to develop and deploy hypersonic weapons and defend against incoming missile threats. This event highlights critical technological developments in hypersonic systems and offers insights into innovations that will enhance national security and operational superiority for military forces.

With hypersonic weapons capable of traveling at speeds greater than Mach 5 and evading enemy defenses, the U.S. Department of Defense continues to prioritize these technologies as vital to maintaining military advantage.

When is the Hypersonic Innovation Conference?

The main conference and exhibits will take place on May 20-21, 2025, with an R&D focus day and site tour on May 22, 2025.

Themes

• Championing Space-Enabled Combat Effects to Ensure Space Superiority for Joint Warfighters Around the World
• Accelerating Hypersonic Technology Innovation to Enhance Conventional Deterrence and Precision Strike
• Breaking Barriers: Driving Technological Advances in Hypersonic Flight and Weapons Systems
• Guiding the DoD’s Development and Integration of Hypersonic Weapons and Platforms
• Accelerating Hypersonic Weapons Development with Robust Testing & Evaluation
• Developing Hypersonic Missiles to Deliver Strategic Overmatch Capability to the Joint Force
• Leveraging Hypersonic Innovation to Meet Evolving Threats and Modernize Naval Capabilities

What’s On?

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in high-level discussions on hypersonic weapons and technologies. The conference will feature keynote addresses, technical sessions, and networking opportunities with defense and technology leaders. There will be a focus on advancements in missile defense systems, hypersonic flight technology, and strategic applications in various military operations.

Speakers

Keynotes and presentations will be delivered by a range of esteemed professionals, including experts from the Department of Defense and academia, all focused on hypersonic technologies. Confirmed speakers include:

• Gen (Ret) Glen VanHerck, USAF – Former Commander, USNORTHCOM/NORAD
• LTG Robert Rasch, USA – Director, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
• James Weber, ST – Principal Director for Hypersonics, OUSD R&E
• Garry Bishop, SES – Deputy Director, Land and Expeditionary Warfare, DOT&E
• Robert Baurle, PhD, ST – Senior Scientist for Hypersonics, Air Force Research Laboratory
• Dr. Gillian Bussey – Deputy Chief Science Officer, US Space Force
• COL Timothy Shaffer, USA – Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense

Additional speakers include representatives from Sandia National Laboratories, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and NSWC Crane, among others.

Where is the Hypersonic Innovation Conference 2025?

Main Conference & Exhibits:

Knoxville Convention Center

701 Henley Street

Knoxville

TN 37902

R&D Focus and Site Tour:

University of Tennessee Research Park at Cherokee Farm

2641 Osprey Vista Way

Knoxville

TN 37920

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