20 - 23 January, 2025
| London, UK
Day 4 - Uncrewed Systems - 25 JAN
8:00 - 8:50
MORNING REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING COFFEE
8:50 - 9:00
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Ted Maciuba -
Former Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver CDID, U.S. Army,
Chairman, Uncrewed Systems Day
Ted Maciuba
Former Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver CDID, U.S. ArmyChairman, Uncrewed Systems Day
9:00 - 9:30
ROBOTIC AND AI DEVELOPMENTS IN THE US ARMY
Dr. Robert W. Sadowski -
Army Chief Roboticist, GVSC, CCDC,
U.S. Army Futures Command
- Overview of the US Robotics strategy and next steps
- The importance of experimentation and prototyping to accelerate modernization
- Update on current technology focus areas include Power and Mobility, Autonomous Systems, Force Projection, Survivability, Electronics and Architecture, Cyber Engineering and Software Integration
9:30 - 10:00
HUMAN MACHINE TEAMS: REMOTE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS IN THE LAND SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT
- Who the UK MOD DES FCG team are in terms of the wider UK MOD innovation ecosystem
- Current HMT programme, lessons learned and how this will be impacting investment in the future
- Update on opportunities and competition as the MOD heads towards Integrated Review 25 next stage investment decisions
10:00 - 10:30
INDUSTRY INSIGHT FROM GHOST ROBOTICS
Gavin Kenneally, PhD -
Co-Founder and CEO,
Ghost Robotics
10:30 - 11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: UNCREWED SYSTEMS IN THE CONSTRAINED NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS OF CONTESTED BATTLEFIELDS
Ted Maciuba -
Former Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver CDID, U.S. Army,
Chairman, Uncrewed Systems Day
Brigadier General Andre Demers - Chief of Staff, Strategic Capability Development, Canadian Army
Colonel Armin Dirks - Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, Bundeswehr
Colonel (US Army) Timothy Wright - Assistant Head of Research & Experimentation, Future Force Development, Army Futures, British Army HQ
Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hadicke - Commander, Robot Autonomous Systems Cell, 13th Light Infantry Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army
Uncrewed systems, especially those that are remote-controlled, require the ability to exchange data over a network. For applications such as surveillance and reconnaissance, the ability of uncrewed systems to stream data is critical for enhancing the situational awareness of the human component. All of this will need to take place at the edge with constrained bandwidths and in environments where adversaries will try to jam and deny access to the network.
- The Internet of Battlefield Things? How do we view the Future digital Operating Environment? What will characterise it?
- Do we need to assure network access? What is the role of reversionary modes or preprogrammes action when access to the network is gone? Is that a suitable solution or is assured access critical?
- How to minimize latency? What can be done to reduce latency? What is the optimal package size to transmit data? Where should processing take place to reduce lag? Does existing technology meet the requirement?
Ted Maciuba
Former Deputy Director, Robotics Requirements, Maneuver CDID, U.S. ArmyChairman, Uncrewed Systems Day
Brigadier General Andre Demers
Chief of Staff, Strategic Capability DevelopmentCanadian Army
Colonel Armin Dirks
Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service SupportBundeswehr
Colonel (US Army) Timothy Wright
Assistant Head of Research & Experimentation, Future Force Development, Army FuturesBritish Army HQ
Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hadicke
Commander, Robot Autonomous Systems Cell, 13th Light Infantry BrigadeRoyal Netherlands Army
11:00 - 11:30
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:30 - 12:00
HUMAN-MACHINE TEAMING AND CHANGING THE WAY WE FIGHT
Colonel Toby Till MBE -
Commander, Experimentation & Trials Group (ETG),
British Army HQ
Colonel (US Army) Timothy Wright - Assistant Head of Research & Experimentation, Future Force Development, Army Futures, British Army HQ
- Applications of unmanned aerial Vehicles on the future battlefield
- Identifying mission sets for Robotic combat vehicles
- Operationalising combat Unmanned ground vehicles
- The optimal construct of a Human-machine team
- Maturing concepts into capability: iterative concept development and experimentation
Colonel (US Army) Timothy Wright
Assistant Head of Research & Experimentation, Future Force Development, Army FuturesBritish Army HQ
12:00 - 12:30
INDUSTRY INSIGHT FROM MILREM ROBOTICS
Sponsored by: Milrem Robotics
12:30 - 13:00
UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES AUTONOMY TRIALS IN ESTONIA – THE APPROACH, REALISATION AND RESULTS
Mr Markus Otsus -
Department of Applied Research,
Estonian Military Academy
- Overview of the The Unmanned Ground Vehicles Autonomy Trials (UGV-AT) which sought to understand the current state of autonomous navigation capabilities for military UGVs
- 11 different UGV’s took in 6 different scenarios which included both on-road and off-road navigation, from open field to forest floor
- UGV-AT aimed to demonstrate the true capabilities and limitations of current UGV’s in terms of autonomous navigation
- Key insights contained in the in-depth report produced by the multinational team of experts
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
14:00 - 14:30
INDUSTRY INSIGHT FROM TELEDYNE
14:30 - 15:00
OPERATIONALISING COMBAT UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES
Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hadicke -
Commander, Robot Autonomous Systems Cell, 13th Light Infantry Brigade,
Royal Netherlands Army
Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hadicke
Commander, Robot Autonomous Systems Cell, 13th Light Infantry BrigadeRoyal Netherlands Army
15:00 - 15:10
RESERVED FOR TECH 10 BRIEF
15:10 - 15:40
DEVELOPING UGV OFF-ROAD AUTONOMY
Colonel assistant prof. Ing. Jan Mazal, Ph.D. -
Head of the Military Robotics Department, Faculty of Military Technology of the University of Defense,
Czech Armed Forces
Colonel assistant prof. Ing. Jan Mazal, Ph.D.
Head of the Military Robotics Department, Faculty of Military Technology of the University of DefenseCzech Armed Forces
