Air Commodore Angus Porter
Director General Air Combat Capability Royal Australian Air Force
Agenda
11:30 AM Fireside Chat: Next-Gen Airpower: Ghost Bat, Loyal Wingman, and AI-Enabled Air Combat
The RAAF is at the cutting edge of human-machine teaming - deploying loyal wingman technology, AI-enabled ISR, and next-generation air combat capability. This session examines how the air domain is being transformed by autonomy and what Ghost Bat means for allied interoperability.
Ghost Bat and the loyal wingman concept: what the MQ-28 program has delivered, where it sits in the capability maturity cycle, and what it means for RAAF force structure
AI in air combat: how machine intelligence is changing mission planning, target identification, and the human-machine decision boundary in contested air environments
Allied interoperability: how Australia's autonomous air capability integrates with US and UK systems under AUKUS Pillar II
2:20 PM Panel: Operational Readiness in the Age of Autonomy: Building Deployable Capability
What does operational readiness actually mean when your force includes autonomous systems, AI-enabled command tools, and human-machine teams? This session examines how the ADF is building the frameworks required to field autonomous capability at scale.
Redefining readiness: what it means to certify an autonomous system as operationally ready - and why frameworks built for crewed platforms do not fully apply
Training the autonomous force: how the ADF is building the operator, maintainer, and commander skills required to field and sustain autonomous systems at scale
Sustainment in the field: what the logistics and maintenance pipeline for autonomous systems looks like - and where sovereign support capability is critical
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Angus.
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