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How Innovation, Agility, Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Technologies Are Reshaping Aerospace & Defense

American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2025
  • Harnessing AI, predictive analytics, and digital twins to accelerate product development, mission readiness, and real-time decision-making in defense operations
  • Advancing additive manufacturing and next-gen materials to enhance lightweighting, durability, and sustainability in defense and aerospace applications
  • The rise of software-defined systems—integrating AI, cybersecurity, and autonomy in next-gen aircraft, defense systems, and space technologies
  • Optimizing engineering agility to adapt to evolving defense threats, commercial aviation priorities, and space exploration initiatives
  • Speed-to-mission strategies: reducing development and deployment timelines for hypersonics, unmanned systems, and next-gen defense technologies without compromising safety and compliance
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Ravi Ravichandran
VP and CTO, Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems Inc.
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Bret Lowell
VP, Digital Technology
Raytheon | An RTX Business
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Tom Smelker
SVP, Processing Technologies
Mercury Systems
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Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo, Ph.D.
Defense Innovation Strategist
Former Corporate VP, Science and Technology
QinetiQ
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Gregory Henry
Industry Practice Head, Aerospace & Defense
Infosys Ltd.