Session P3: SECRET PROGRAM: U.S.-ONLY

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Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Moderators:

Dr. Keith McDonald The MITRE Corporation	Amanda Humphrey JNWC

The JNC’s 2024 SECRET program was curated by invitation from the JNC Military Division. After consultation with PNT leadership across the services, presentations concerning PNT threats, major PNT studies, current operational conditions and challenges, requirements development, and results from rapidly fielding material solutions were selected.

6:30 a.m. Buses Depart for AFIT from the Covington Convention Center
8:00-9:00 a.m. Security Validation/Entry

Introductions
9:00-9:10 Welcome: Dr. Keith McDonald, The MITRE Corporation; and Amanda Humphrey, JNWC
9:10-9:20 Security Briefing: AFRL Security

Threat Background
9:20-10:20 Counter-PNT Delivery: Threats and Opportunities: Scott Feairheller, NSIC 

Operations 1
10:20-10:40 Reverse Engineering of Adversary PNT in Weapons Systems: Steven Billman, KBR
10:40-11:00 Operational Evaluation for Advanced Technology: Amanda Humphrey, JNWC; Kevin Martin and Jeff Melville, The MITRE Corporation
11:00-11:30 Break

Major Studies and Initiatives
11:30-11:50 DSB Task Force on PNT Control Results of the Defense Science Board Task on PNT Control: Dr. John Betz, DSB Task Roce on PNT Control Results of the Defense Science Board Task on PNT Control
11:50-12:10 PNT Force Design: Maj. Matthew Coates, SWAC Division Chief
12:10-12:30 Oceanographer of the Navy Initiatives: Dr. Christopher Ekstrom, OPNAV N2N6E

LUNCH
12:30-2:30 Attendee Lunch at National Museum of the USAF

Operations 2
2:30-2:50 Navigation Warfare in the Undersea Environment: George Klaus, JHU/APL
2:50-3:10 Operational Impacts of GPS Jamming: LT Prasanna Chandrasekhar, USNR; Gregory Panas, Army DEVCOM AC; Dr. Dane Wilburne, The MITRE Corporation; and Dr. Brian McLemore, The MITRE Corporation 
3:10-3:30 Failing Fast Pursuing PNT: John Sternitzky, USSOCOM – Manned Airborne ISR 
3:30-3:50 USINDOPACOM – Building Capabilities to Counter Threats: Dr. Gregory Power, USD(R&E) Prototyping and Experimentation Liaison to USINDOPACOM
3:50-4:10 SOCPAC PNT: Ryan Mowery, Kavaliro

PNT Situational Awareness:
4:10-4:30 Jaded Unicorn: Joseph Lortie, T2S Solutions
4:30-4:50 PNT SA Visualization: Mr. Jameson McGee, NRL
4:50-5:10 PNT Situational Awareness Update and Use Cases: LT Brandon Vitton, JNWC
5:10-5:30 Future Army NAVWAR Opportunities: Michael Trzeciak, Army PM PNT

5:30 p.m. Buses Depart for Covington

Alternates:
1. Navigation Warfare Considerations for Advanced Flight Systems: Connor Brashar, Sam Hunt, Stephen McConnell, Matt Boler, and Brandford Stricklin, Sandia National Laboratories 2. 
2. A Machine Learning Based GNSS Antijam Platform in Software Defined Radio: “MAJIC”: Donna Branchevsky, Adam Belhouchat, Anson Lam, Nathan Whitehair, The Aerospace Corporation

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