Long-Range Precision Strike & Air/Missile Defense Industrialization

​Modern high-intensity conflicts and expanding regional threat vectors have exposed a critical vulnerability in Western defense architecture: deep-magazine precision strike and Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) stockpiles can be depleted in weeks, while production lead times span years. As peer adversaries field hypersonic threats and massed saturation salvos, military forces face a dual imperative: rapidly expanding missile manufacturing capacity while seamlessly integrating Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence (BMC4I) networks across joint and allied platforms.

​This closed-door executive session addresses the operational and industrial realities of scaling missile production, securing critical supply chains, and deploying battle-ready naval air warfare capabilities. Featuring Vice Admiral (ret.) Thomas Copeman—former VP of Naval Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and VP of Air Warfare Systems at Raytheon—this session outlines how defense primes, suppliers, and military leadership can build resilient production pipelines and execute cross-domain sensor-to-shooter integration.