Dan Patt
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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12
June 2024
Past Event
The New Iron Triangle: Achieving Adaptability and Scale in Defense Acquisition
Featured Speakers:
Rob Wittman
Aditi Kumar
Lt. Gen. Robert M. Collins
Mitch Skiles
Andy Green
Joe Laurenti
Michael Brasseur
Michael Hiatt
Josh Martin
Moderators:
Nadia Schadlow
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
![U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Hill, a motor transport operator assigned to Combat logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fastens the propeller arms on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 (TRV) unmanned aircraft system during test flight operations in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 6, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-05/8230046.jpg?itok=s-RgzKQs)
12
June 2024
Past Event
The New Iron Triangle: Achieving Adaptability and Scale in Defense Acquisition
Join Hudson for a three-part event discussing the challenges and opportunities facing Western militaries and defense industries as they attempt to achieve relevant capability at scale.
![U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Hill, a motor transport operator assigned to Combat logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fastens the propeller arms on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle 150 (TRV) unmanned aircraft system during test flight operations in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 6, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2024-05/8230046.jpg?h=29aaadd1&itok=WFFXxvXW)
Featured Speakers:
Rob Wittman
Aditi Kumar
Lt. Gen. Robert M. Collins
Mitch Skiles
Andy Green
Joe Laurenti
Michael Brasseur
Michael Hiatt
Josh Martin
Moderators:
Nadia Schadlow
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
15
May 2024
Past Event
Flipping the Cube: Transforming the Defense Budget Structure
Featured Speakers:
Jamie Morin
David Norquist
Dan Patt
![A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs a practice airshow performance at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 11, 2023. The F-35 Demo Team performs rehearsal flights regularly to maintain flying certifications and to uphold and maintain their mission and Air Force recruiting standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-05/8199062.jpg?itok=Xw9IfJ3w)
26
March 2024
Past Event
Integrating Uncrewed Systems to Hedge against Aggression
Featured Speakers:
David Alexander
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
![A US Marine Corps MQ-9A taxis the flight line on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on June 20, 2023. (US Marine Corps photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-03/7872238.jpg?itok=C1pyI26n)
01
February 2024
Past Event
Raising AUKUS Pillar Two: Integrating Autonomous Systems into the ADF
Featured Speakers:
Professor Emily Hilder
Brigadier James Davis
Captain Adam Allicia
Air Commodore Ross Bender
Dan Patt
Bryan Clark
![A MARTAC MANTAS T12 uncrewed surface vessel during a speed and handling demonstration during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 in the waters of Jervis Bay Territory. (Australian Government Department of Defence)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2024-01/20220523ran8098978_0092.jpg?itok=Lzj5Ijs1)
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The Threat Systems Management Office push a swarm of 40 drones through the National Training Center on May 8, 2019, in Fort Irwin, California. (James Newsome via DVIDS)
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Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet for launch from the flight deck aboard the US Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea on August 11, 2023. (Caroline H. Lui via DVIDS)
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A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel and the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) operate in the Arabian Gulf on January 8, 2023. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan)
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea on November 21, 2020. (Molly Crawford via DVIDS)
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Amid intensifying threats military from China, Taiwanese soldiers carrying artillery to tanks during the two-day live-fire drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
![Common Mission Control Center at Beale Air Force Base in California on March 2021. (US Air Force Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-07/6548861.jpg?h=a3a90b98&itok=ogZJR5Be)
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Common Mission Control Center at Beale Air Force Base in California on March 2021. (US Air Force Photo)
![A sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 conduct pre-dive checks during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean on February 7, 2023. (US Navy photo by Ryan Seelbach)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/02.28.2023%20Patt%20The%20Hill%20%282%29.jpg?h=b3fb113c&itok=80mFw0_b)
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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 conduct pre-dive checks during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean on February 7, 2023. (US Navy photo by Ryan Seelbach)
![A-10 software engineers work together in teams to verify functionality of organically developed operational flight program software on November 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, before it is released to the warfighter. (US Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/01.23.2023%20Clark%20Weiss%20WotR.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=a9VENehw)
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A-10 software engineers work together in teams to verify functionality of organically developed operational flight program software on November 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, before it is released to the warfighter. (US Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)
![An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway during sunset at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 17, 2020. The Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, long-endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft that is managed and flown by Airmen who provide persistent attack and reconnaissance capabilities to keep our nation safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/01.23.2023%20Clark%20Patt%20The%20Hill.jpg?h=19526ede&itok=BTodgAwU)
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An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway during sunset at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, on November 17, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Haley Stevens)
![A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares to start up at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The Skyborg team conducted a multiple-hour flight test of the Skyborg Autonomy Core System aboard the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle during Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2022-12/12.15%20Clark%20Patt.jpg?h=a07a984f&itok=clQHSGtk)
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A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft flight tests the Skyborg Autonomy Core System in El Mirage, California, on June 24, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Tabatha Arellano)
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The unique design of the new F-35A Lightning II helmet at Hill Air Force Base, Utah July 18, 2017. (US Air Force photo by Michael McCool)
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A US Marine launches an RQ-20 PUMA unmanned aircraft system in San Clemente, California, on May 1, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Manuel Serrano)