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RapidFlight to attend 11th annual Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit

Chief of Technology Jean-Charles Ledé will speak at the conference in Maryland.

National Harbor, MD - RapidFlight, a Virginia-based unmanned aircraft manufacturing company, announced it will be attending the Unmanned Autonomous Systems Summit March 8-9, 2023 in National Harbor Maryland. The summit is hosted by Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) and is in its 11th year.

The 11th Annual Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit will emphasize the integration of UxS capabilities into the Multi Domain Operating (MDO) environment as well as their use cases beyond the battlefield in support of DoD. The Summit will cover both strategic and technical priorities and emerging research to best support UxS utilization across the Services.

RapidFlight’s Chief Technology Officer, Jean-Charles (JC) Ledé is the Co-Moderator at the upcoming summit. JC is responsible for leading Research and Development activities including engineering, prototype manufacturing, flight operations, project management, and Intellectual Property development at RapidFlight.

"RapidFlight is committed to supporting our National Defense and we are proud to be contributing to this important Unmanned Systems conference," said Jay Gundlach, Ph.D., RapidFlight’s Chief Executive Officer.

Join RapidFlight in National Harbor this March. Learn more and register for the Unmanned & Autonomous Systems at dsigroup.org/unmanned-systems-registration/.

About DSI

Defense Strategies Institute was created to form a non-partisan, relevant, sustainable, and ethical organization operating primarily within the Department of Defense and Federal Government sectors. Learn more at dsigroup.org.

About RapidFlight

RapidFlight is an integrated designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft based in Manassas, Virginia. RapidFlight is accelerating the time from concept to flight while building aircraft systems that meet the demanding challenges, evolving requirements, and tight timelines that are inherent to our national security. Through next-generation manufacturing processes and a team of industry leaders RapidFlight is ushering in a new era of aircraft manufacturing. For more information, visit www.rapidflight.aero.

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