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Unmanned systems and robotics are fundamentally changing the trajectory of warfare. A study by the Teal Group predicts that worldwide spending on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) alone is expected to top $89 billion over the next ten years, and this growing technology sector is estimated to create 23,000 new U.S. jobs by 2025.
Indiana is strategically and geographically positioned to become a leader among states in the UAV market. Acting as a one-stop- shop facilitating collaboration between state, federal, and private interests, the National Center for Complex Operations (NCCO) allows both public and private entities “best-value” access to Indiana’s unique wealth of real operating environments for UAV research and development, testing and evaluation, and training. The NCCO, serving as the Heartland’s center of excellence for unmanned systems, actively promotes the success of both government and industry clients by providing cost-saving opportunities for innovation in this emerging marketspace. Indiana boasts a significant collection of restricted airspace over a broad range of landscapes and terrain, and is the proud home of a true national asset, the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. MUTC is America’s only brick and mortar, full-scale urban environment allowing Unmanned Aerial Systems to operate with full-spectrum capabilities. And while the Hoosier State is well-equipped to support UAV operations, it enjoys expansive R&D, T&E, and training capabilities for all types of unmanned systems and robotics and their associated technologies. NCCO not only promotes the defense-related growth of these technologies, but encourages collaboration for their use in crossover markets, to include agriculture and emergency management. Given all of these attributes and more, Indiana is the perfect location for the Mid-America Defense Conference, “The Future—Unmanned Systems and Robotics”. By bringing together distinguished, senior- level government and military officials, industry leaders and subject matter experts from academia to discuss the future of this dynamic growth sector, this conference will spark new ideas, technological innovation and collaborative relationships. The NCCO welcomes you to participate in this foundational event focused on a rapidly growing sector that is so critical to our great nation’s defense, security and economy. |
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FeaturesWar in the 21st Century
by Donald Rumsfeld
During my travels as Defense Secretary, I often traveled to Afghanistan and the neighboring countries, where I had an opportunity to spend time with our troops in the field. They are remarkable. America Security Post 9-11by Senator Dan Coats
September 11, 2001 is a day that changed the course of America forever. On that fateful Tuesday morning, nearly 3,000 of our citizens lost their lives in a senseless act of terrorism. The business of defense
by Becky Skillman
All told, Indiana’s thriving but relatively quiet defense industry will continue to be a major economic engine even as the nature of warfare shifts to include untraditional threats, irregular warfare and increasingly dynamic challenges. Lessons from PetraeusGeneral David Petraeus has been called the most consequential military officer since Eisenhower; certainly he is the most celebrated.
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A State of DefenseThe Evolution of Modern Warfare and the Dancing Landscapes of National Securityby Major General Omer "Clif" Tooley, Jr.
We are well positioned here in Indiana to take advantage of opportunities in what is really a major shift in how our nation approaches security. Q & A VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL BUCCHI: ON MODERN WARFARE AND THE HOOSIER STATE
Through a unique suite of defense assets, the state provides an optimal environment for developing and testing capabilities for the 21st century war fighter. And few know the dynamics of this narrative better than Vice Admiral Mike Bucchi.
In Consideration of Unmanned Systems for security, markets and citizensby Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Hauser and Dr. Richard Baker
Unmanned aerial systems, popularly known as drones, are here. They signal a profound change in the nature of warfare as well as growth potential in the commercial market. BOILER UP...WAY UP: A GLANCE AT PURDUE'S CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICA'S SPACE PROGRAM
by Alan W. Dowd
Purdue proudly calls itself the “cradle of astronauts,” and rightly so. “Purdue alumni have flown on about 37 percent of all human U.S. space flights.” |
ReflectionsWell Done, Indiana
Hoosiers born and bred in Indiana are likely familiar with the vestiges of the state’s involvement with the Civil War, but they may not be aware of how significant Indiana’s contributions actually were.
Arsenal of Democracyby John Thompson and Chad Pittman
In one of his fireside chats delivered on December 29, 1940, President Franklin Delano promised to help the United Kingdom fight Nazi Germany by giving them the military supplies rather than troops. He called this strategy his “arsenal of democracy.” 
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