Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2025
Panel 2
The Tech Horizon: Emerging Technologies and their Tactical Implications
This panel will explore the disruptive technologies that are arriving this decade. Experts will discuss advancements in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP), hypersonic weapons, and space warfare capabilities, and they will describe how these technologies are likely to broadly influence the design, employment, command & control, and survivability of future air and space capabilities. This panel will identify the opportunities and challenges presented by these breakthroughs while identifying the paradigm changes that will necessitate new operational concepts and tactical doctrine for air and space power.
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Speakers
Colonel
John A. Cummings
United States Air Force
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Division Chief
Colonel Cummings leads a team responsible for developing the requirements, fielding, and force integration plans for Collaborative Combat Aircraft as part of the Next Generation Air Dominance Family of Systems.
Air Vice-Marshal (ret.)
Mike Hart
Oracle
Senior Intelligence Advisor
Air Vice-Marshal (ret.) Mike Hart, CBE, is Senior Intelligence Advisor at Oracle, following more than 30 years’ service as a Royal Air Force intelligence officer.
Mr
Alex Hollings
Sandboxx News
Editor-in-Chief
Alex is the Editor-in-Chief of Sandboxx News, leading editorial coverage on defence, national security and military technology. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he brings firsthand military experience and a decade of journalism expertise to his role, blending operational insight with rigorous reporting.
Prof.
Peter Lee
University of Portsmouth
Professor of Applied Ethics
Prof. Lee’s expertise focuses on the ethical, operational and other human aspects of armed drone operations, AI and autonomous weapon systems, moral injury, and challenges faced by military and police personnel.
Prof.
Mark Voskuijl
Netherlands Defence Academy
Professor of Aviation- and Weapon Systems
In September 2018, Mark Voskuijl was appointed as full professor Aviation- and Weapon systems at the faculty of Military Sciences at the Netherlands Defence Academy. He is a specialist in the field of aircraft performance and is the (co)author of about 50 relevant publications.
