USNDA.ORG
Official website of the U.S. National Drone Association®
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
LOCATION
Full Sail University, Full Sail Live Venue
141 University Park Dr, Winter Park, FL 32792
TIME
Thursday, 5 December, 0800 - 1730 EST
At this conference, our aim is to kick off a campaign to ignite the rapid growth of a nationwide ecosystem to accelerate drone and C-UAS-related technology far beyond current adoption. Our goal is to foster an ecosystem that incorporates not only drone and counter-drone builders, but the command and control, data, and machine learning technologies that surround them. We envision an ecosystem of collaborative partnerships that accounts for and builds resilience against adversary malign actions at every step of development.
Applying best practices from worldwide innovation, such as Ukraine Drone Hackathons, conference participants will be expected to roll up their sleeves, collaborate and work. Conference outcomes will be endorsed by government leaders, then measured to drive progress.
Keynote Speakers,
Panelists, & Participants
Collaborating Organizations
Why Should I Attend?
Government:
Your UAS and counter-UAS requirements are large, and your resources are limited. Come put the USNDA to work to speed up the cycle of experimentation and learning. Help us design the 2025 Drone Games and Drone Wars to mobilize industry and academia to compete against carefully designed measures of performance and measures of effectiveness addressing your most urgent needs.
Industry:
While you have many conferences and events to choose from, opportunity for real sleeves up collaboration with government, academic and other industry partners is limited. The USNDA is specifically designed to address your most urgent problems, from UAS/CUAS supply chain, to technical talent pools, to cross-industry collaboration, to informing and improving government acquisition strategies for drones and CUAS.
Academia:
Mobilize your researchers and students to collaborate in areas vital to both national security and local prosperity. Develop and inform opportunities for competition in the 2025 Drone Wars and Drone Games, while collaborating with industry on pathways for technology transition that can quickly help end-users in defense, public safety, and humanitarian response services.
About the
USNDA
The United States National Drone Association is a 501(c)3 organization formed to accelerate the rapid and responsible advancement of Small, Swarming, and Counter Drone technologies for national areas of interest, by increasing transparency and cooperation between industry, academia, government, and international partnerships.
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Annual DRONEWERX Events
In addition to the annual conference, the USNDA is also the Operational Sponsor of the annual National Drone Games ® and National Drone Wars ®
2025 National
Drone Games ®
The National Drone Games ® is an open
micro competition for academic partners, designed to encourage Student Experimentation Teams, guided by faculty and technology advisors, to create open architecture prototypes that push the limits of drone and counter-drone technology. Winning student teams will be awarded cash prizes and scholarships
2025 National
Drone Wars ®
The National Drone Wars ® is a closed, invitation-only event, designed to demonstrate and test the small UAS capabilities of National Security and Defense and encourage rapid adaptation and adoption of sUAS, cUAS, and small unit tactics, demonstrated through a live a Red vs. Blue team match in a replicated contested environment.
