Kevin Fahey, Dept. of the Army, to deliver Keynote on Military Robotics
SPECIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS JUST ANNOUNCED!
Military Robotics Evolution... From Technology to Concept... From Concept to Saving Lives
Tuesday, April 8
9:00AM
KEVIN FAHEY
Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems, Department of the Army
Prior to the current Global War On Terrorism (GWOT), the military was struggling to specifically identify the role of robotics and how to integrate this technology into the current force. Most of the previous analysis on where this capability would fit and how would we conceptually utilize this capability was focused on the future force and the Future Combat System (FCS) Brigade Combat Team (BCT). Now with the current conflicts around the world and the maturation of this technology we have been able to quickly integrate this capability into our fighting forces. These robots are saving Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marine lives every day and the more we use this capability the more we find additional needs for this evolving technology. Robots are here to stay as a vital capability for our fighting forces and we have just scratched the surface on how valuable this capability will be for our future forces. The evolution of quickly integrating this capability has truly been a team effort between the Government, Industry and Academia. As the Department of Defense identified the growing need for this technology, industry quickly responded in delivering this capability to our fighting forces. The process of integrating this technology into our fighting forces is not easy. It requires training the units on how to use this capability and more importantly how do we sustain this equipment once fielded in a war zone. Though it has not been easy, it has been a tremendous success story.
ABOUT KEVIN FAHEY
As the Program Executive Officer (PEO), Ground Combat Systems (GCS), for the Department of the Army, Kevin Fahey is responsible for developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining the Army Ground Combat Systems. Some of the systems include: the Abrams tank systems, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle systems, the Stryker Brigade Combat Team vehicles, Joint Lightweight Howitzer and Robotic Systems.
Previously, Kevin served as the Deputy PEO for Ammunition in Picatinny Arsenal, with approximately 200 different programs and an operating budget of $3B. The PEO-Ammo executed life-cycle acquisition management of conventional ammunition and manages the Department of Defense Executive Agent for all services conventional ammunition. He also served as Senior Technical Executive for Close Combat Armament Systems, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Formally, Kevin worked as Deputy Project Manager and Chief of the Systems Engineering and International Division for the Crusader Program, as well as the Future Armored Resupply Vehicle (FARV) Program Development Project Officer and Chief of Systems Engineering, the U.S. delegate to the international 155mm Joint Ballistic Working Group and the M119 Development Project Officer. Kevin has been the recipient of the Superior Civilian Service Award and has been inducted into the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara. Kevin holds a BS in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts.