November Monthly Meeting

Date:  November 14, 2019

Time: 11:00 am (registration starts with lunch and program at 11:30 am)

Place: The Atrium, Redstone Federal Credit Union (220 Wynn Dr NW, Huntsville, AL  35893)

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Bob Strider - Deputy Director, Army Hypersonic Project Office

Presentation: Army Hypersonic Project Office Update

Mr. Robert Strider will provide an overview and update on the Army fielding an experimental prototype hypersonic weapon system by Fiscal Year 2023.This will be a new class of ultrafast, maneuverable, long range missile that will launch from mobile ground platforms. Hypersonic weapons are unique in that they are capable of flying at five times the speed of sound and operate at varying altitudes.

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Mr. Strider is the Deputy Director,  Army Hypersonic Project Office (AHPO) for the Rapid Capability and Critical Technology Office. Mr. Strider is also the Army Program Manager of the OSD Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) effort and coordinates Army activities with the other services, including the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and is responsible for the production efforts of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body
 
Mr. Strider earned his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Alabama-Huntsville. He holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in education and was a high school teacher for six years prior to earning an engineering degree. He ran a successful custom residential construction company for 21 years and is a partner in a local restaurant.



 

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