Richard Foch has a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in aerospace engineering. In 1979, he joined NRL as an aerospace engineer for the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division’s Offboard Countermeasures(OCM) Branch. From 1985-2005, Foch headed TEW’s Vehicle Research Section. During this period, the section developed over 50 expendable unmanned aircraft for Navy applications. He was the principal investigator forthe USMC Dragon Eye Small UAV Program and a key member of technology development teams for NASA Mars Airplane concepts. As the DoD Senior Scientist for Expendable Vehicles, he oversaw NRL research on autonomousunmanned air, land, space, and sea vehicles. He has published extensively on small expendable air vehicles and their technologies. Foch received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, NRL Special Act Award, andthe Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award. He retired in 2013 after 33 years of service.