NDIA's Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference will be held March 25-27, 2014 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Pt. Loma. The theme is "Supporting and Executing a Game-Changing USW Theater Strategy." and focuses on the execution of Undersea Warfare and it allows discussion of all levels of command - unit, squadron, group, theater, area, and force. There will be a focus on the Navy's key core competency mission of...

While the ability to spend has increased for special operations, it’s restructuring and positioning mean radical changes in what SOF require in terms of training, equipment and technology. Special Operations West will not only facilitate understanding of these changes, but will aid in strengthening communication relationships between the military and the private defense industry through both individual session speakers and through mixed...

“In the next 20-30 years these things [RPAs] are going to explode” –General Mark A. Welsh, III, Air Force Chief of Staff Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict grow...

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict growth in this industry, estimating a total increase to just over $89 billion in the next decade. Not only...

Advancing Radio Frequency Communicatons: Improvement, Integration and Implementation Efficient and uninhibited communication has always been vital in any and all military operations. Especially at a time when effective communication and information-sharing capability must be delivered within financial constraints, the effective fielding of such communication technology has been at the forefront of military, industry, and academia discussion. A...

The next annual Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference will be held March 18-21, 2013 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Pt. Loma. The conference concentrates on the Navy's key core competency mission of countering submarine and mine threats to the free and open flow of sea borne commerce and to the conduct of power projection from the sea. All Navy platforms and elements of the Navy force structure are involved i...

NCMA's 51st Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Training Forum will be held in San Diego, California, March 14–15, 2013, at the Westin San Diego. Charting the Course for Contract Management Excellence! This year's event focuses on four core competencies: • Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability • Ethics & Compliance • Collaboration in Government & Industry • Developing a Quality Workforce Atten...

While funding for many defense programs are getting cut amid the Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest cost saving measures, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) spending continue to be a priority with spending remaining in the billions. Recent estimates have yearly global spending on unmanned aircraft doubling in the next decade with a projected $94 billion total in the next 10 years. Underlining the importance of unmanned aircraft systems and...

IDGA’s Special Operations Summit West will provide in-depth discussion on the latest strategic, technological and strategic advancements as well as lessons learned from recent efforts in each of the regional Special Operations combatant commands. It will detail military strategies within SOCOM and the armed forces as a whole as Special Operations forces (SOF) are beginning to examine potential new hotbeds of activity with their Pacific,...

The purpose of the 2012 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition is to provide a forum for Industry and Government to have an honest dialogue for identifying the technologies that will be able to meet the future needs of the Warfighter. The Department of Defense recently published its Ground Robotics Vision of establishing an integrated manned/unmanned force that strengthens the United States as the world's preeminent land powe...