This year’s event will focus on the challenges ahead for the JLTV, MRAP, HMMWV ECV and MTVR/LVSR, including what will be done in the coming year to address the shifting priorities and vehicle requirements in OCOs. The drawdown in Iraq and shift to a long-term, sustainment strategy in Afghanistan mean that now more than ever the military must develop vehicles adequate for these new missions. Shifting theater requirements and budget realit...

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,...

IDGA's Military Armor Protection is the premier forum for the military armor community to exchange ideas on new armor technologies, challenges and developments in protective equipment for vehicles and personnel. The conference aims to deliver a national, large-scale military armor event where armor protection professionals (both military and non-military) can come to learn the current requirements, latest advancements and future development of...

Today, there is a current peace among the nation states in Central & South America, however along with this nation-state peace there time is a growing civil unrest in Latin America lead by drug cartels and drug traffickers. The drug economy throughout the region is leading to the increased need to modernize law enforcement & military vehicles to successful attack drug operations and guerilla units. However, to successfully meet the evo...

5th Annual Biometrics for National Security and Defense Summit Enhancing Identity Technology, Collection and Protection Download the full brochure for speaker and session information: http://bit.ly/qmWxvC As technology continues to advance and national security remains at the forefront of discussion, it comes as no surprise that biometrics for national security and defense is a hot topic. The ability for scientists and engineers to determine w...

IDGA Network Enabled Operations Summit will emphasize the demands of the operator and how to rapidly deliver capabilities that provide a decisive advantage. US and Coalition forces must be agile enough to fight and win regardless of terrain, enemy force structure and tactics, or operational limitations. An agile force relies on battlefield commanders’ access to current, accurate and reliable information in order make informed and effecti...

Integrated Missile Defense System Summit will explore how the US and allies are facing evolving threats that have required nations to transition to Integrated Missile Defense Systems. This is the only event to deliver: The policy and directives guiding missile defense initiatives The latest developments in radars, satellites, guidance and interceptors for shooting down hostile missiles Discussions from the offices responsible for developing, t...

IDGA’s 9th Annual Helicon Summit East is an exclusive forum for senior program leaders, military experts and other defense decision makers to address advancements in technology and the newly developed and researched rotorcraft platforms. Briefings will cover Naval Rotorcraft Advancements, Sea and Coast Helicopter Protection, Rotorcraft Demand in Medevac Operations, Sustainable Rotorcraft Aeromechanics, Combining Manned and Unmanned Helic...

Special Operations Summit will provide the latest in mission and operational priorities for special operations equipment and solutions from the commanding officers themselves. This event will take a closer look at military strategies for unconventional warfare including Special Forces and counter insurgency operations. Due to increasing challenges, acquisition decisions are currently being made, as well as new requirements for industry. Benefi...

IDGA’s Image Fusion Summit provides a forum for image fusion stakeholders to discover the latest technological developments from the field’s leading researchers, understand program and requirements updates from government offices that are looking for solutions, and network with a community of peers from government, academia, and businesses of all sizes. At this year’s Image Fusion Summit, you can look forward to: •Curren...