IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 10th Operational Energy Summit this January 23-25, in Washington, D.C. This summit will provide a forum for policy makers and technology leaders to come together to solve some of DoD's operational energy challenges. We will examine and explore critical focus areas such as energy harvesting and storage, waste management, next generation power sources, reviewing the 2016 Operational Energy Strategy and...

Identity Innovation: Requirements for Next Generation Government and Law Enforcement Applications Now Factor: The U.S. Government has identified preeminent challenges facing biometric programs, including maximizing mobile and multi-modal authentication technology to expand reach and enable flexibility while maintaining speed and accuracy guidelines. Additionally the management and development of more efficient and effective large-scale operati...

Future Grounds Combat Vehicles is back for the second year in a row. This year the event will be aimed at examining developments that have taken place since the release of the Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy. It will also explain the critical next steps in enhancing our Military’s ability to rapidly build combat power and seize the tactical initiative. The second annual event will be a great opportunity for you to: Hear Updates fro...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has come scrutiny in the last two years for falling short on the quality of services provided to our nation's veterans. As a result, the VA is taking major steps in order to improve veteran service quality and access to care. Process excellence initiatives will drive operational success and improve veteran satisfaction by revamping infrastructure, leveraging technology, and streamlining internal processes ...

Welcome to IDGA’s 11th Special Operations Summit devoted to the challenges and potential solutions to SOF mission sets around the world. This iteration focusing on “Requirements for Training, Enabling, and Sustaining the Next Generation of Maritime Special Operations,” will look to help identify critical issues in policy and technological gaps facing Naval Special Warfare and its integrated partners. Topics Covered Include: T...

With the release of the T-X Program RFP, the fast approaching F-35 IOC and the procurement of the TH-57 replacement, the US Armed Forces are transforming the domestic and international flight training community for decades to come. As such, the 2nd Annual Military Flight Training USA Summit is taking place in San Antonio, Texas (Nov 2-4) to provide a unique opportunity for military and industry partners to learn, share and connect on the chall...

With recent threats from various terrorist organizations, radical factions, and lone wolves becoming more and more sophisticated, the need to ensure that our nation’s security at home and abroad are strongly monitored at all times by a multifaceted, interagency effort, is a necessity. Without superb intelligence, operational assets, and flawless unified communication across all stakeholders, the threat of a catastrophic outcome is an eve...

Join key military stakeholders, leading researchers, and industry experts to discuss unmanned applications to meet emerging maritime challenges, as well as future applications and current technology gaps at Unmanned Maritime Systems this October in Washington, D.C. The agenda is designed to focus on meeting current requirements for increased reliability, economy, and endurance of unmanned surface and undersea platforms including: Unmanned Mari...

The 4th Annual Manufacturing for Defense & Aerospace Summit will be your best opportunity to come together with key DoD leadership, chief OEM engineers and manufacturers, government research leads, and supporting industry to identify and influence the requirements and strategies needed to find the next level of efficiency in additive manufacturing. For more information download the agenda here.

Welcome to IDGA’s second annual event devoted to the challenges and opportunities of Integrated Air and Missile Defense. Technology proliferation continues to increase the lethality our adversaries have in countering US and Coalition partners around the world. We continue to see an increase in our adversaries’ usage of unmanned aerial systems, cyber-attacks, electronic warfare, short, medium, and long range missile advancements, an...