With a rapidly changing battlespace, it is integral that Allied forces are prepared for the next generation of warfare. Effective training must align appropriately with mission sets, manage costs and optimize soldiers to their highest potential. This conference will cover live training approaches, interoperability, simulation and synthetic training development, and new technology that allows for the leveraging of data to elevate training perfo...

With a new year comes new goals, priorities and challenges for stakeholders involved in Homeland Defense and Security for the United States. This senior and expert-led Summit will highlight the ongoing efforts to empower knowledge sharing and collaboration with those across the Military, Defense, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academic sectors at the local, state and national level. Recent developments have highlighted the need for technology,...

This year’s International Dismounted Soldier (IDS) conference, chaired by Lieutenant General (Ret.) James Bashall, will focus on infantry’s role in multi-domain warfare, Command and Control at range, Future Soldier Programs, enhancing organic firepower, training and simulation, challenges posed by future operating environments, and doing all this mindful of the burden placed on the dismounted soldier. The theme for the 2022 confere...

The C2ISR USA conference serves as a landmark strategic forum for the Five Eyes partners, bringing more than 150 representatives from DoD, Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Joint Staff together with defense industry leaders. It is part of IDGA's world-leading ISR portfolio, the overall aim of which is to deliver and to sustain a decisive information and decision-making advantage for combat forces across every warfighting domain – f...

The Warships & OPV Latin America Conference is dedicated to fleet renewal throughout Latin America with sessions dedicated to ship design priorities, emerging requirements to strengthen fleet versatility to confront the full spectrum of maritime operations. Given the commonality of maritime hemispheric challenges, the conference examines cost-effective ways to manage the renewal and acquisition of naval platforms with updated technologies,...

The Warships & OPV Latin America Conference is dedicated to fleet renewal throughout Latin America with sessions dedicated to ship design priorities, emerging requirements to strengthen fleet versatility to confront the full spectrum of maritime operations. Given the commonality of maritime hemispheric challenges, the conference examines cost-effective ways to manage the renewal and acquisition of naval platforms with updated technologies,...

IDGA's inaugural Defense Logistics & Support Conference will provide a vital platform to learn, share and connect with your peers and counterparts to ensure that the US can build agility and resilience into defense-critical supply chains through the adoption of emerging technologies and close collaboration with industry. In the wake of significant events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian War, vulnerabilities in defense-critic...

The US has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, it has focused such efforts on hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles with shorter and intermediate ranges for use in regional conflicts. Although funding for these programs has been relatively restrained in the past, both the Pentagon and Congress have shown a ma...

At a crucial time when the United States Department of Defense plan to at least $636 million on Counter-UAS research and development and at least $75 million on C-UAS procurement in 2022, the IDGA Counter-UAS Summit will bring together senior decision-makers from both the Federal Government and the military to discuss key challenges, requirements and procurement programs. The rapid proliferation of UAS has been one of the most unsettling tacti...

Military Flight Training USA is back for our 7th annual conference and proud to be bringing together a community of 100+ Training Program Managers, Instructors, Industry and Academy Experts and Executives as we discuss challenges at the forefront of pilot training. By guiding flight training initiatives to leverage new technology and innovative education strategies, Commands can effectively reduce the gaps in skills and capabilities from train...