Maj Gen Kenneth D. Merchant, USAF, is the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, FL. The Armament Directorate concurrently reports to the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, DC and the newly organized Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH. The Directorate is responsible for enhancing worldwide Air Force combat capability, effectiveness, aircrew survivabil...

This memorable evening offers a legal, ethical forum where government, military, and industry representatives can network and honor a distinguished American in a social setting. Following dinner and patriotic music, the Eisenhower Award will be presented. Dwight D. Eisenhower Award The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award recognizes the significant contributions Dwight David Eisenhower made as President of the United States and as General of the Army to...

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CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE: The 57th Annual NDIA Fuze Conference welcomes the participation of both domestic and allied fuze designers, manufacturers and component suppliers, and research organizations along with government representatives. This year’s theme is “Collaboration for Fuzing Challenges”; this encompasses efforts between and among companies, services, countries, and individual programs, with academia, to resolve the mult...

MODSIM World is a unique multi-disciplinary conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology across industry, government and academia. Focus areas for MODSIM World 2013 will include Defense, Healthcare/Medicine, Engineering & Applied Science, Information Assurance & Cyberwarfare, Cross-Cutting Applications in M&S, Education/Workforce Development, Transportation, and Manufacturing. MODSIM Wor...

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN 2 WEEKS PRIOR THE START OF THE EVENT.* SPACE IS LIMITED TO 100 PEOPLE ONLY. REGISTER QUICKLY AS SPACE FILLS UP QUICKLY. Please join NDIA on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the next Legislative Information Division (LID) Breakfast Series featuring the four (4) military service budget directors. Lt. General John E. WisslerDeputy Commandant for Programs & ResourcesUSMC Rear Admiral Joseph P. MulloyDeputy Assistant Secretary o...

The ability of robots to save lives has secured a path for ground robotics’ future alongside the Warfighter. Ground robotics, rapidly adopted during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, has enabled the U.S. and its allies to be more effective, efficient, and protected in a range of different missions, such as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat Engineering, and Reconnaissance. With a waning defense budget, uncertainty of future budgets,...

Evolving the Defense S&T Program to Support “Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense” History has shown that science and technology is a force multiplier and can be leveraged to produce new or enhanced military capabilities. The identification of which capabilities will be required to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing global security environment and which technologies will enable develop...

This Expo focuses on near term energy technologies that can enhance Warfighter capabilities, reduce the dependence on energy, and minimize the logistics burden associated with energy in the battlespace. Target Audience: The Joint Service Power Expo and Conference is an interactive forum dedicated to the challenges and solutions of all forms of portable and mobile power. This three-day exposition provides an audience of those responsible for th...

Please join NDIA on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the next Legislative Information Division (LID) Breakfast Series featuring Representative Tom Cole (R-OK). Congressman Cole serves on the House Appropriations and Budget Committees, and on the Defense, Foreign Operations, and Interior Subcommittees. Please note this event is closed to the media and trade press and all comments are not-for-attribution.