This classified symposium will focus on aircraft design and enhancement of susceptibility, vulnerability, and tactics for surviving the currently emerging and next generation of complex and lethal threats. Areas of Interest: Complex Battlefield Threats and Intelligence Forecasts New Developments in Observable Technologies Active and Passive Countermeasures/Enhanced Situational Awareness Emerging Vulnerability Reduction Technologies and Techniq...

Guest Speaker: General Raymond T. Odierno, assumed duty as the 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on 7 September 2011. General Odierno will discuss the challenges facing our young soldiers today and in the future.

PSTS (held each October) is intended to conduct in-depth reviews at the SECRET/NOFORN level of emerging precision strike innovative technologies—highlighting the most promising next generation precision engagement concepts, capabilities, and processes. Further, PSTS is expected to provide a forum for exchanging insights, experiences, and ideas regarding joint and coalition precision strike technologies to improve the kill chain. Topics o...

The 49th Annual Targets, UAVs & Range Operations Symposium & Exhibition will bring together recognized experts from Government, Military and Industry to showcase the latest developments in Targets, UAVs and Range Operations. As threats and weapons systems evolve and robotics become ever more prominent in warfare, training and testing for these advanced scenarios becomes increasingly critical. Questions of threat replication and fidelit...

IntroductionA major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system-of-systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened in San Diego, CA, October 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship...

A full day of impressive speakers, stimulating panelists, and networking with women representing the spectrum of the defense and national security arena. Representative topics: Cyber Security Realities and Information Technology Solutions Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and the Future of the Industrial Base Government and Industry Partnering for Fair Competition Sustaining Military Readiness and the Role of Women in Conflict Laws...

During the annual dinner, participants will hear from Ms. Teresa Takai, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense

"Creating Spartan Energy Warriors: Our Competitive Advantage." A two-day forum emphasizing the importance of energy as a tactical advantage in the crucial pursuit of energy security and independence. Topics will include: energy efficient acquisition; game-changing solutions; affecting culture change/successes and challenges of retooling our fleet; C5I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Collaboration and Intelligence) considerations;...

This year’s theme is: Undersea Warfare Command in the 21st Century. This theme focuses on the execution of Undersea Warfare and it allows discussion of all levels of command - unit, squadron, group, theater, area, and force. 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...

The 2011 Homeland Security Symposium will present an overview of the ongoing challenges associated with large-scale disasters (and their various forms) and the risks, strategies and investments necessary to address these ever-evolving and dynamic threats, including topics such as: Preventing and Responding to the Worst – Bio, Chemical and Nuclear Security Unpredictable Wrath - The Forces of Mother Nature Responding and Adapting – D...