Mark your calendar for the 16th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference taking place May 10, 2017! Background U.S. and Swedish defense establishments and their defense companies have a history of sharing defense technology that dates back to the mid-1950’s and continues today. Both sides prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The future should be no different. It is no surprise their cooperation peaked during the 1...

Ever wondered how the Department of Defense (DOD) goes about buying something from start to finish? The How Washington Works® training course gives those who attend the understanding and insights into the processes that guide DOD actions and decisions for the future. The two-day course is a fast-paced overview of the three principal DOD decision-making support systems and how they are used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and US...

The NTSA Ohio Chapter invites you to attend the 2017 Simulation & Training Community Forum to be held at the Holiday Inn Dayton Fairborn on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (This event was known many years ago as the USAF APBI.) The Simulation & Training Community Forum will feature program updates from various branches of the USAF Simulators Division, as well as sessions on specific topics including “TSA III Update" and “Contracting,...

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. There's no more productive venue available to showcase your existing products, demonstrate new products, network, and provide solutions to customers. It also provides a forum for presenting and sharing material that is relevant to the attendees. This exciting event will bring together policy d...

The NDIA 2017 Armament Systems Forum provides the U.S. and International Allied Armament government and industry framework understanding of the evolving global requirements and capabilities. The forum agenda communicates the trends in armament systems and technology which are shaping the enterprise today and in the future. Speakers, presentations, exhibits and demonstrations are planned to enable communication, networking, and collaboration to...

Our military needs the most advanced missile defense systems in order to protect our homeland from external threats. That's why NDIA's Missile Defense Day, hosted in the Rayburn Foyer from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, will include opportunities for Members, congressional staff, associations, and industry representatives to discuss and better understand those needs. There will also be a reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm where a distinguished speaker will...

The MDEX is the top military exposition and networking venue located in the heart of the Michigan Defense Community. It will consist of hundreds of government and industry attendees along with academia, over 120 exhibitors, informative presentations, and panel discussions on pertinent military and industry topics, and key networking capabilities.

MODSIM World is a unique multi-disciplinary conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology. This event joins theory and practice across industry, government and academia; providing for an open interchange of information, knowledge and technology. This year, MODSIM World will be co-located with the Spring Simulation Multi-conference (SpringSim'17). SpringSim is sponsored by The Society for Modeling and...

The next annual Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference will be held April 24-26, 2017 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Pt. Loma. This is a classified SECRET NOFORN, not for attribution, venue with the opportunity for attendees to hear from senior Navy leadership about the Navy’s operational and programmatic experience with USW. Presentations at that level are encouraged. The NDIA USW Conferences are one of...

Agile has moved beyond software development. DevOps brought building, testing and releasing software into an agile construct, and now agile principles are finding their way into non-software areas such as business operations and hardware development. The reason is that agile offers more efficient and effective ways of getting things done: Faster delivery of value Focus on outcome Better quality Alignment with business needs The purpose of this...