Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration (NDIA #2610)

The 2012 Joint Armaments Division Conference for Small Arms, Gun and Missile,
and Non-Traditional Armament systems will be held at the Washington State
Convention Center in Seattle, Washington from May 14-17, 2012. The theme
of the joint conference is “21st Century Weapon Systems - Providing the Right
Response.” The Armaments Division Committee focus themes are:

• Small Arms Systems: Technology and Systems Sustaining and Evolving
Small Arms Capability
• Gun and Missile Systems: Force and Weapon Sustainment for a Flexible
Theater Environment
• Non-Traditional Armament Systems: Emerging Capabilities and Systems

The purpose of the Joint Armaments Conference is to bring together the
complete government and industry community to participate in system,
technology presentations and exhibits representing activities supporting the
evolving requirements, technologies, systems and ongoing production. Poster
sessions continue to grow in interest and will be expanded to supplement the oral
presentations. Tutorial sessions addressing key topics of interest in requirements,
acquisition, ITAR, program management, etc., will be expanded to reflect attendee
interest. The joint conference will include a firing demonstration, which will
be conducted at Ft. Lewis with attention to new weapon systems capabilities.

A highlight of the 2012 conference will be the Non-Traditional Armament
sessions. The Non-Traditional Armament Committee is an important addition
to the Armaments Division. This committee is focused on emerging systems,
technologies and supporting related capability presentations which utilize target
defeat