Accelerating Technology Transition for Battlespace Dominance AIAA DEFENSE Forum is a Secret/NOFORN event providing a venue for leaders from government, military, industry, and academia to advance and accelerate innovation. The 2024 forum, to be held 16–18 April at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, covers the strategic, programmatic, and technical topics and policy issues pertaining to the aerospace an...

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 3rd National Summit on Hypersonic Weapons Systems takes a deep dive into the necessity of hastening the procurement of hypersonic platforms as well as the testing and fielding steps that will provide the ability to maintain the balance of geopolitical stability. Join top-tier military/government experts, academic thought leaders, and industry pioneers to gain critical insight into how the DoD is wor...

Please Note: This event is closed to the press. This bi-annual conference, presented in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), serves as the forum for executive-level security leadership and policy-makers across the federal agencies and U.S. Industry to convene to address major government security topics. Don't miss this opportunity for candid discussion, high-level networking, and updates on important subjects. Themes an...

Please Note: This event is closed to the press. This bi-annual conference, presented in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), serves as the forum for executive-level security leadership and policy-makers across the federal agencies and U.S. Industry to convene to address major government security topics. Don't miss this opportunity for candid discussion, high-level networking, and updates on important subjects. Themes an...

The 3rd Annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference is America's official hypersonics event, featuring many Senior military leaders, acquisition authorities, & technical experts from across industry & academia. This “town-hall” style forum will offer attendees from military, government, industry, and academia a wide range of next-generation products and services that are enabling the U.S. military to design, test, manufacture,...

The second Air Dominance Summit will bring together over 200 senior U.S. and international leaders from the fighter aircraft community – all tirelessly dedicated to securing air supremacy in an evolving and contested threat landscape. Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Pacific and the pressing need to outpace adversaries, we will assess how the U.S. and her allies can prepare for the changing character of modern air warfare a...

Hosted by the American Conference Institute (ACI), the 3rd Annual National Congress on Counter UAS Technology will gather influential government and industry change makers to share critical insight on advancing CUAS Capabilities. Featuring notable sessions analyzing and developing applicable countermeasures against unauthorized and/or threatening unmanned vehicle activities, this year’s event will lay the foundation for partnerships acro...

Join us for an immersive experience by attending Microsoft’s Aerospace and Defense Summit at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City May 29th-30th, 2024. The summit is a two-day event that brings together Microsoft’s defense industrial base partners together to explore the latest technological innovations for defense and intelligence missions. The summit will feature speakers from Microsoft’s national security leadership discussing t...

Defense Strategies Institute is proud to host the 7th Annual SmallSat & Space Access Summit. This comprehensive two-day event will bring together leaders across DoD, Federal Government, IC and industry to discuss the advancements in commercial and government small spacecraft and launch capabilities. This forum will also address current efforts toward building an agile and reliable space architecture that includes the proliferation of small...

Join us on June 11-12, 2024 at The Westin Hotel in Pasadena, California for the IDGA Advanced Manufacturing for Defense Summit, where in our 5th iteration we explore the cutting-edge realm of additive manufacturing, a sector set to surpass a staggering value of USD $76.16 billion by 2030. This dynamic sector, thriving at the intersection of aerospace, space, and defense, is at the forefront of revolutionizing modern manufacturing practices. Th...