Join us IN-PERSON in San Diego The VIB Network is excited to welcome in-person attendees this year in beautiful San Diego, California - November 14-15, 2022. This conference is designed to help Veteran businesses build connections between Corporations, Government Agencies, and Primes looking to create partnerships for contracting opportunities. We have ALL missed building relationships through face-to-face meetings which is why this conferenc...

Requirements from DoD & Government demands for increased spending year over year. In 2021, $7.5 billion was budgeted for a variety of robotic platforms and related Air – Land – Water (UxV) technologies. Unmanned Aircraft Systems future spending estimates are $10.6 billion annually and projected to be $13 billion in 2030. Military R&D is projected to add another $65 billion over 10 years. Unmanned Ground (UGV), Underwater (U...

Over two days, Warrior Expo attendees receive a crash course in cutting-edge gear and the most cost-effective support solutions from hundreds of hand-selected exhibitors. With 300+ industry suppliers and more than 3,000 vetted attendees, it’s far more than a simple trade show-it’s the defense industry’s one-top-shop for industry networking, customized training, and product demonstrations. Warrior Expo is not open to the gener...

UFC – Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for DOD Buildings: This course is available to all Federal, State, local government and private sector SECURITY and ENGINEERING professionals. While the course focuses on securing DOD assets, the concepts learned are prudent and applicable in reducing criminal and terrorist threats to non-DOD buildings, as well. Contractors and consultants seeking construction contracts with the Department of Defense...

Military UAV’s Create Multiple-Mission Opportunities for Industry Military spending for this technology is expected to grow as an overall percentage of large military budgets, such as the United States’ and Chinese defense budget, offering specialized drone manufacturers and software developers a tremendous opportunity. While drones will never completely replace soldiers, this debate is becoming less important in the current strate...

Program Themes Include: Emerging UAS/sUAS DoD & Government Needs, Requirementsand OpportunitiesDoD UAS Joint Program Updates, Emerging Sensor Capabilities & TestingHands-on User Perspectives on UAS TrainingAI & Autonomy R&DEmerging Major UAV Program Weaponization Updates and PlatformsCounter UAS Emerging Technologies & PoliciessUAS & Nano System Innovations and PayloadsCivil and Commercial Drone Platforms, Payloa...

The 2019 Operational Medicine Symposium will focus on the tools and advances currently underway to enhance military medicine techniques and drastically improve the quality of life of our nation’s warfighters. This symposium will bring together highly regarded medical professions from all services to discuss the practice of medicine in expeditionary environments from battlefield to installation. ___________________________________________...

UAS for DoD/Government and Industry focused on Senior-level program managers, project leaders, technical directors, business development personnel, aerospace engineers, electrical engineers, scientists and others who must become familiar with emerging UAS capabilities and new initiatives

MegaRust is conducted annually to provide a consolidated focus on Navy corrosion issues. Corrosion is a major factor in the readiness and total ownership cost of naval systems and this conference is intended to provide updated information on programs, policies, standards and Fleet experience related to corrosion and to promote discussion and sharing of information on technologies and strategies for controlling corrosion. The conference provide...

History in both Iraq & Afghanistan has shown us that vast amounts of key information can be missed or overlooked because we had not trained well enough for operating in today’s current environment. We have to adapt and change our mindset to be successful at Site exploitation. OVERVIEWThis three day course will give training on how to exploit a scene in a CIED environment using systematic procedures so that you can gather evidence and...