“In the next 20-30 years these things [RPAs] are going to explode” –General Mark A. Welsh, III, Air Force Chief of Staff Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict grow...

As the global defense and national security missions continue to grow, DoD and government planners face the daunting challenge of designing and providing the end-to-end strategic and tactical network that will be needed for future operations. More capacity and speed, mobility and anytime-anywhere services, consolidation and streamlining of data and communications operations, moving to the cloud, virtualization – these and many other chal...

The two-day general session will assemble the Key Organizations and the Senior Leading Experts that are shaping the direction of ISR current requirements and exposing the many future capabilities for the services and public service sectors. The Services’ ever increasing roles for ISR assets are permeating across a very broad range of critical missions, including but not limited to: Persistent Global Surveillance & Global Strike, Coun...

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict growth in this industry, estimating a total increase to just over $89 billion in the next decade. Not only is the military expected to sustain...

NASA’s 2014 International IV&V Workshop offers an opportunity to gather an in-depth understanding of the challenges that Verification and Validation organizations face in assuring that systems operate safely and reliably. The goal of the workshop is to generate solutions to these challenges. NASA's 2014 International IV&V Workshop will be held September 9 - 11 at 5000 NASA Boulevard in Fairmont, W.Va. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/...

Please join the Air Force Association for our 2013 Pacific Air & Space Symposium in Los Angeles, California. Our event will be similar to year’s past in its two day format however we have changed the name of our symposium to reflect the new strategic emphasis on the Pacific and the role that air, space and cyber capabilities will have. Our symposium will focus on the global role of the Air Force in the world today and will cover an a...

Global MilSatCom is the leading military satellite communications conference and exhibition in Europe. The 15th annual event will bring together the industry’s key senior military representatives who use MilSatCom in their operations alongside the world’s leading SatCom solutions providers and operators. “Global MilSatCom is an excellent opportunity to hear and meet THE leading experts from Europe on all matters related to Mi...

The Oxygen Standardization Coordinating Group (OSCG) is an annual collaborative assembly of all five branches of the United States and international military forces as well as many applicable industry leaders designing and manufacturing Oxygen solutions for the warfighter. The conference also offers industry leaders the exclusive opportunity to privately brief a panel of government affiliates on recent developments pertaining to medical Oxygen...

INSA develops its annual IC Industry Day in conjunction with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as a comprehensive forum for Intelligence Community leaders to relay their budget priorities to industry. Representatives from across the community will provide a frank discussion on issues of most concern in order to enable industry to provide proper support to the IC. The theme for this year’s day-long, TS/SCI level e...

Over 25 Experts from DIA/STRAT COM, SOUTHCOM, OSD, MCCDC, AFSPC, MA WTS -1, NDAN G,DHS/CBP, RCAF, DAR PA, NRL, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Raytheon, Boeing, L-3, United Technologies, AAI, Aurora Flight Sciences, Rockwell Collins, Frost & Sullivan, Advanced Unmanned, Proxy Technologies, Headwall Photonics, Thermopylae Sciences and Technology, and UVU examine… ■ Emerging UAS Needs & Requirements • OSD ...