Attendees will obtain invaluable information on the emerging opportunities in the Military, Government, Commercial and Civil Markets found nowhere else. Key program offices will examine UAS from first hand experiences and address the Needs, Requirements and Opportunities needed. Key issues will include: Emerging Defense and Government UAS Needs & Requirements Emerging Defense and Government UAS Needs & Requirements DoD UAS Joint Progra...

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...

DoD has reported an expected Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) growth rate between 2015 and 2035. It is expected that federal agency UAS fleets will grow from a few hundred to approximately 10,000, with over 90 percent of these vehicles categorized as Nano, Micro, or Small UAS. In all cases, the UAS is the transport for the payload, be it sensors or cargo. The number and type of UAS developed, acquired, and deployed will be driven by mission ne...

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Remotely Piloted Aircraft 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 its backing...

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...

The Next Generation ISR Technologies & Capabilities Symposium addresses the urgent demand for more ISR assets, platforms and a continued stride for maintaining advantages over U.S. adversaries. The continual push by the services for diversification & leveraging ISR capabilities by U.S. and our coalition partners, permeates government planning across a broad range of critical missions. Next Gen ISR is a plethora of multi-int & inter...

The next annual Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference will be held April 11-13, 2016 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Pt. Loma. This conference is classified Secret U.S. Only. There are no exhibits at this event.

Emerging Opportunities, Needs and Challenges 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....

Register now to attend the Network-Centric Warfare: Next Steps Toward Achieving the Vision evening event, co-located with AFCEA WEST and hosted by Defense Systems, FCW and Technical Partner Booz Allen Hamilton. You'll hear from DOD leaders and experts as they discuss the current vision of network-centric warfare and how the department and Navy/Marine Corps are looking to achieve it. In 1998, Vice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski and John J. Garstk...

The last decade has seen a significant increase in the domestic use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), often referred to as drones in the media. Join our keynote speaker Mr. Thomas Baker, Director of UAS and CounterUAS Initiatives at NORAD/NORTHCOM in a discussion of the safe integration of UAS into the national airspace and other national level issues. Following our keynote we will host a distinguished panel of experts representing the U.S....