National security threats are constantly evolving and changing, and the government must stay a step ahead of those changes. While it’s relatively easy to prepare for known threats, anticipating and preparing for the threats of the future is a different task. In this National Security Summit, Defense One and Nextgov will convene key leaders from the Department of Defense and intelligence community to discuss the most pressing national sec...

How are threats, technologies, and weapons reshaping the U.S. military’s strategic priorities and tactical considerations? Defense One explores all this and more in its second annual State of Defense series. Army Agenda 10am: Opening Remarks 10:05am: Keynote Interview 10:35am: Delivering a Modern Army 10:50am: How to Build a Better Army (and Its Weapons) 11:30am: Elite Underwriter Presentation 11:45am: What Kind of Army Do We Need? 12:30...

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

Multi-mission capabilities, inherent to unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs), expand operational flexibility. A new effort to connect multi-mission capabilities to tactical missile systems is just one example of current UAV innovations. This digital event will explore concepts of the future, from operations and loitering drones to ISR and tactical strike capabilities. We’ll investigate ethical challenges surrounding unmanned autonomous ve...

The most important element in the battlefield of the future won’t be rockets, bullets, or robots, but data, the ability to collect it at any point and send it precisely to where it needs to be. The shareability of data is at the heart of the U.S. military’s next-generation Multi-Domain Operations concept, a vision of the future in which every tool in the U.S. arsenal, in the land, air, sea, space and cyberspace, can communicate ins...

In order to strengthen our defenses, artificial intelligence is powering more than ever before—including parts of drones, tanks, planes, ships and weaponry. During this digital event, Nextgov and Defense One will sit down with AI and technology experts to discuss how AI is emerging on the battlefield and changing the way we collect information. We’ll also discuss how ethical guidelines are shaping the use of AI in the military.