Australian, American, British and Canadian defence and security companies have a shared history of business cooperation and investment that dates back decades and continues today. All sides have prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The industries of all four countries are playing an important role in support of their armed forces in Afghanistan where co-operation between the four nations is vital for success. With the...

The Automatic Test Division (ATC) is represented by more than 50 companies and organizations and is the premier advisor to the DoD on matters of automatic test. The ATC is organized to support DoD AMB activities and initiatives. This meeting will report on current initiatives, projects and issues from each military service and industry; as well as formal industry feedback to DoD inquires and tasks. There will be a reception for attendees at 5...

The 46th Annual NDIA Armament Systems: Gun and Missile Conference and Exhibition will be held August 29-September 1, 2011 in Miami, Florida. The conference will address the theme, "Shaping Weapon Systems for Rapid Deployment: Development, Interoperability & Flexible Response." The conference will provide a forum for discussing methods to enhance defense-related capabilities-not only through available technology, but also through developmen...

News from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the nation’s premier source of geospatial intelligence. As a Department of Defense combat support agency and a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community, NGA provides imagery, geospatial and targeting analysis, along with image sciences and modeling for U.S. national defense, disaster relief and safety of navigation. NGA seeks to know the Earth, show the way, and understand the world...

The objective of the NDIA 2011 Warheads and Ballistics Symposium is to provide a forum where researchers, developers, and program managers from government, academia, and industry can exchange information and ideas on current work related to the advancement of the technology and application of ballistics and weapon systems.

The Strike, Land Attack & Air Defense Division and the Missile Defense Division of NDIA will hold its 2nd annual symposium that is focused on an increasingly critical area of national defense --- the state of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD). This effort will be a product of the combined efforts of NDIA’s Missile Defense and Strike, Land Attack, and Air Defense Divisions, and is intended to provide an audience of technical a...

Information Sharing in a Contested Cyber Domain, Post-Wikileaks What will be the ultimate impact of Wikileaks on information sharing initiatives? Many think that the impact will help drive information sharing into a standards-based approach with strong policy foundations. The unfortunate Wikileaks incident points to establishing fundamentally sound and responsible information sharing policies and procedures. Information is most powerful when...

U.S. and Swedish defense companies have a several decades-long history sharing defense technology to their mutual benefit. This one day event is structured to bring together industry and government representatives from both countries and leverage their talent and experience. Participants at previous conferences consisted largely of government officials directly engaged in the identification and championing of new areas for collaboration; and e...

Come and join the discussion about challenges to the workforce to incentivize candidates to pursue disciplines in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Preparing STEM candidates is only one aspect of concern. The overall problem is the number of experts available and realistic employment opportunities in their fields. Industry is responsible for connecting skilled workers with jobs that will benefit from their skills. The defense c...

The Environment, Energy Security, and Sustainability (E2S2) Symposium and Exhibition provides an opportunity to share ideas on how to improve energy, environmental and sustainability management throughout DoD, the Services and other federal agencies.