Mine Countermeasures 2014 will deliver a detailed assessment of the process for locating, identifying and neutralising naval mines. All nations are looking to reduce the time taken to mine sweep an area, improve the safety and speed of mine disposal and remove their men from the minefield; all find themselves asking, how can we best overcome these challenges? Building on from the success of our 2013 conference, Mine Countermeasures 2014 will a...

Defence IQ’s Military Radar Conference returns on the 28 - 30 October in London for its 12th annual installment. Always a firm fixture for leading international military, industry and research institutes, Military Radar 2014 promises a highly valuable opportunity to learn about the latest military radar systems and subsystems, their integration onto platforms and military applications. Discussing key issues at the forefront of the milita...

Now in its 4th year, Homeland Security Week 2014 will address the most pressing and pertinent issues within the DHS by working to bring together the necessary stakeholders to create a collaborative and valuable event. Over the course of 4 days, attendees will have exclusive access to over 40 high level presentations on Homeland Security, access to 60+ exhibitors, and over 700+ attendees.Today's threats come in many forms and the United States...

The European armoured vehicles market is estimated to lead the world in terms of demand in the next 10 years and the region will account for approximately a third of the global requirement. Recent events in Ukraine have stimulated defence spending across Eastern Europe. In Ukraine itself, an additional 6.8 billion hryvnia ($697 million USD) has been added to the defence budget, a large proportion of which will be dedicated to mobility and weap...

Afghanistan, Libya and Mali all proved the continuing importance of precision strike. However, as operations draw to a close, lessons learned must be consolidated and incorporated into the planning and development of future FAC/JTAC coordinated missions. Especially now as NATO forces return to contingency with a focus on conventional warfare/major combat operations, a revised approach is taking place to which forces must adapt. And with limite...

The 2012 and 2013 conferences comprehensively explored partnership and business opportunities for global industry in the region and delivered two exceptional agendas for Brazil. Now, after two years in Rio de Janeiro, Offshore Patrol Vessels & Surface Combatants Latin America returns for 2014, in the new location of Cartagena, Colombia. Officially supported by COTECMAR and the Colombian Navy, the 2014 conference will examine topics intrins...

AFSEC 14 is a high-level security summit bringing together senior diplomatic, defence and law-enforcement professionals in order to share best practice and champion greater regional integration and cooperation. The conference supports, and seeks to contribute to, a unified response to maritime insecurity as the most effective way to disrupt and dismantle transnational organised crime, combat illicit flows, and fight terrorism. The conference w...

International Armoured Vehicles is the only event to balance the unique advantages of a superbly attended, high-level conference, large exhibition space, complete with static displays, a comprehensive range of OEM and sub-system suppliers, AND a live test track demonstration area. International Armoured Vehicles 2014 presents itself as the premier forum for doing just this and the 2014 conference programme will develop the return to contingenc...

Surface combatants are the backbone of all modern navies, so it is essential that these increasingly multi-role platforms are implemented to support all future deployments, no matter how diverse. Taking place between 30-31 January 2014, Surface Warships will provide the ideal opportunity to discuss and debate the myriad of challenges facing the modern warships and how these can be overcome through increased modularity, COTS solutions, and enha...

Cyber Defence & Network Security 2014 (CDANS) conference will provide attendees with high-level strategic briefings from 26+ senior international military and cyber experts, as well as valuable and intimate networking opportunities with Heads of CERT, Systems Security, Military IT, Counter Terrorism, and Cyber Crime and Network professionals. Cyber vulnerabilities will be the single greatest threat to any nation or corporation within the n...