The global small drone market will reach $10 billion by 2020 according to a forecast by research firm MarketsandMarkets – this reflects a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent from 2015. Drone manufacturers who to date have been feeding the huge defense market are being joined by an ever increasing number of non-defense drone developers who are targeting the potentially enormous markets for civil and commercial capabilities. The a...

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 & inte...

Information sharing and information overload challenges continue to dominate operational and acquisition planning within the Department of Defense, Intelligence, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement communities. Increasingly, government agencies are looking for the latest tools and capabilities in big data and predictive analytics to provide the means to analyze, exploit and draw conclusions sourced from the seemingly overwhelming inputs fro...

Todays Military faces an abundance of challenges. Few are as devastating as those that rain down from the sky. With today’s proliferation of missile technology to even the most extreme groups and governments, missile defense has become an ever increasing priority for the Military. By developing next generation defensive capabilities, the Military drastically erodes the ability of hostile actors to do America, or her allies, harm while si...

Building on the successful ComDef 2014, where 35 nations participated with the United States in a lively and informative presentation and Q&A format, ComDef returns to Washington, DC in the Springtime to provide further insight, discussions and networking for government, military, academia and industry with a more strategic emphasis. The goals for the upcoming ComDef are as follows:- Understand how US DoD Policy is generated and implicatio...

Over 30 Experts from DOT, FAA, NASA, GAO, USAF, USGS, DHS, DOJ, FEMA, Insitu/Boeing, Lockheed Martin, British Petroleum, MAAP, NUAIR, UMd, Small UAV Coalition, Altavian, ADFS, Airware, Global Aerospace, Unmanned Experts, McKenna, Long, Aldrige LLP, Duetto Group, and Eckert Seamans examine… ■ Current and Future Plans for UAS Integration in the National Airspace ■ Roadmaps, Regulatory Issues, Technical Challenges ■ Finan...

Join us 14-15 January 2014 for the 2014 Association of the United States Army’s Institute of Land Warfare (AUSA ILW) Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition in Arlington, VA at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel. You will have an opportunity to meet and learn from Senior Government officials, military leaders, and industry executives about the future of aviation requirements, organizations, training, logistics and acquisition. Gain valuab...

ACI’s 5th Annual Advanced Forum on DCAA Audits is widely regarded as the industry’s benchmarking and networking event of the year. This event has sold out in the past, and is one of the few events that gathers key industry decision-makers and government officials all in the same room. The huge backlog in incurred costs audits remains and the potential hiring of new auditors has been delayed due to sequestration. It is estimated tha...

The premier event shedding light on DoD's future spending priorities and technology areas of growing importance After a decade of steady growth, DoD is facing the prospect of flattening budgets and will have to do more with less. Improving affordability and productivity in weapon systems development and procurement is one of the chief aims of the department.Join senior defense officials and discover where priorities and opportunities exist bey...

American Conference Institute’s highly anticipated 4th National Forum on DCAA Audits is regarded as the go-to industry event of the year. Meet and learn from Directors, Managers, General Counsel, CFO’s and other cost and pricing professionals on how to manage the most complex, hot button DCAA audit challenges threatening your bottom line. Once again, this sophisticated, practical forum will bring together industry, private practice...