This is a time made for SOF. Threats of uncertain nature with unclear intentions swirl like a dense grey fog. Recent actions by near peer state adversaries clearly demonstrate their desire to fracture international alliances and disrupt international order to achieve revisionist and revanchist goals. But to achieve these goals, adversaries do not rely purely on military power, rather they deploy a wide array of military, economic, technologica...

Learn from subject matter experts and influencers from military, government, academia and industry who will speak to a multitude of topics around this year's theme. Whether it is from a main stage keynoter, or a breakout session panelist, plan to walk away equipped with the latest developments in technology and governance in pursuit of EMS capability superiority. Gain exposure to a show floor brimming with cutting edge technologies and service...

IDGA's inaugural Defense Logistics & Support Conference will provide a vital platform to learn, share and connect with your peers and counterparts to ensure that the US can build agility and resilience into defense-critical supply chains through the adoption of emerging technologies and close collaboration with industry. In the wake of significant events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian War, vulnerabilities in defense-critic...

The Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting is the largest land power exposition and professional development forum in North America. Taking place over three days, the Annual Meeting is designed to deliver the Army’s message by highlighting the capabilities of organizations and presenting a wide range of industry products and services. AUSA accomplishes this task throughout the entire event by providing informative a...

The US has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, it has focused such efforts on hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles with shorter and intermediate ranges for use in regional conflicts. Although funding for these programs has been relatively restrained in the past, both the Pentagon and Congress have shown a ma...

The 11th Annual Military Tactical Communications Summit will convene senior level experts from across the DoD, Military Services, Industry, & Academia to discuss initiatives towards advancing and modernizing tactical communications and mission critical capabilities across the joint force. The 2022 Summit will aim to advance a ready, resilient, and unified global communication network to ensure continued operational success for the expediti...

At a crucial time when the United States Department of Defense plan to at least $636 million on Counter-UAS research and development and at least $75 million on C-UAS procurement in 2022, the IDGA Counter-UAS Summit will bring together senior decision-makers from both the Federal Government and the military to discuss key challenges, requirements and procurement programs. The rapid proliferation of UAS has been one of the most unsettling tacti...

The Marine Military Expos are the primary and proven venues for product developers to demonstrate their capabilities to service members, acquisitions specialists, and service leaders eager to identify best of breed solutions which preserve Marine Corps dominance in every domain of the littoral operating environment, and a competitive overmatch for all currently “engaged in the fight!” Modern Day Marine is the premier military equip...

The American Conference Institute has created the National Summit on Hypersonic Weapons Systems, taking place April 26-27 in Washington, D.C. to take a deep dive into the necessity of hastening the procurement of hypersonic platforms as well as the testing and fielding steps that will provide the ability to maintain the balance of geopolitics. Join key experts to explore and understand the DoD’s approach to the ongoing global proliferati...

The complexity of the competitive environment has evolved. Kinetic operations will likely become episodic, with the primary focus on gaining influence, asserting leverage, and maintaining a competitive advantage to increase stability while achieving U.S. strategic security objectives. The United States and our allies will face significant challenges from state and non-state actors as we vie for influence. The digitization of adversarial influe...