Receive Informative and Innovative Sessions from the Canadian Forces and Leading Organizations Influencing the Direction of Canada’s Unmanned Programs IDGA’s: Unmanned Vehicle Systems summits have become highly recognized and respected forums where members of the military, government, and industry can come together for an advanced and focused curriculum on the up to date utilization of Unmanned Vehicle Systems. Unmanned Vehicle Sys...

IDGA’s Engineering Simulation for Military Technology Summit will focus on current RDT&E processes being used within military commands and the role of simulation to improve this. The Summit will discuss the use of modeling and simulation in the research, development, testing, and engineering phase of capability development. Traditional RDT&E relies on expensive and time consuming product development which requires extensive real-...

Lessons Learnt for Military Intelligence Geographic and spatial information have always provided the edge to militaries for enhanced situational awareness and c4i, be it on urban, jungle or any other challenging terrain. Whilst Asian militaries are on one hand moving towards building up their own NSDIs, their Information and Command Centers’ increasingly require better geospatial intelligence. After three months of research with senior s...

Hear what PEO Aviation, HQDA G-3/5/7, AMRDEC, PEO IEW&S, DARPA, and others are doing to transform Army’s Fleet! IDGA’s Army Aviation Conference & Showcase is the premier forum for bringing together the leaders in Army Aviation with the most relevant experience, intriguing ideas, and feasible solutions to best support the warfighters at risk in theater. With the all-new conference and Showcase format, we can join more people...

Exploiting Mission Systems to Increase ISR Capabilities! IDGA’s 2nd Annual Non-Traditional ISR Summit will provide the most up-to-date information on the latest NTISR advancements in technologies and the lessons learned from recent efforts and aircraft enhancements. View the Program Agenda at http://tinyurl.com/3a9rvja for complete speaker and event details. At IDGA’s 2nd Annual Non-Traditional Intelligence, Surveillance, and Recon...

Tactical and Practical with RF Communications From the latest air, land, sea and space-based radars, to next generation communication and SIGINT/ELINT/COMINT systems, antennas are the cornerstone of modern military RF systems. It is, therefore, no exaggeration to say that the future of the military is inextricably linked to continued advances in antenna technologies. As the DoD also aims for interoperability, a key challenge to be addressed is...

Advancing Military and Commercial Flight! The long-term vision of program managers for Defense and Commercial aircraft is to have optimum aircraft avionics that provide the most efficient and safe means of accomplishing flight priorities and objectives. There is a need in the market to know what latest technological advancements and actionable information is being pursued. These avionics systems must be produced in the most cost-effective mann...

Forge partnerships with a community of military radar experts It is an exciting time in the radar world! Advances in technology are allowing for reduced size, weight, and power, as well as lowered cost. Radar is starting to see applications in even the smallest unmanned systems. However, there are still many technical challenges to overcome. IDGA’s 4th Annual Military Radar Summit provides a forum for radar stakeholders to: Discover the...

The Latest on Survivability, Rotorcraft Development, Maintenance, and Unmanned Air Systems Helicopter operations are a necessity on the battlefield. Joint operations and interoperability have thrust helicopter and rotor technology to the forefront of current military actions. Greater use of rotorcraft on the battlefield has led to increasing problems relating to helicopter vulnerability and survivability that need to be addressed urgently. As...

Overcoming Sustainment Challenges to Achieve Optimal Readiness for the Warfighter Sustaining military aircrafts at today’s operational tempo is fraught with challenges. The amount of wear and tear has created unprecedented workloads. Moreover, Program Managers are often faced with complex and contradictory Business Case Analyses that do not compare apples to apples. IDGA’s 2nd Annual Aviation Life Cycle Management will take on thes...