Join AFCEA Washington, DC for a luncheon on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

The past year has shown that some of the greatest threats that government may face will not come from other countries, but entities unburdened by borders or rule of law. CyberCon 2019 will bring together military, government and civilian agency leadership to look beyond the threat of these adversaries to the changes they must make to win the wars of the future. How can government agencies win the fight today and best prepare to be secure tomo...

Join AFCEA Washington, DC for a luncheon on Thursday, October 10, 2019.

The Defense News Conference brings together military leadership and defense experts to dig into a defense strategy where the end game far differs from that of years past, articulating what that means for procurement, technology development and international cooperation. Panel Topics: Defending the pacific Futures command: one year on Lessons learned from Nato’s hybrid battlefield We’re not there yet: closing the innovation gap Sell...

With the US space sector set to be transformed as the new sixth branch of the military ‘Space Command,' and as the AEHF and WGS reach maturity and the initial pilots following the Wideband AoA become more advanced, there has never been a more vital time to explore the evolution of US SATCOM capability. SMi Group is delighted to announce the return of the MilSatCom USA conference for its 4th annual year. It is set to provide a refined foc...

With the US Army and Marine Corps in the midst of an enormous modernization effort, in line with the creation of US Army Futures Command and the DoD Close Combat Lethality Task Force, we are delighted to present Future Soldier Technology USA - the only conference dedicated to soldier and marine modernization in North America. Innovative programs such as the Integrated Visual Augmented System are leveraging new immersive technologies to make th...

SMi presents Future Armored Vehicles Active Protection Systems USA, taking place on the 11th and 12th June 2019, in Arlington, Virginia USA. As the only and first conference in the world dedicated to this important capability, the two-day event will provide insight into the leading nations Active Protection Systems programs, with unique technical briefings on the best ways to integrate APS and the emerging architectures necessary to support it...

"Unmanned Aircraft Systems East" for DoD and Government (May 30-31, 2019) Program Themes Include: Emerging UAS/sUAS DoD & Government Needs, Requirementsand Opportunities DoD UAS Joint Program Updates, Emerging Sensor Capabilities & Testing Hands-on User Perspectives on UAS Training AI & Autonomy R&D Emerging Major UAV Program Weaponization Updates and Platforms Counter UAS Emerging Technologies & Policies sUAS & Nano Sy...

AFCEA Washington, DC hosts nine monthly luncheon programs featuring a panel of government and military leaders. Our monthly programs draw between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community, ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly events is to fost...

OTA Seminar Description What is OTA - Other Transactional Authority? It is a legally binding instrument more like a commercial-sector contract between the government and industry. Synopsis of the Seminar: “OTAs are on the rise for two primary reasons: 1) their flexibility is well-suited to the less predictable, more accelerated process of innovative R&D, and 2) they are not subject to most standard acquisition laws and regulation fro...