The AIAA Defense and Security Forum (AIAA DEFENSE Forum) is a SECRET/NoFORN forum for classified discussion of technical, programmatic, and policy issues pertaining to aerospace in U.S. national security.

AIAA DEFENSE is a premier conference for technical exchange within aersopace defense and security arenas. The forum will provide you with an opportunity to learn about developments in the field from a deep bench of technical and keynote presenters, and discuss your findings in a U.S., SECRET level (or higher) clearance community. Attendance is limited to U.S. Citizenship and at least a SECRET security clearance. Registration for AIAA DEFENSE 2...

The increasing level of combat system integration and communications requirements, coupled with shrinking defense budgets and shorter product life cycles, offers many challenges and opportunities in the design and acquisition of new combat systems. This three-day course teaches the systems engineering discipline that has built some of the modern military’s greatest combat and communications systems, using state-of-the-art systems enginee...

This introductory course has recently been expanded to three days by popular demand. It has been taught to thousands of industry professionals for more than two decades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for non-technical people who must understand the entire field of commercial satellite communications, and who must understand and communicate with engineers and other technical personnel. The secondary audience is technical pe...

This one-day course is designed for engineers, aviation experts and project managers who wish to enhance their understanding of UAS. The course provides the "big picture" for those who work outside of the discipline. Each topic addresses real systems (Predator, Shadow, Warrior and others) and real-world problems and issues concerning the use and expansion of their applications.