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...

Enhancing Counter-Insurgency Operations and Force Protection Government and military users across the spectrum of strategic and tactical roles and missions are clamoring for more and better means to collect, analyze, exploit and share full motion video. While the deployment of unmanned systems has led to a significant increase in the amount of video that can be captured, the means to exploit that video for near-real time analysis and dissemina...

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...

Building Effective Partnerships to Achieve Coastal and Offshore Safety and Security Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are the primary means of Coastal Water and Maritime Homeland Defense. Unfortunately, there are major capability gaps in the US maritime, Coast Guard, and Custom Border Protection interdiction strategy. These gaps can be closed with more effective OPVs, but to do this, decision makers must have access to practical, innovative progr...

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...

Defending America’s Interests at Home and Abroad "We refuse to remain idle when modern technology might be turned against us. We will rally the great promise of American science and innovation to confront the greatest danger of our time." The threat of a chemical, biological, nuclear and high yield explosives (CBRNE) attack continues to be a major issue not only in the US, but on a global scale. As we draw further into the age of asymmet...

Get the latest information on current and future plans for Cloud Computing! IDGA’s 2nd Annual Cloud Computing for DoD & Government is your opportunity to claim your place in the virtual world of DoD and federal government data storage. You will be able to meet with key decision-makers and top-notch innovators for your chance to tap into the emerging market of cloud computing for the DoD and government. This time critical event will e...

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...

Building Partnerships to Address Military Power Sources of the Future As more and more energy is needed on today’s battlefields, it becomes increasingly essential to share knowledge and integrate resources to provide warfighters with power sources that are efficient, reliable and easy to transport and utilize. From ruggedized computers to communications systems to GPS to remote sensing and video, soldiers are carrying cumbersome loads of...

Improvised Explosive Devices remain the largest threat to our troopers as we expand into areas that previously served as insurgent sanctuaries. General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan The threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is the greatest threat facing American and NATO Forces today. Reports have shown that between 70-80% of troop casualties are caused by IEDs and that 2010 has been the deadliest year f...