The Military Aviation Logistics & Maintenance Symposium (MALMS) is a dynamic forum for members of the U.S. Military and public/private sectors of the aerospace industry to discuss process improvements and operational readiness concerns regarding aircraft maintenance and sustainment capabilities. Attend MALMS to gain critical insights on force modernization, AI/ML technology integration, shifting demands and the overarching market condition...

ComDef 2023, the 55th event in the Common Defense Conference series, will take place on the 25th of October at the Boeing Company, Arlington, VA. The conference will have the theme, "Forging Indo-Pacific Partnerships". The featured country will be Japan. What new acquisition approaches should be expected? Will these approaches be legislated? How will these impact older defense programs? What programs are likely to be impacted? What will be the...

US Navy Strategic Systems Programs, in partnership with the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge, present the 2nd annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference. This forum will emphasize the pressing needs to advance American hypersonic technologies and leverage these technologies to achieve U.S. National Security goals. As nations around the world accelerate their development and production of hypersonic systems the pace of US developments needs to advance a...

Theme: Evaluating Current EW Innovation in Context of Real World Conflicts The war in Ukraine has identified the relevance of Collaborative EW in support of rapid unfolding operations, with rapid adaptation and innovation contributing to the fight. What does this conflict teach us about what to do and what not to do in the spectrum? Who else will learn these lessons and to what result? Objective: As EW warfighting requirements continue to evol...

DSI’s Inaugural Assured Microelectronics Summit will bring together members of the DoD, US Government, and Industry to focus on the technologies and policies needed to enhance microelectronics capabilities in support of increased supply chain resilience & overall national security efforts. Microelectronics have been rapidly evolving as the demand for inexpensive and lightweight equipment has increased and have been incorporated into...

After two years of virtual events ComDef 2022 returns to in person with the world in a very different place. While the long-term defense planning focus will be on the aspirations of China, near term attention will rightly return to Europe to deter the expansionist efforts of Russia. The theme of Integrated Deterrence will address the collective efforts of NATO and friendly countries to preserve the peace. Norway is the partner nation and will...

DSI’s 6th Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit is designed as an educational “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders & key policymakers across military services, defense agencies, & civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions & debate. This year’s Summit will focus on the current/future advancements made in the 3D printing space as well as how the DoD is working to quickly i...

Hypersonic Weapons are accelerating the pace at DoD for the evaluation of potential weapon system concepts and mission sets. As DoD is preparing for $10 billion to enable fielding of Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) within the next five years, this has created a surge of a rapid R&D for Hypersonic Technologies. Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) are launched from a rocket before gliding to a target and alternatively, hypersonic cruise missiles...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 10/31-11/2/2020 Where the World and Space Connect – 36th Space Symposium Join us as global commercial, government, military and emergent space industry professionals convene at the 36th Space Symposium, March 30 – April 2, 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to discuss critical issues impacting all global space sectors....

Military UAV’s Create Multiple-Mission Opportunities for Industry Military spending for this technology is expected to grow as an overall percentage of large military budgets such as the United States’ and Chinese defense budget, offering specialized drone manufacturers and software developers a tremendous opportunity. While drones will never completely replace soldiers, this debate is becoming less important in the current strateg...