This course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required to investigate an aircraft accident. Examples from recent NTSB investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Overview Site documentation and management Operational and mechanical aspects of aircraft performance Turbine and reciprocating engines Fire and explosions Fracture reco...

Now in its second successful year, MilSatCom Latin America 2015 is the only regional meeting place for military satellite communications specialists and all those responsible for optimising security and surveillance of national and air space and key domestic assets. With satellites still providing the greatest tactical advantage for current and future operations, many nations are focused on advancing their SATCOM capability; some through the a...

INTERACTIVE EXPORT CONTROLS WORKSHOP (INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LEVEL) (ECoP® EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 4) Workshop Topics: ENFORCEMENT & VIOLATIONS EXPORT ENFORCEMENT WORKSHOP US GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT/ECR UPDATE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ALLOCATING COMPLIANCE RESOURCES ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT BEST PRACTICES: PROCEDURES REDUCING END USE/USER RISK BEST PRACTICES: TRAINING BEST PRACTICES: AUDITS EXPORT COMPLIANCE TOOLS BES...

Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions.

The 3rd Annual Manufacturing for Defense & Aerospace Summit will be your best opportunity to come together with key DoD leadership, chief OEM engineers and manufacturers, cyber security specialists, government research leads, and supporting industry to identify and influence the requirements and strategies needed to find the next level of efficiency in additive manufacturing. Attend Additive Manufacturing and Defense and learn about: Next...

AIAA SPACE 2015 combines the best aspects of technical conferences with insights from respected leaders, providing a single, integrated forum for navigating the key challenges and opportunities affecting the future direction of global space policy, capabilities, planning, research and development, funding, security, environmental issues, and international markets. AIAA SPACE 2015 features more than 350 technical papers, and the best papers fro...

Emerging Opportunities, Needs and Challenges Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) have seen a golden age in the last decade growing to an annual budget of $7 billion. Most of this growth has been through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with the drawing down of troops, what’s next? Analysts still predict growth in this industry, estimating a total increase to just over $89 billion in the next decade....

Leveraging many years of success with our International Military Helicopter event taking place annually in March, Military Helicopters USA is specifically tailored to support the FVL program and rotary wing modernization initiatives across all ALL US MILITARY BRANCHES! Many existing aircraft models have been in service since the Vietnam era, therefore upgrades and developments are required across the board in order to support military activity...

Special Session Announcement We have a select number of spots for special sessions this year. If there is a specific topic you would like to see at the symposium, please consider chairing a special session. The link to the special sessions template can be found below. Please send the completed form to the chair of the applicable symposium. Special Session Template Symposia Resilient Control SystemsResilient Cyber SystemsResilient Cognitive Sys...

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE The overall goal of the event is to provide a forum for EW professionals from the military, government, industry and academic fields, to discuss issues related to the requirements of EW programs, platforms, and operations. This capstone event will focus on the identified gaps and technologies the services require to ensure EW maintains freedom of maneuver through the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) in support of achieving...