The global race for space dominance is underway. New technologies, commercial investments and adversarial threats are shaping the future of space, and the United States must act quickly to solidify its superiority in a rapidly evolving and increasingly contested domain. Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit to get an in-depth look at how the nation’s space experts, government leaders and industry executives are tacklin...

With the constant development of new and advanced technologies, intelligence capabilities, weapons and infrastructure, space has become the most rapidly growing domain in the modern era. However, space is not a benign environment – the commercialization and democratization of the domain have created a highly-competitive landscape that simultaneously drives innovation and poses significant risks to countries that cannot keep up.As the wor...

The United States Space Force and private sector organizations are examining how to support a viable industrial base in the space domain through dual-use technology that has both military and commercial utility as global competition escalates. The intelligence community, Department of Defense and other federal agencies are looking to leverage AI/ML and commercial geospatial intelligence resources, including satellite clusters equipped with adv...

As foreign adversaries continue to develop anti-satellite and space-based weaponry, the United States must create innovative and robust space-based sensors to gather critical intelligence. Moreover, these systems must be able to endure intensive cyberattacks and have high operational efficiency. In recent years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has made a deliberate effort to rapidly develop and deploy space intelligence sensors that will prov...

The Potomac Officers Club will host its 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum on July 8th to gather the most influential federal and commercial leaders together and discuss the critical technological and material needs of the U.S. Air Force.Darlene Costello, the Air Force’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition will deliver the keynote address and provide her perspective and priorities regarding the Air Force’s relationship with p...

With the increase of space exploration and defense, space research and technology continues to expand. Spanning across weapons, military and aerospace, Space agencies such as NASA and the U.S. Space Force, have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Defense Space Strategy, released mid-2020, provides broad guidance to the Department of Defense for achieving desired conditions in space over t...

Since its inception in 2019, the Space Development Agency has continually worked to develop and modernize architecture concepts, systems designs, innovative technologies and emerging capabilities to enable leaders across the space domain to leverage next-generation space capabilities that increase warfighters’ lethality, maneuverability and survivability.As the SDA continues to evolve, it is more vital than ever before that the governmen...

Join POC for our 5th Annual Defense R&D Summit. The discussion will focus on defense R&D plans, priorities, and challenges and what industry can do to help. POC MEMBERSHIP AND EVENT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS Individual requesting POC membership or event registration must hold or have recently held a director level or above position with a company*, federal government agency or non-profit organization. (*Company must sell directly to the...

Join the Potomac Officers Club to hear from government and industry leaders on the U.S. Department of Defense's new Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap and it's key takeaways for industry. POC MEMBERSHIP AND EVENT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: Individual requesting POC membership or event registration must hold or have recently held a director level or above position with a company*, federal government agency or non-profit organization. (*Company m...

The widespread interest and innovative applications of technologies such as augmented/virtual reality, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things is affecting large swaths of industry, and GEOINT is no exception. Join the Potomac Officers Club for the 2017 GEOINT Forum to hear exactly how these technological innovations will impact the future of GEOINT.