In its 17th year, the IDGA's Operational Energy Summit is set to once again provide a dynamic platform for advancing ideas, fostering important discussions, and promoting collaboration in the ever-evolving landscape of operational energy within the Department of Defense. This year's summit will delve into various aspects of operational energy, encompassing solutions for energy storage and discussions on enhancing energy resilience for military...

This year, the IDGA Land Forces Training Summit has expanded in scope to become the IDGA Military Simulation Training Summit taking place in Celeste Hotel, Orlando, FL on February 25-26, 2025. The conference will showcase the evolution of simulation and simulated training across the military branches and NATO nations. We will explore interoperability, expansion, and implementation of military-simulated training extensively. This conference wil...

The 2025 Future Indirect Fires Summit will bring together leaders from the indirect fire community to discuss the latest innovations in indirect fire systems, support systems, munitions, and challenges presented by the current conflict in Ukraine. Our discussions will focus on achieving enhanced lethality, survivability, precision, and range. Thought leaders will provide insights into modern warfare and the quest for increased firepower. Throu...

Biometrics technology has entered the age of implementation. It is currently being used by numerous government agencies, law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, airports, and airlines in the US and across the globe. However, the industry is still trying to answer the age-old questions about privacy and bias. This conference will address these questions and showcase the advancements in biometric technology. The Biometrics for Governm...

Join us at the forefront of the C4ISR community as we tackle unprecedented challenges from near-peer competitors and chart a path towards restoring our forces' competitiveness and seizing the information advantage. The future of warfare is marked by an accelerated tempo, increasing complexity, extended operational distances, and decentralized operations across all domains. To overcome these formidable obstacles, it is imperative that we integr...

Military Flight Training USA is back for our 8th annual conference and is proud to be bringing together a community of 300+ Flight Training Program Managers, Instructors, Industry Leaders and Subject Matter Experts as we discuss challenges at the forefront of pilot training. By guiding flight training initiatives to leverage new technology and innovative education strategies, commands can effectively reduce the gaps in skills and capabilities...

With the expertise of thought leaders from the US Department of Defense, industry, academia and allied nations, we will dive deeper into contested logistics, assessing current challenges and strategies. Our discussions will encompass the cutting-edge technology shaping the future of defense logistics and procurement to support the warfighter, including the use of data analytics for prediction & maintenance, unmanned delivery, and more. Est...

The United States and Mexico share the longest contiguous land border in the world, and monitoring traffic across it is a monumental effort. The border is an enormous economic gateway for the United States, but it requires control, safety and modernization to maintain it. In order to mitigate human trafficking, drug smuggling and promote trade and cooperation between the US and Mexico, US border officials must leverage the latest innovative te...

Welcome to the 5th Annual Hypersonic Weapons Summit. Hypersonic weapons development in the US has seen significant growth over the past decade, and the US continues to keep pace with near-peer nations and rapidly develop significant capabilities. In recent years, the United States commitment to significant investment in hypersonic capabilities has continued, including notable programs such as Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), Army Long...

The sixth annual IDGA Counter-UAS Summit provides a forum comprised of key decision-makers and senior military leaders for discussions on ways to collaboratively combat the threat of UAS to the United States military and civilians. At this year's event we will be returning to Arlington, Virgina at the Marriott Crystal Gateway hotel, August 27th and 28th, 2024. Across two days of learning and collaboration we will engage our audience with high...