Now in its second year, SMi's Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector conference will once again showcase the latest initiatives in the use of Social Media for the Military and how this technology is helping military engagement, online communication, news broadcasting and online recruitment. Topics covered will include the latest on how Social Media is used as a psychological warfare weapon against adversaries in the ever-evolving...

SMi Group is pleased to announce Military Robotics 2012, which will be held in London on 12 & 13 November 2012. This must-attend event aims to explore the fascinating world of robotics and its increasing demand to serve military purposes, drawing on case studies of current systems utilised in military operations. Join key industry experts to assess the emerging global market in terms of procurement of Unmanned and Autonomous Vehicles and e...

SMi are pleased to present the 12th annual Unmanned Aerial Systems conference. This leading event will continue to explore the growth and development of the international Unmanned Aerial System market via case studies from leading experts and military officials. UAS 2012 seeks to further identify and establish the transition of UAS into Commercial and Civilian markets and will look at the procurement of various UAV platforms by the US and Euro...

SMi are pleased to announce the 7th annual Defence Exports conference convening on the 1st and 2nd October 2012 in Amsterdam. Take this opportunity to network with key Government speakers and industry leaders from the U.S., Europe and Far East to learn all the latest updates on international export control regulations. At this symposium, delegates will gain valuable insight from officials of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Com...

In response to fears at seaports and terminals over access to sufficient detection and container scanning solutions to combat the maritime CBRN threat, SMi is proud to present the inaugural CBRN in the Maritime Environment conference. This must-attend event will focus upon detection, response and recovery at sea for Naval and Government practitioners. Whilst the hazardous materials remain the same, combating the threat that these materials pos...

SMi is proud to announce the inaugural Military Flight Training symposium, to be held in London on Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th September 2012. A new addition to the defence portfolio, this event will build on the success of SMi’s Joint Forces Simulation and Training and Air Mission Planning events to provide an innovative and unique forum for discussion and analysis of Military Flight Training. This event boasts a strong and well-...

SMi is proud to present its 12th annual International Software Radio symposium, to be held in London on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st of June 2012. This event returns to take up its placing as a leading forum for discussion and analysis in the field of Software Defined Radio. Building on the success of previous events, this year brings an international line-up of speakers and keenly focused agenda. International Software Radio 2012’s...

SMi Group is proud to present the 5th annual Cyber Defence conference, to be held in London on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th June 2012. This conference follows on from SMi’s previous highly successful Cyber Defence events and offers the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest developments, challenges and solutions that you need to keep up to speed and fully aware what is coming up on the cyber defence policy horizon. This year's pr...

SMi Group proudly presents the 3rd annual Air Mission Planning conference, which will be held in London on 11th & 12th June 2012. From tasking to re-tasking, mission planning is the core competence that underpins air operations for our flight crews and airmen. Advances in technology have increased capability and safety in the air whilst the evolution to dynamic mission planning has been supported by the modern tools at our disposal over th...

ISR is the lynchpin of modern warfare, and the methodology by which it is collected, analysed and disseminated continues to develop as forces encounter new and familiar challenges across air, land and sea in the 21st century. Both the cyber and space domains have seen and continue to see an incremental increase in offensive and defensive activity over recent years and, in these two domains, ISR finds itself yet more relevant. Against this back...