DEFENSE

Systems Digest

17 SEPTEMBER 2024

DSIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

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2024 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) STEELS SUMMIT

This summit brings together the defense, government, industry, and academic communities engaged in producing, using, and researching steel alloys for military applications. It is a two-day event involving technical briefings, poster presentations, and panel discussions. Active participation is encouraged, as advancements continue in developing and integrating steels to help the Warfighter.

Registration deadline is 18 October 2024. Click HERE to learn more and register.

FEATURED ARTICLE

An F-15E launching flares in an exercise.

2025 SPECIAL AIR WARFARE SYMPOSIUM

Since its inception in 2022, the Special Air Warfare Symposium (colloquially known as SAWS) has evolved into a growing event for the global special operations aviation community. In the first few years of the event it has over doubled in number of attendees, 40-50% of whom are Active Duty Military or Government representatives. This growth…

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2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference

Join NDIA and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for the 2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference. This event promises to deliver a platform for collaboration, innovation, and exploration of Department of Defense (DoD) opportunities for joint research, development, and experimentation.

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Warrior East

WARRIOR Expo equips the warfighter with advanced capabilities to optimize performance and improve readiness, while increasing lethality and survivability. Over two days, Warrior attendees receive a crash course in training and equipping the modern warfighter, and provides attendees with product demonstrations during the expo. WARRIOR IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Qualified attendees include active…

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A servicemember operates communication equipment during a military exercise.

Warrior West

WARRIOR Expo equips the warfighter with advanced capabilities to optimize performance and improve readiness, while increasing lethality and survivability. Over two days, Warrior attendees receive a crash course in training and equipping the modern warfighter, and provides attendees with product demonstrations during the expo. WARRIOR IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Qualified attendees include active…

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An artist's concept of the International Space Station orbiting the Earth. The Moon, and a red spot indicating Mars is also present.

SpaceCom

SpaceCom | Space Congress exclusively draws participation from the industry leaders and organizations with the power to drive new space strategies, fuel forward progress, signal demand for continued innovation, inform policy, and institute a sustainable future for commercial space. As host of Commercial Space Week, SpaceCom integrates the people, institutions, and solutions that ignite innovation–…

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Illustration of a satellite connecting wirelessly from space to various military ground assets.

2025 Space Technologies Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Technology Interchange Meeting

During the week of 24-28 March 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), on behalf of the DoD Space Community of Interest (COI), will host a virtual technology interchange meeting (TIM) with industry partners invested in space-related technologies. This invitation is open to all domestic (US) partners with IR&D and other corporate investments in science…

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2025 National Fire Control Symposium

The National Fire Control Symposium (NFCS) is a tri-service supported event with technical program lead advisory rotating among the services. The U.S. Navy will provide lead technical advisorship for the March 2025 event in its 31st year. FOCUS: The NFCS is an all-Service forum for discussing the entire kill chain applicable to the Joint Military…

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Illustration of a missile in operation.

The 2025 NSMMS & CRASTE Symposium

The National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and the Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE), two space focused conferences, will co-locate events for the 13th year. These co-located Symposia continue their legacy in bringing together technologists, users, and decision makers from across the nation. Discussions involve key technology issues related…

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Military Women’s Symposium

The Military Women’s Symposium 2025 (MWS25) will take place March 6-7, 2025. This year’s topics include Policy Challenges & Gaps, Servicewomen in Leadership, Health & Wellness, Human & Combat Performance, and Gear & Apparel. The Shield Maiden workout will occur on March 7th, with the location and time to be announced. In 2025 breakout sessions…

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What service labs are developing electronic warfare (EW) payloads/packages for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) (group1/2)?

The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) is searching for information on electronic warfare (EW) payloads/packages for use in cheap, attritable solutions ($10-$15K, $30K max). What service labs are developing EW payloads/packages for sUAS (group1/2)? What companies can be leveraged to create attritable EW payloads? Are there any solutions on the market -or- in development…

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Notable Technical Inquiry

Qualification and Certification of Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Components

Additive manufacturing (AM) is, and has been, a technology gaining traction for replacement parts and optimally designed structures throughout industry. However, with the lack of military or U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-approved qualification and certification (Q&C) processes (outside of NASA standards), the utilization of AM throughout the Services and DoD certainly is not as trusted when compared to traditional manufacturing processes. Due to the lack…

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FEATURED WEBINAR

A rusted and corroded military ground vehicle is shown

The Effects of Corrosion on Ballistic Protection of Armor and Methods to Prevent and Treat Corrosion in Armored Vehicles

The Defensive Equipment and Armored Vehicle Division (DEAV) of the Department of State (DoS) has seen repeated and extensive corrosion on armored vehicles (AVs) at various posts, affecting both armor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts. It was unknown how quickly corrosion reduces armors’ protection capability, including opaque armor. Further, although armoring contractors used various…

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4th Annual Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition

Join NDIA at the 4th Annual Future Force Capabilities (FFC) Conference and Exhibition hosted by NDIA’s Armaments, Robotics, Munitions Technology, Fuze, and Integrated Precision Warfare divisions. Convening thought leaders and subject matter experts from around…

Military Tactical Communications Summit

The 2022 Military Tactical Communications Summit will focus on the strategies, technologies, and policies that enable reliable and efficient communication networks in expeditionary environments to ensure continued battlefield success. Event topics for discussion will include:…

2024 Aircraft Survivability Symposium

The 2024 Aircraft Survivability Symposium is a SECRET//NOFORN event; attendees must hold at least a Secret clearance and be U.S. citizens. Please review the security clearance and gate access information page when available and submit…

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Tim Allen is a U.S. Air Force veteran providing systems engineering and technical assistance to Space Force Headquarters and the senior engineer in a software development effort to integrate operational energy into military wargaming. He delivers programming, planning, budget, and execution inputs for space-based power beaming and recommends investments to improve technology readiness. His engineering team has developed a wargame augmentation tool to help wargamers visualize operational energy considerations in the space domain.

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