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Upcoming Events

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 &…

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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…

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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…

Past Events

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2024 Fall AFSIM User Group Meeting (Virtual – Day 1 Only)

The purpose of the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) User Group is to provide a forum for the AFSIM community to learn…

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Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition 2024

Explore the innovations that will shape national security for the next century at NDIA’s flagship Emerging Technologies Conference! Hear directly from technology leaders in government,…

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17th International Detonation Symposium

The International Detonation Symposium started in 1951 and was originally a Navy-sponsored discussion of about 17 papers. In subsequent years, it has been sponsored by…

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UUV Autonomous Mission Operations Development: Tire Detection Challenge

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport, in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research (ONR)/NavalX, are sponsoring a prize challenge focused on unmanned…

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2024 Joint Air Survivability Summit

The 2024 Joint Air Survivability Summit will highlight key threats posed to aerial platforms from adversaries and the innovative technologies or strategies, which may be…

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The 2024 FAA Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Symposium

Previously two separate events, the 2024 FAA Drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Symposium is the first time both communities are connected to discuss safety…