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Upcoming Events

Threat Weapons & Effects (TWE) Training 2025

We regret to announce that the Threat Weapons Effects (TWE) Training 2025, scheduled for 28-29 October 2025, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled for 2025. The next event will be the regularly scheduled training in the spring of 2026. A specific date has not been set for 2026 yet.

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Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Training (Chicago, IL)

This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology…

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Hypersonic Innovation Conference

Defense Strategies Institute’s 4th Annual Hypersonic Innovation Conference will support the United States’ ability to develop and operationalize hypersonic weapons as well as defend against…

A U.S. Marine with 3d Marine Division bounds during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

2026 Combined Light Armor Survivability Panel (CLASP)

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!   OVERVIEW:  CLASP is a working-level meeting for engineers and technical personnel from science and technology development, system integration, and program management…

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Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Training (Newark, CA)

This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology…

Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing Open Course (Plano, TX)

This three-day training in the fundamentals of random vibration and shock testing covers all the information required to plan, perform, and interpret the results of…

Past Events

AOC 2024 International Symposium & Convention

From the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza to warfare in the Red Sea and tensions in the Indo-Pacific, the geopolitical situation is increasingly hostile, and…

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Space Resiliency Summit

The 11th Space Resiliency Summit will bring together senior leaders, experts, and innovators to discuss the policies and operations necessary to ensure the safety and…

Servicemembers 3-D Printing.

Defense Manufacturing Conference 2024

On behalf of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP) and in coordination with ARCTOS, you are invited to the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) 2024…

2024 U.S. Department of Defense Steels Summit

The U.S. Department of Defense Steels Summit brings together the defense, government, industry, and academic communities engaged in the production, use, and research of steel…

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11th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium

The 11th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium will bring together experts, innovators, and policymakers to address critical challenges in explosive ordnance disposal, improvised explosive devices,…

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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…