Events

We participate, host, and promote key technical conferences and forums within the science and technology community.

Filter by Technical Focus Areas

By default, only content within your selected technical focus areas is displayed throughout the site. You can update your technical focus areas in your profile or temporarily filter the content here.

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.

people sitting at a long, rectangular table for a meeting

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…

A hypersonic missile being launched.

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…

people sitting at a long, rectangular table for a meeting

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

Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operators in a boat

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…

Department of Defense Aircraft deploying flares

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…

image of a drone on an airstrip.

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…

people sitting at a long, rectangular table for a meeting

Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Test Training Open Course (Element Materials Technology – Boxborough, MA)

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

Digital outline of a propelled rocket or missile.

Digital Engineering for Defense Summit

The Digital Engineering for Defense Summit will bring together leaders from across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), military services, industry, academia, and other relevant…

NSMMS/CRASTE 2024

The National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and the Commercial & Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE), two space-focused conferences, will colocate…