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Upcoming Events

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October 27, 2025 - October 29, 2025

2025 Energetic Materials Technology Working Group Meeting

The 2025 Energetic Materials Technology Working Group Meeting is a major international forum for exchange and dissemination of information on the latest advancements in insensitive…

October 28, 2025 - October 29, 2025

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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November 12, 2025 - November 13, 2025

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)
February 10, 2026 - February 11, 2026

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…

Past Events

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July 31, 2024 - August 1, 2024

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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July 30, 2024 - August 1, 2024

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…

July 15, 2024 - July 18, 2024

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…

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June 26, 2024 - June 27, 2024

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…

June 24, 2024 - June 27, 2024

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…

Blue Angels Super Hornet Training
June 11, 2024 - June 13, 2024

Aircraft Combat Survivability Short Course (ACSSC) 2024

This three-day short course in aircraft combat survivability is designed to provide an overview of the aircraft combat survivability discipline.  The course is intended for…