Upcoming Events

Counter UAS Homeland Security

08/02/2023 - 09/02/2023
Arlington VA, USA

Protecting the Homeland - Countering UAS threats through technological superiority and industry collaboration

With the growing proliferation and use of small drones and UAS technology in daily life, and the safety and privacy concerns resulting from this, the Biden Administration announced the first Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan in April 2022. This Government approach aims to expand the protections currently in place against the criminal use of drones, to ensure consistent safeguarding of the airspace, communications spectrums, individual privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights.

Counter UAS Homeland Security 2023 will showcase the very latest technology in the market to ensure that civilians, domestic infrastructure, borders and all aspects of homeland security are protected from the criminal use of drones.

For more information please visit:
www.smgconferences.com/defence

Military Virtual Training & Simulation Summit

22/02/2023 - 23/02/2023
Orlando, FL

Defense Strategies Institute’s 6th Annual Military Virtual Training & Simulation Summit will provide a forum for members of the DoD, Military Services, Federal Government, Industry, Academia, and other relevant stakeholders to discuss how modeling, simulation, and virtual training technologies are supporting the DoD in its effort to improve Warfighter readiness and lethality for the future fight. The Summit will focus on efforts to leverage modeling & simulation and virtual training technologies to increase warfighter readiness, enhance lethality, and enforce battlefield cohesion across the services at all echelons, in all domains.

For more information please visit:
https://milsim.dsigroup.org

Defence Logistics Central & Eastern Europe

01/03/2023 - 02/03/2023
Budapest, Europe

The Defence Logistics Central and Eastern Europe conference is revered as the highest-level meeting for defence logistic leaders and supply chain managers from the region’s most forward-thinking military nations. As the only logistics conference specifically dedicated to the region, this is the critical forum where senior officers, military logistics commanders, and industry experts are brought together to discuss the modernisation and cooperation of defence logistics from the High North to the Black Sea.

The importance of defence logistics as a capability in its own right continues to grow with the increasing prevalence of systematic multilateral cooperation between armed forces and the continual development of new technologies with exciting logistics application. Through extensive research and consultation across the industry, Defence Logistics Central and Eastern Europe 2023 will continue to break the mould and create an event that will channel these developments and reflect the most pressing priorities of NATO allies and partners.

Furthermore, the conflict in Ukraine has reinforced the fundamental importance of logistics as the facilitator of tactical, operational, and strategic military capabilities. From ensuring the security of essential supplies to maintaining the frontline troops, this event will provide a forum to consider and respond the profound implications of the conflict on the region.

For more information please visit:
www.defence-logisticscee.com

Future Soldier Technology 2023

06/03/2023 - 08/03/2023
London, United Kingdom

SAE Media Group is proud to host the 9th annual Future Soldier Technology conference, returning to London on the 7th - 8th of March 2023, and with our popular Dismounted Situational Awareness Focus Day taking place on the 6th March 2023.

Building on the huge success of our previous Future Soldier Technology conferences, the 2023 meeting will be an excellent international gathering of senior officers and programme managers who are seeking to enhance their programmes. Additionally, this forum offers an excellent platform for programme managers within the military to interface with senior experts from within the defence industry.

As the only dedicated future soldier focused conference, we endeavour to deliver genuine insight and learning through the expertly selected participants who run our discussions and panels, ensuring the latest developments from all parts of the community (industry and military) are covered in great detail.

For more information please visit:
www.smgconferences.com

DSEI Japan

15/03/2023 - 17/03/2023
Japan and its global allies

With another record-breaking increase in the Japanese defence budget, Japan’s engagement with external partners is set to increase dramatically. The revitalisation of their military forces, bringing them to the forefront regional capabilities, necessitates greater engagement with international trading partners. It also poses significant challenges around achieving operational capability in key areas, and ensuring interoperability with existing platforms and allies.

Responding to this new growth, the upcoming edition of DSEI Japan will examine the latest considerations and challenges of delivering security in the Indo-Pacific, including the role of alliances and cooperation both within the region and further afield.

For more information please visit:
https://www.dsei-japan.com

Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems 2023

17/04/2023 - 18/04/2023
London, United Kingdom

Optimising Uncrewed Systems & Autonomous Capabilities for Future Ground Warfare

This will be the sixth Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference SAE Media Group has hosted, with the event growing in popularity and gravitas each year. With the world less stable and the threat of conflict ever greater; the successful implementation and integration of risk reducing, yet tempo and mass generating robotics and autonomous systems is more crucial than ever.

The MRAS conference is, as ever the best place to gain essential knowledge and insight from MRAS programs from across the globe, and where the capabilities, challenges and opportunities of these programs lie. Unlike other events, we strive to deliver real insight and learning experiences through the expertly selected participants who run our discussions ensuring the latest developments from all parts of the community (industry and military) are covered, in detail.

With a new focus on the implementation, integration, and interoperability, alongside the key areas of situational awareness, lethality, manoeuvrability, survivability, and sustainability. The Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2023 conference is best place to return your defence force fully equipped with the most up to date information from militaries and industries across the globe. 

For more information please visit:
https://www.smgconferences.com/defence/

Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness

24/04/2023 - 25/04/2023
Copthorne Tara Hotel London, UK

Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness returns for its 7th year to proactively discuss crucial developments, calling on the experience of military programme managers, operational commanders and leading engineers in the market. FAVSA 2023 will also notably delve deeper into the role of industry, inviting technical leads, platform managers and programme directors to share their insights on the latest systems and sub-systems, providing greater awareness of existing capabilities and future requirements.

The only conference of its kind exclusively dedicated to armoured vehicle situational awareness, will hone in on key topics surrounding: Generic Vehicle Architecture, the use of UAVs, SatNav and Smart-equipment and the Cognitive Burden. 

For more information please visit:
www.armouredvehicles-sa.com

IT²EC

24/04/2023 - 26/04/2023
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Advancing training through technology

IT²EC is Europe’s primary forum where stakeholders from military, government, industry and academia connect and share knowledge about training, simulation and education technologies. Originally known as ITEC, the event has served the military training community for more than 30 years, witnessing a period of intensive innovation and new product development. As the event entered its fourth decade, it was the right time for an updated identity which accurately reflects our increasing focus on the technology which underpins current and future training solutions.

So, last year, we made a small but important change. The event is now known as the International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference (IT²EC). Don't worry, you can still pronounce it "ITEC"...

For more information please visit:
www.itec.co.uk

Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe

15/05/2023 - 16/05/2023
Prague, Czech Republic

SAE Media Group are delighted to announce that Future Armoured Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe will return to Prague for its 8th year between the 15 and 16 May 2023.

The Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe conference is the premier meeting for armoured vehicle programme managers and military commanders from within the Central and Eastern European region. In response to the ever-increasing digitalisation of the modern battlefield, and the emergence of new near-peer adversaries, there is a continuing requirement for the modernisation of armoured vehicle systems across the region.

For more information please visit:
www.futurearmouredvehicles.com

Helicopter Technology Central & Eastern Europe

17/05/2023 - 18/05/2023
Prague, Czech Republic

SAE Media Group's Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2023 conference is returning for its seventh successful year on the 17th - 18th May 2023 as a live and in person event in Prague. As the only conference specialising on rotary systems in the Central and Eastern Europe, this will be a unique opportunity to network with numerous leading Air Force and Helicopter Programme Managers.

Unlike other events, this conference is a meeting for the military helicopter community across Central and Eastern Europe with a focus on the selection and procurement of new platforms and systems as a means of securing strategic success, whilst putting in place the necessary mechanisms for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of existing legacy platforms. This is the only event that provides a regional focus on Eastern European nations seeking to develop and modernise their fleets, along with NATO and international partners seeking strategic insights into cooperation and interoperability across the region.

For more information please visit:
www.futurehelicopter.co.uk

Feindef 23 - III Edition International Defence & Security Exhibition

17/05/2023 - 19/05/2023
Madrid, Spain

The international Defence and Security Exhibition FEINDEF, organized by the FEINDEF Foundation, is the only exhibition in Spain from this sector with the institutional support of the Ministry of Defence, and it is positioned as the most important event held in Spain in this sector, that opens to the world by offering network opportunities: 40.000 m2 of exhibition space, with an attendance of over 450 exhibitors from 20 countries and 100 foreign delegations.

FEINDEF is the reference forum that encompasses the defence and security sector in Spain, to innovate, coopera­te internationally and share knowledge between companies, institutions, universities, and other organisms, as a global response to security.

For more information please visit:
https://www.feindef.com

DSEI 2023

12/09/2023 - 15/09/2023
Excel, London

Powering Progress. Defining Your Future.

DSEI connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the entire defence & security supply chain on a global scale. With a range of valuable opportunities for networking, a platform for business, access to relevant content & live-action demonstrations, the DSEI community can strengthen relationships, share knowledge and engage in the latest capabilities across the exhibition’s Aerospace, Land, Naval, Security & Joint Zones.

For more information please visit:
https://www.dsei.co.uk

Expodefensa 2023

27/11/2023 - 29/11/2023
Bogota, Colombia

The real international Security and Defence Hub for Latin America

Countries from the Latin American continent are growing steadily. The Security and Defence theme remains important and investments in this area are made with precise budgets.

Expodefensa, therefore appears as the tri-service exhibition that represents the regional center of technological innovation in Security and Defence area where the duality of equipment meets a real operational and budgetary need.

Expodefensa allows to:

• discover new equipment and suppliers as well as the latest technological innovations.
• strengthen professional network and find new contacts to develop business
• exchange on experiences and reflect on future solutions with manufacturers in the sector.

Expodefensa is the exhibition where exhibitors from all over the world can meet official delegations, VIP experts and trade visitors from Latin American and Caribbean countries as a priority.

For more information please visit:
www.cogesevents.com