2024 AFA Warfare Symposium

The AFA Warfare Symposium is a premier professional development event for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force—and the aerospace and defense industry that supports them—focused on the critical concerns and challenges of joint warfare. With speakers from USAF and USSF combatant commands, industry leaders, the joint force, and international partners, the symposium provides opportunities to network and explore dynamic exhibits.

AFRL INSPIRE – 2023

AFRL Inspire, a special event presented by the Air Force Research Laboratory, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Inspire is a recurring celebration that provides the passionate people of AFRL a platform to share personal stories and innovative ideas with their colleagues and the world through entertaining, thought-provoking talks.

Spacepower Conference

Mark your calendars! The inaugural SFA Spacepower Conference is set to take place December 12-13, 2023, in Orlando, FL. Join military leaders, industry experts, academics, policymakers, and international representatives for two days of engaging discussions and interactive sessions focused on the mission sets of the United States Space Force.

In addition, there will be several networking and social events leading up to the conference, such as Guardian Arena, which you can learn more about below. Save the date and get ready to be a part of this historic event!

Next-Generation Air Superiority

An International Forum for Advancing Air & Space Capability
The 2023 Next-Generation Air Superiority Conference is the premier meeting ground for global air force leaders. The event will welcome the key stakeholders from the US Air Force to address the 7 Operational Imperatives and procurement requirements to achieve air dominance

Tech Showcase

The Technical Showcase event provides industry & academia the opportunity to showcase their cutting-edge technology to scientists from the Air Force Research Lab Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) and other Department of Defense research labs located throughout the country.

 WRIGHT DIALOGUE WITH INDUSTRY (WDI)

We are excited to announce that once again in 2023, Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) and Life Cycle Management Center's (LCMC) Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) will take place within the same week (31 July - 4 August). Both events will be co-hosted with Dayton Defense and both events will be hosted at the Dayton Convention Center. LCID and WDI will remain standalone events; we are combining the events in one week as to gain efficiencies in the sharing of information, collaboration and discussion.

2023 Hypersonic Technology & Systems Conference

HTSC’s emphasis is on systems and applied technology. This conference highlights the nation’s investments in systems integrated hypersonic technologies for both research and development and weapon platform integration for offense and defense. It brings together the best and brightest involved in the development and use of hypersonic technologies in a unique, limited-attendance forum which will facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities. This event is held at a restricted access level.