Defense Digest From IDGA
The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA)?regularly?conduct extensive research into the US Government’s and Armed Forces’ most critical challenges to provide a platform to learn, share & connect.
In today’s newsletter, we bring you the latest news, content, and events in the U.S. Defense & Security Sector.
Interview:
One of the major threats to security at the World Cup, as well as many major sporting events around the world, is drones. Before the World Cup, G.B Jones, Chief Safety & Security Officer, 2026 FIFA World Cup will attend and speak at IDGA’s Counter UAS Summit.
Ahead of the summit, G.B. Jones sat down with IDGA to discuss how his team is preparing for UAS threats at the World Cup and how they plan to mitigate them.
Presentations:
The "Overview of Hypersonic Program Efforts Across The DoD" presentation was delivered at the 2023 Hypersonic Weapons Summit by Dr James Webber,?Principal Director, Hypersonic Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)).
His presentation covers: the DoD's hypersonic strategic approach, the Department’s development of hypersonic technology, developing and delivering hypersonic capabilities, and so much more...
Download the exclusive presentation by?Rob Vietmeyer, Chief Software Officer?for DCIO Information Enterprise,?Department of Department, delivered at last year's?Disruptive Technology for Defense Transformation USA.
This presentation covers?DoD Software Modernization Strategy; Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, Accelerating the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment and more.
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Report:
In November 2023, The Pentagon released the 2023 Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy.
This Department of Defense strategy report outlines the department’s commitment to AI and its potential uses for enhancing capabilities, optimizing decision-making processes, and finding strategic advantages in the ever-evolving defense technology space.
Article:
Significant funding is being channeled into hypersonic missile technology. However, despite the potential effectiveness and uses of hypersonic missiles, the manufacturing process can be complex and requires advanced technologies and materials, leading to higher costs and long lead times.
To overcome these challenges many organizations are turning to additive manufacturing and precision machining (such as 3D printing), allowing for the production of complex parts and components in a single step.?
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