Take a peek at who you can expect to network with on-site based on our 2019 Attendee Snapshot. Contact us today and find out more on how to join this list! Alternatively, feel free to send your request to Katrina.Savarino@iqpc.com to receive your copy via email.

Take a moment to read our exclusive interview with the Chairperson of the Counter UAS Winter Summit BG (R) David Komar. In this interview he details mitigating C-UAS threats, the future of C-UAS technology, key take-aways from the CUAS series and more.

Ahead of Counter UAS, taking place 17-18 August 2022, Washington DC, download a snapshot of previous Counter UAS attendees.

Strategic Insights, Tactical Solutions: Exchange Ideas and Expertise at the Forefront of Counter-UAS Efforts

The IDGA 2024 Counter-UAS Summit is returning this year from August 27-28, 2024 at the Marriot Crystal Gateway Hotel, Arlington, VA bringing together senior decision-makers from the Armed Services, Federal Agencies and the DoD to discuss key challenges, requirements and procurement programs.

Across two days of learning and collaboration we will engage our audience with high level discussions surrounding kinetic and non-kinetic approaches for countering drones, including exploring case studies on specific incidents, insights into the latest innovative CUAS technologies, the impact of shifting legal authorities, and much more.

Speakers Include:

• Micah Campbell, Executive Director (A), UAS Security, Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
• G.B. Jones, Chief Safety & Security Officer, FIFA World Cup 2026
  Brent Cotton, Director, C-UAS Program Management Office, Department of Homeland Security
• Scott Parker, Chief, UAS Security Branch, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security
• Kevin Jinks, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice
• Michael Torphy, Unit Chief, Surveillance and Emerging Technology Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Ahead of the Counter-UAS Summit 2023, the 2023 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees that will be attending this year. IDGA’s Counter-UAS Summit will provide you the unique opportunity to network, connect, and learn from the most influential thought leaders and practitioners, all tirelessly dedicated to mitigating this multi-domain challenge.

The C-UAS report gives the most up to date overview of the industry. It paints a bird’s eye view picture by explaining the current state of play and delving into the main programs countries are currently investing in. It is an essential document for the most up to date grasp of the C-UAS domain.

The increased affordability and availability of recreational drone aircraft has introduced a whole host of new, unprecedented security concerns for the DoD. Criminal and terrorist organizations have already started using drones for a wide variety of illegal activity such as spying on law enforcement, intimidating witnesses, smuggling contraband and dropping explosives.

As a result, the DoD plans to invest an additional $1.5 billion over the course of 2019 into the development, testing and application of cutting-edge counter- UAS systems ranging from handheld weapons, designed to disable small, explosive-laden unmanned aerial systems, to larger, more sophisticated weapons, capable of defending bases from large-scale attack. In this infographic, we outline the DoD’s

• Key strategic priorities for combating malicious commercial drones in 2019
• Counter drone procurement priorities for the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and DARPA
• Recent C-UAS acquisitions 

To receive a copy of this infographic via email, please contact us at idga@idga.org with " Content Request - COUNTERING THE DRONE THREAT Infographic" in the subject line.

Over the past few years, it’s become clear that recreational drones pose a significant risk to national security and public safety. In this Q&A, we asked C-UAS speaker, Rob Thompson, Co-Founder of the CUAS Coalition, "Are law enforcement and national security agencies currently equipped to confront malicious and/or reckless drone use?". Download the article to learn more about the current state of domestic C-UAS efforts, the legal barriers to counter drone activities, emerging C-UAS tech and more!

Ahead of the Counter-UAS Summit 2023, the 2022 Attendee Report highlights the leading organisations within the industry and extensive list of high-level attendees that have previously attended. IDGA’s Counter-UAS Summit will provide you the unique opportunity to network, connect, and learn from the most influential thought leaders and practitioners, all tirelessly dedicated to mitigating this multi-domain challenge.

Governments around the world are scrambling to secure the skies against the threat from unmanned aerial vehicles. This list of notable drone incidents shows why it won't be easy.

One of the best things about events returning to physical format is being able to network and reconnect with your peers, that's why we want to take this opportunity to share with you the attendee list for the 2022 event.

>>Take a look at the 2022 attendee list

Speakers include:

• Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
• Nicole Thomas, Division Chief for Strategy and Policy, Joint C-sUAS Office, US Army Colonel
• Tony Behrens, Deputy Director, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO)
• Stanley Darbro, Deputy Director, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
• Brent Cotton, Director, C-UAS PMO, Department of Homeland Security
• L. Scott Parker, Branch Chief, Strategic Planning Section, Soft Targets and Crowded Places Task Force, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
  

On October 5, 2018 President Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act into legislation. This act funds the FAA through 2023 and includes the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018. The Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 authorizes the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to ‘take actions” to “mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned aircraft poses to the security of a covered facility or asset” for the first time ever. Though it is still illegal to shoot down an aircraft in national airspace, the government can now begin testing, evaluating and purchasing counter UAS technologies.

For this article, we sat down with Certified International Privacy Professional Scott Mathews to discuss the opportunities, challenges and new developments associated with this act.