NDIA Washington, DC Chapter Defense Leaders Forum Breakfastwith Guest Speaker GENERAL GLENN M. WALTERS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, USMCGeneral Walters will hit the USMC “Hot Topics” Warfare of the Future & Marine Corps Force 2025. After 15-16 years of ongoing operations, modernization investments for legacy equipment must become a priority, despite reduced budgets and continuing resolutions. As the character of future warfare change...

CAPT Lopez is the Program Manager of PMA-205, Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office. The program office is responsible for acquisition and life-cycle management of training systems, including flight simulators, part-task trainers, maintenance trainers, and associated training curricula to ensure optimum performance for naval aviation. CAPT Lopez will be discussing the number of programs his office manages, including topics such as: I...

The San Diego Chapter of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association) is proud to present the NDIA 29th Department of the Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event - Supporting the Warfighter Mission in a Changing Acquisition Climate. The purpose of the Department of the Navy Gold Coast is to provide a forum to educate, guide, and assist businesses, especially small businesses, in working with the government, primarily the Department...

NDIA is pleased to offer our ninth workshop designed to address the challenges with providing government systems with assured access to Trusted and trustable microelectronics. This workshop will focus on recent think-tank studies that have examined the issues with maintaining the military technical superiority provided by microelectronics. The findings of three essential studies, listed below, will be presented and each will be followed by a d...

Join NDIA for the Annual CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition taking place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, DE on August 15-16, 2017. The purpose of the Annual CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition is to promote the positive exchange of information (scientific, technical and operational) relating to the subject of defense against Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the ever growing CBRN threat around the world and in o...

The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world. Don’t miss your chance to attend the premiere event for space and missile defense professionals! Over 200 Exhibits MDA War Game Networking Senior Level National & International Speake...

The 9th annual Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS) and the Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (ABPI) is the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Michigan Chapter’s key industry-government-academia event. This three-day event brings more than 1,000 executives, program managers, engineers, and other key decision-makers together to discuss initiatives, programs, plans, and technologies in the...

Join us for the 2017 Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium & Exhibition (GESE), produced by NDIA in partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation as we examine training and technology requirements for the joint service EOD force. This year’s symposium will focus on the theme “Realigning the EOD Force for the Future.” The symposium will feature: Three sub-track professional tenets in Counter IED, Counter UXO and Comba...

Ever wondered how the Department of Defense (DOD) goes about buying something from start to finish? The How Washington Works® training course gives those who attend the understanding and insights into the processes that guide DOD actions and decisions for the future. The two-day course is a fast-paced overview of the three principal DOD decision-making support systems and how they are used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and US...

Ever wondered how the Department of Defense (DOD) goes about buying something from start to finish? The How Washington Works® training course gives those who attend the understanding and insights into the processes that guide DOD actions and decisions for the future. The two-day course is a fast-paced overview of the three principal DOD decision-making support systems and how they are used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and US...