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. Hear directly from senior leaders with leading government and industry organizations, including: Missile Defense Agency Space and Missile Defense Command Strategic Command Northern Command Spac...

Why Attend?Explore the innovations that will shape national security for the next century at NDIA’s flagship Emerging Technologies Conference! Hear directly from technology leaders in government, defense industry, the commercial sector, and academia on cutting edge developments, operational needs, and business opportunities and in critical mission areas. Conference themes include Game Changing Emerging Technologies, Working with Allies a...

Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium (GVSETS) & Modernization Update provides the opportunity to personally network and share technical research to approximately 2,000 attendees. Scientists and engineers from government, academia and industry are invited to submit papers for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Michigan Chapter’s 16th Annual GVSETS & Modernization Update, in coordination wit...

The NDIA Space Division and Rocky Mountain Chapter are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Space Warfighting Integration Forum (SWIF). Bringing together leaders from industry, government, and academia, SWIF 2024 promises to further the discussion on space warfighting visions, requirements, and existing and emerging capabilities. Attendees will be sure to hear from top USSPACECOM and USSF leadership in both unclassified and classified forums, as...

The San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is proud to present the 36th Annual Department of the Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event from August 19 - 21, 2024. The NDIA Department of the Navy Gold Coast Event is the premier Navy procurement conference in the country. Gold Coast provides a forum to educate, guide, and assist businesses, large and small, in support of the warfighter mission within De...

All Navy platforms and elements of the Navy Force structure are involved in undersea warfare: submarines, surface combatants, fixed and rotary wing aircraft, surveillance units, and the Navy's command and control infrastructure. These components work together to achieve the Navy's goals in undersea operations. The USW Division has five active Technical Committees within which the UWD focuses on the navy's mission areas: Sensor Systems, Mine Wa...

WID’s goal, since 1981, has been to provide professional development and networking opportunities to women working in support of U.S. national security. The 2024 Women In Defense (WID) National conference will bring together more than 500 women from across the nation to network and learn from government and industry experts. WID’s National Conference seeks to strengthen the defense industrial base by educating, empowering, and supp...

SAVE THE DATE! Join NDIA at the annual Future Force Capabilities Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for September 24 - 27 in Virginia Beach, VA hosted by the Armaments, Robotics, Munitions Technology Divisions, Fuzing and Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) communities. This event will convene a variety of attendees to foster creative interdisciplinary conversation and collaboration. Accordingly, it marks an unparalleled opportunity to...

This quarterly meeting aims to continue the conversation between the Chem Bio Defense Enterprise and Industry regarding the needs for a resilient CBRNE Industrial Base and what challenges we must work together to address to increase responsiveness/ resilience. Topic: CBRN Needs and Requirements (JRO, Services, and DHS Components)

The 27th Annual Systems and Mission Engineering Conference brings together defense community members from industry, government, and academia to highlight ways for improving defense acquisition and system performance; providing an interactive forum for Program Managers, Systems Engineers, Chief Scientists, Specialty Engineers and Managers.