The primary purpose of our quarterly meetings is to engage in local dialogues about how we can increase the quality of STEM education; the quantity of STEM educated graduates that are eligible for employment in the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industries; and the amount and effectiveness of engagement by A&D employers, working in partnership with others in their communities. Previous meetings have demonstrated the productiveness of brin...

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. It is the ideal forum for conducting business face-to-face. Participants can also earn continuing education credits. Key features of this year’s symposium included the following: Modeling...

This is the 7th annual Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS) and the Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (ABPI). GVSETS and the APBI is the NDIA Michigan Chapter’s key industry-government-academia event. The NDIA Michigan Chapter's three-day event is expected to bring over 1,000 executives, program managers, engineers, and other key decision-makers together to discuss initiatives, programs, plans, and...

This jointly sponsored symposium combines the Ballistic Division’s Sixteenth Classified Ballistics Symposium with the Bomb & Warhead Division’s 63nd Annual Bomb & Warhead Technical Symposium. The meeting provides a forum for classified, export-controlled, and limited distribution papers in the areas of ballistics, weapons effectiveness, and bomb and warhead technology. The symposium is classified at the SECRET/NOFO RN level...

Please join the NDIA Space Division in congratulating this year’s winners of its highest recognition, the Honorable Peter B. Teets Award. This award recognizes public or private sector leadership or achievement that results in significant contributions to the development, introduction, operational contribution or support of space systems. Our Government category honoree for 2014 is the General John Hyten, USAF, Commander Air Force Space...

Join us for an exciting LID Breakfast on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 featuring Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH). View a complete biography here. All remarks are Off the Record and strictly Non-Attribution.

Join us for the Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium & Exhibition, produced by NDIA in partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation. Participate with recognized experts from Government, Military and Industry in thought-provoking presentations and panels to address the training and technology requirements for the joint service EOD force into 2025. This Symposium will examine EOD operational needs, supported by Industry’s advanc...

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...

The purpose of The NDIA 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 our homeland. This conference will provide both government and industry the opportunity to understand and better support current and future CBRN joint p...

Mr. Sean Burke is the Program Manager for the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-262). He assumed this role in December 2014. As the Program Manager, Mr. Burke provides leadership and oversight for PMA-262 in the development, production, fielding and sustainment of all persistent maritime unmanned aircraft systems, including the Acquisition Category (ACAT)-1D MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program, t...