Aircraft Survivability Symposium 2015

*Please note: This event is classified, SECRET/U.S. ONLY. A security clearance is required to attend.

The theme of the Aircraft Survivability Symposium 2015 is, “Survivability in the Future Battlespace.” The goal of this three-day Classified, SECRET/U.S. ONLY Symposium is to foster technical dialogue and exchange of information on aircraft threats and the aircraft technologies being developed and tested for surviving against those threats. Given the current fiscal challenges facing the U.S. Government and Department of Defense budgets, the Symposium will discuss advanced and/or asymmetric threat technologies and tactics, understand the budget realities on the development, integration, procurement and sustainment of those technologies, and describe the force structure required to project air power in the future battlespace.

Division Awards

NDIA recognizes superior contributions to combat survivability through awards for leadership and technical achievement. These awards are presented at the annual NDIA Aircraft Survivability Symposium and recognize excellence across the entire spectrum of survivability, including susceptibility reduction, vulnerability reduction and related modeling and simulation.

RADM Robert H. Gormley Combat Survivability Award for Leadership
This award is presented to a person who has made major leadership contributions to combat survivability. The individual selected must have demonstrated outstanding leadership in enhancing overall combat survivability or played a significant leadership role in a major aspect of survivability design, program management, research and development, test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, education or the development of standards. The emphasis of this award is on demonstrated superior leadership over an extended period.

Combat Survivability Award for Technical Achievement
This award is presented to a person who has made a significant technical contribution to any aspect of survivability. It may be presented for a specific achievement or for exceptional technical excellence over an extended period. Individuals at any level of experience are eligible for this award.

CLASSIFIED REQUIREMENTS

Due to the classified nature of the Symposium, the following items will not be permitted in the meeting rooms: briefcases, suitcases, backpacks, cameras, cell/smart phones, blackberries, laptops, iPads and recording devices. Staff will be on hand to check-in personal items at the start and finish of each day. Symposium proceedings will not be available.