The future of defense is innovation. The Defense community is collectively developing innovative technologies to protect citizens and troops - on and off the battlefield, and to maintain our technological advantages. The future is us. Join leadership from the DoD research and engineering enterprise, research laboratories, R&D centers, industry, and academia at the 20th Annual S&ET Conference. Attendees can expect an overview of the USD...

Program Themes Include: Emerging UAS/sUAS DoD & Government Needs, Requirementsand OpportunitiesDoD UAS Joint Program Updates, Emerging Sensor Capabilities & TestingHands-on User Perspectives on UAS TrainingAI & Autonomy R&DEmerging Major UAV Program Weaponization Updates and PlatformsCounter UAS Emerging Technologies & PoliciessUAS & Nano System Innovations and PayloadsCivil and Commercial Drone Platforms, Payloa...

UAS for DoD/Government and Industry focused on Senior-level program managers, project leaders, technical directors, business development personnel, aerospace engineers, electrical engineers, scientists and others who must become familiar with emerging UAS capabilities and new initiatives

Join NDIA and co-host, DoD Explosives Safety Board, as we unite to collaborate with leading explosives safety experts from military, government agencies, industry, and academia. This multi-faceted event hosts a networking environment with an exposition and an extraordinary educational platform with technical sessions and/or training workshops. Explosives safety communities should attend this forum for knowledge sharing, aligning best practices...

The San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is proud to present the NDIA 30th Annual Department of the Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event. 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 Department of the Navy...

The San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is proud to present the NDIA 30th Annual Department of the Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event. Navy Gold Coast 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 Department of the Navy and throughout the DOD. The event...

The Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS) is an annual symposium and the largest gathering of women in uniform in the nation. Hosted by the Sea Service Leadership Association, the symposium has become a preeminent professional development event dedicated to providing women serving in the Department of Defense and Coast Guard-- civilian, officer, enlisted, and cadets. This year's theme will focus on "The Power Within You" and will feature d...

MegaRust is conducted annually to provide a consolidated focus on Navy corrosion issues. Corrosion is a major factor in the readiness and total ownership cost of naval systems and this conference is intended to provide updated information on programs, policies, standards and Fleet experience related to corrosion and to promote discussion and sharing of information on technologies and strategies for controlling corrosion. The conference provide...

Join Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, OPNAV and Industry IT leaders in exploring tactics and technologies to accelerate Navy’s transformation into a global digital war fighting enterprise. The symposium will be moving into several new directions. The principle theme, C4ISR in a Coalition Environment will be the subject of a number of new permanent panels covering Command & Control, Communications, Computers and Ne...

The next annual Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Spring Conference will be held March 12-14, 2018 at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center at Naval Base Pt. Loma. This is a classified SECRET NOFORN, not for attribution, venue with the opportunity for attendees to hear from senior Navy leadership about the Navy’s operational and programmatic experience with USW. Presentations at that level are encouraged. The NDIA USW Conferences are one of...