Mark your calendar for the 17th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference.Background U.S. and Swedish defense establishments and their defense companies have a history of sharing defense technology that dates back to the mid-1950’s and continues today. Both sides prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The future should be no different. It is no surprise their cooperation peaked during the 1980s Cold War period; the...

Mark your calendar for the 16th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference taking place May 10, 2017! Background U.S. and Swedish defense establishments and their defense companies have a history of sharing defense technology that dates back to the mid-1950’s and continues today. Both sides prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The future should be no different. It is no surprise their cooperation peaked during the 1...

The 2012 Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations (SSTRO) Conference will look at stability efforts through the entire spectrum. We'll look at completed operations that show successes that are being replicated in other situations, current trouble spots, and what we can expect in the future. Although Afghanistan and Iraq will continue to be of tremendous importance and considerable challenge, there are other countries which...

The 2012 Joint Armaments Division Conference for Small Arms, Gun and Missile,and Non-Traditional Armament systems will be held at the Washington StateConvention Center in Seattle, Washington from May 14-17, 2012. The themeof the joint conference is “21st Century Weapon Systems - Providing the RightResponse.” The Armaments Division Committee focus themes are:• Small Arms Systems: Technology and Systems Sustaining and EvolvingSm...

The 23rd Annual NDIA SO/LIC (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict) Symposium & Exhibition will examine the changing roles of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and General Purpose Forces (GPF) in the new world dynamic. As major combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan diminish, SOF and GPF will face new challenges. A continuing threat from global terrorists, popular uprisings and a rapidly shifting political landscape, the coming need t...

Australian, American, British and Canadian defence and security companies have a shared history of business cooperation and investment that dates back decades and continues today. All sides have prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The industries of all four countries are playing an important role in support of their armed forces in Afghanistan where co-operation between the four nations is vital for success. With the...

U.S. and Swedish defense companies have a several decades-long history sharing defense technology to their mutual benefit. This one day event is structured to bring together industry and government representatives from both countries and leverage their talent and experience. Participants at previous conferences consisted largely of government officials directly engaged in the identification and championing of new areas for collaboration; and e...

Each year, the International Division organizes a series of luncheons with the defense attaché staff from foreign allied and friendly embassies. The purpose of these luncheons is to provide industry with an opportunity to dialogue with foreign government representatives and for attaché staff to provide industry with briefings on the defense acquisition programs of their respective countries. This luncheon will feature Brigadier...

The NDIA Legislative Information Division (LID) is sponsoring a Breakfast in honor of the National Aerospace Week. The goal of the National Aerospace Week is to highlight the important contributions of the defense industry with a series of events, September 12-18, 2010 in Washington DC. NDIA POC: Debra Stockton, dstockton@ndia.org or (703) 247-2595

NDIA's International Division presents a luncheon with the defense attaché staff from the Embassy of Belgium in Washington, DC. Each year, the International Division organizes a series of luncheons with the defense attaché staff from foreign allied and friendly embassies. The purpose of these luncheons is to provide industry with an opportunity to dialogue with foreign government representatives and for attaché staff to pr...