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...

Our military needs the most advanced missile defense systems in order to protect our homeland from external threats. That's why NDIA's Missile Defense Day, hosted in the Rayburn Foyer from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, will include opportunities for Members, congressional staff, associations, and industry representatives to discuss and better understand those needs. There will also be a reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm where a distinguished speaker will...

Agile has moved beyond software development. DevOps brought building, testing and releasing software into an agile construct, and now agile principles are finding their way into non-software areas such as business operations and hardware development. The reason is that agile offers more efficient and effective ways of getting things done: Faster delivery of value Focus on outcome Better quality Alignment with business needs The purpose of this...

The 32nd Annual National Logistics Forum will bring together senior government and industry logistics policy officials and practitioners to address current challenges facing the delivery of logistics capabilities and services in the current and future severely resource constrained environment. NDIA’s National Logistics Forum will highlight the challenges, attempt to identify the opportunities and assess future impacts on logistics suppo...

Join us for the 27th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition, "Countering Hybrid Threats in a Complex World"! The speed, lethality, and cost of modern warfare make major state-on-state conflict involving the U.S. or our allies a very dangerous, yet unlikely, possibility. We will most likely encounter adversaries who exploit all instruments of national power short of war to their achieve objectives. Tactics such as subversion, propaganda, empl...

The U.S. and Spain have maintained a very fruitful and positive relationship for decades. The mutual collaboration between the two countries reflects a strong commitment to successfully working together to develop state-of-the-art technologies in the Defense and Security Industry sectors. As part of the commitment to peace and security, Spain and the U.S. have structured bilateral agreements and exchange training programs based upon sound inte...

NDIA's International Division presents a luncheon with Mr. Steve McCarthy, Minister (Defence Materiel) and key defense staff from the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, DC. Each year, the International Division organizes a series of luncheons with the Defense staffs from allied and friendly embassies. The purpose of these luncheons is to provide industry with an opportunity to exchange views with foreign government representatives an...

"Persistent SOF Operations in Support of Global National Objectives" Unique and focused Military, Intelligence and Diplomatic assets will continue to be at the forefront of Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict across the globe. In an era of constrained budgets contrasted with increased uncertainty and violence, these assets will be critical to managing chaos and maintaining order in the global commons. This will require SOF to execute...

NDIA's International Division presents a luncheon with Brigadier General Angel Valcárcel, Defense Attaché of the Kingdom in Washington, DC. Each year, the International Division organizes a series of luncheons with the Defense Attaché staffs from allied and friendly embassies. The purpose of these luncheons is to provide industry with an opportunity to exchange views with foreign government representatives and for Attach...

The 2014 Warrior-Family Symposium (WFS), co-sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), will address the matters and needs that currently serving, veterans, their children, spouses and caregivers face when navigating the transition from the military into a civilian environment while managing challenges of combat/ operational stress, mental health or behavioral health...