Join us in Charlotte, NC, from February 26 – 28, 2024, for the next Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (TWV) Conference. This extraordinary event brings together leaders from the Department of Defense, the military services, industry, prime contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and academia to address present and future tactical wheeled vehicle requirements. The conference provides a unique atmosphere for open discussion between participants on...

As the defense sector seeks to develop, test, deploy, and sustain emerging technologies in an efficient and cost-effective manner, the use of digital twins, which are digital replicas of a physical object, system, or process, has proven to be of significant value. During product development, digital twinning offers benefits such as accelerated prototyping and testing, design optimization, real-time performance monitoring, collaboration and kno...

At this event, along with many defense and industry professionals, you will: ENGAGE - Share dialogue with national and international experts across logistics management. INNOVATE - Experience a technology display that highlights capabilities in support of our warfighters. NETWORK - This is the best platform to meet with senior government and industry logistics officials. For nearly four decades, this national event has brought together senior...

Inspiring our next generation of STEM and Trade career leaders. Representatives from several Major Corporations, Universities, and Government agencies will be available to meet with students and transitioning military interested in pursuing careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and trade career fields. Why should you participate? Learn more about STEM and Trade careers On the spot intern or job offers Networking with...

Registration will open soon! Streamlined and efficient logistical capabilities have always been a critical component of warfighter success. To maintain this efficiency, the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense industrial base are undertaking an ambitious effort to digitize their supply chains. This move will bring substantial advantages over traditional approaches to defense logistics, from improved acquisition timelines and accelerated des...

NDIA’s Emerging Technologies Institute has announced a public launch of its newest report, Directed Energy Weapon Supply Chains: Securing the Path to the Future. The event will take place virtually on January 23rd from 1:00-3:45 pm. Recent world events have exposed the fact that the United States faces substantial supply chain vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Nearly every sector has been affected, including emerging defense technologies....

The NDIA Manufacturing Division is hosting the Mine-to-Metals Workshop sponsored by Lockheed Martin on January 16-17! The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) supply chains for rare earth element (REE) magnets are in a transition phase. Supported by U.S. and partner nations, new sources of supply from raw materials to magnets are being developed around the globe. By statute, effective January 1, 2026, restrictions on REE magnets will follow the suppl...

The NDIA International Division invites you to join us on Tuesday, January 16, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET for our quarterly meeting, which features Major General Rikard Askstedt as our keynote speaker. Major General Askstedt is the Defence Attaché for the Embassy of Sweden. This is a hybrid meeting where in-person attendees will meet at NDIA headquarters and virtual attendees will join via a ZoomGov link. Please be sure make your selection...

The Industrial Committee on Operational Test and Evaluation (ICOTE) is run by the Test & Evaluation Division with a mission to gain feedback from senior industry representatives, discuss OSD and military service policies which affect relationships with suppliers, discuss emerging issues in government and industry which affect the readiness and capabilities of U.S. defense systems, and to cooperate on projects of mutual benefit to the ICOTE...

Registration is closed NDIA Delaware Valley Chapter (NDIA-DVC) will hold its 3rd annual Naval Nuclear Submarine and Aircraft Carrier Suppliers Conference, a premier event focused on supply chain challenges and opportunities in the U.S. Navy’s Virginia and Columbia class submarines, and Ford class aircraft carrier shipbuilding programs. The program will also provide information on related international initiatives. This event will again c...