National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is America's leading Defense Industry association promoting national security. NDIA is proud to provide a legal and ethical forum for the exchange of information between Industry and Government on National Security issues. Our members foster the development of the most innovative and superior equipment, training and support for our warfighters and first responders through our divisions, local chapters, affiliated associations and events.
Upcoming National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Events
The Mastering the Art of Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants’ understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role.
Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Participants will learn how to leverage the principles of behavioral psychology to identify valid prospects and pipeline opportunities, effectively qualify them and develop win-win business relationships for their organizations, their clients and themselves.
This interactive, participant-centered workshop introduces the MBDi Business Development Process®, with its early shaping Opportunity Identification & Qualification component and the MBDi HUMINT® Client Engagement Process. This Client Engagement Process guides participants through a series of planning phases and client engagement steps designed to change how participants think, behave and engage prospects and clients within their Business Development role.
Through the instructor’s use of Socratic teaching techniques, participants will acquire the knowledge, thinking, skills and discipline required to proactively engage clients from a Strategic Hunting, Organic Farming or Program Management perspective. Participants have described this workshop as a career-transforming experience.
During this interactive, participant-centered workshop, participants will:
- Explore the concepts of self-identity and role-identity and how to differentiate between goals and purpose in professional and personal life.
- Learn how to deal with rejection, risk-taking and failure and gain a better understanding of the importance of leadership, integrity and character in developing business.
- Acquire a better understanding of the psychology of human behavior and how it applies to their own self-knowledge and understanding of others.
- Review the fundamentals of the MBDi Business Development Process and how the rules of the relationship are established.
- Learn how to control the client interview process and gain valuable insights into how and why people buy.
- Learn a proven 4 phase Client Engagement Process that produces high value, human intelligence that drives Opportunity Identification & Qualification (OI&Q)i.
- Learn account planning, intelligence gathering, call planning and script development with role playing of specific client calls.
- Experience how individuals’ bond and position in different roles and at different levels within an organization
- Understand how to control the decision-making process in the procurement cycle and master the skills needed for prospecting, qualifying and closing business.
- Learn how to overcome the psychological limitations and barriers implicit in developing business and how to successfully integrate these processes and skills into the daily practice of client engagement.
The NDIA has a policy of strict compliance with federal and state antitrust laws. The antitrust laws prohibit competitors from engaging in actions that could result in an unreasonable restraint of trade. Consequently, NDIA members must avoid discussing certain topics when they are together – both at formal association membership, board, committee, and other meetings and in informal contacts with other industry members: prices, fees, rates, profit margins, or other terms or conditions of sale (including allowances, credit terms, and warranties); allocation of markets or customers or division of territories; or refusals to deal with or boycotts of suppliers, customers or other third parties, or topics that may lead participants not to deal with a particular supplier, customer or third party.
Make your plans now to join AIA’s Intellectual Property Committee and NDIA’s Intellectual Property Working Group for the 2026 Technical Data Rights Forum. This year’s forum comes at a turbulent moment for the domestic and global economy, yet also at a time of increasing global competition and innovation. Join us for a joint industry-government discussion on intellectual property and data rights’ newest regulatory and legislative developments, emerging trends, and mutual pain points.
This meeting is being conducted under the Chatham House Rule.
The 2026 USW Fall Conference in Groton, Connecticut will take place September 21–23 this year! Join leaders from across the undersea warfare community for three energizing days of connection, innovation, and forward-looking conversations shaping what’s next.
Please note: This event is classified at the SECRET//REL USA, AUS, GBR level.
Why Attend the 2026 Undersea Warfare Fall Conference?
- Gain Insider Insights into the latest advancements in undersea warfare, including countering submarine and mine threats and enhancing power projection from the sea.
- Hear from Key Experts: Engage with Navy leaders, SYSCOM program office leadership, and defense industry professionals.
- Network with Industry Peers: Build valuable connections with professionals from operational, acquisition, technology, and defense sectors.
- Shape the Future of undersea operations by contributing to the ongoing evolution of Navy mission areas and technologies.
- Exclusive, Classified Content: Attend a SECRET//REL USA, AUS, GBR level event with over 1,000 attendees, providing a unique opportunity to engage with key decision-makers and experts in the field.
Join us for the RSF Virtual Town Hall being held September 24 from 10:00 - 11:00 am EDT.
The Department of War seeks innovative solutions to the complex co-sustainment challenges of contested logistics, operational resilience, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Emphasis will be placed on predictive sustainment, distributed logistics, interoperability, and rapid repair to strengthen a resilient, globally integrated defense industrial base accelerating support to the warfighter. Join us for a candid, forward-looking conversation focused on overcoming the global sustainment challenges that impact co-sustainment at the point of need.
Make your plans to join us today.
Cordially invites you to attend their annual
Swing for Freedom Golf Invitational benefitting the USO
Date: Friday, September 25, 2026
Golf Club: Hidden Creek Country Club, 1700 Club House Road, Reston, VA
Schedule
- 07:30-08:45 a.m. Registration Check-in, Breakfast; Online Auction - closes at 3 p.m. Raffle - purchase tickets
- 08:45 a.m. Mega Put Contest and Welcome
- 09:00 a.m. Shotgun start
- 02:00 p.m. Awards Lunch - Winners announced for Golf - Closest to the Pin, Straightest Drive, Hole-in-One.
- 03:00 p.m. Online Auction Closes & Raffles picked - Winners Announced
- 04:00 p.m. Event Concludes
How can you help:
- Can't make the event you can make a contribution or be a sponsor.
- We have a variety of Sponsorships available that will fit your budget. Take a look at the registration link to see what we have to offer.
- Contribute to the Online Auction/Raffle. You can help by donating items to the Online Auction such as certificates to golf at your favorite club, or restaurant gift certificates. The USO National Capital District and NDIA are 501c 3 organizations and donations are tax deductible. Ask your favorite restaurant and or golf course if they will contribute – you will be amazed at their willingness to help and support the USO and its programs.
- Volunteer - We are always looking for volunteers the day of and with efforts leading up to the event soliciting donations to the silent auction/raffle.
CAN’T PARTICIPATE IN GOLF OUTINGS? If your company doesn’t allow participation in golf outings, consider making a donation to the USO National Capital District. Any amount is welcomed.
The Department of Defense increasingly expects organizations to understand and engage private capital but most professionals have never been taught how.
Why This Matters Now
- DoD Priority
- Private investment is becoming central to defense modernization
- New Capital Tools
- Funding mechanisms continue to expand
- Growing Investment
- Private equity and venture capital activity is increasing
- Competitive Pressure
- Organizations that do not understand capital strategy risk falling behind
- Confidence engaging private capital
- Understanding venture capital, private equity, and lending structures
- Knowledge of DoD capital programs
- Practical growth and funding strategies
- Tools you can apply immediately
- Defense Executives
- Defense Growth Teams
- Acquisition Leaders
- Investors & Capital Providers
Members are invited to join the NDIA Logistics Management Division for our next meeting on October 1, 2026 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm being held at NDIA HQ in Arlington, VA.
Attendees will hear directly from Maj Gen Elizabeth Arledge, USAF about the U.S. Air Force’s logistics priorities and the challenges of sustaining mission readiness in an increasingly contested environment. As the Headquarters Air Force Director of Logistics, she oversees policy and force development for more than 180,000 logisticians supporting maintenance, munitions, materiel management, fuels, transportation, deployment, and distribution worldwide. Her perspective will offer valuable insight into how the Air Force is preparing its logistics enterprise for future conflict—and where industry can help.
Contractor compliance requirements and threats from cyber space increase daily. Competing in today's industrial base environment requires knowing about those threats and executing to protect your data and the governments' information. Join the NDIA Cybersecurity Division during Cybersecurity Month to hear about evolving industrial base cyber challenges, standards validation at the National Institute for Standards and Technology, and managing supply chain risks, as well as changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), and the legal risks of the False Claims Act in cyber assurance.
Join the NDIA Procurement Division in October 2026 for its quarterly meeting, bringing together defense acquisition and procurement professionals to discuss emerging trends, evolving priorities, and key issues impacting the defense industrial base. The program will feature distinguished keynote speakers and engaging panel discussions designed to foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and professional development across the acquisition community. Attendees will have valuable opportunities to network with industry and government stakeholders while exchanging insights on today’s procurement environment. The meeting will also provide dedicated time for Division committees to conduct business and engage with members, including the Contract and Acquisition Management and Legal Committee, Government Property Committee, and Contract Finance Committee.
Join us on Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 8:00 - 12:00 pm for the Industrial Committee of Ammunition Producers (ICAP) meeting which provides a forum for open exchange between Government and Industry ammunition stakeholders.
This is an invite only event.
For more information please contact Kristina Keller [email protected] .
The Honorable Peter B. Teets Award is the Space Division’s highest honor, recognizing exceptional public and private sector leadership or achievement that significantly advances the development, introduction, operational contribution, or support of space systems.
Each year, the Division honors one individual from government and one from industry whose contributions have had a lasting impact on the space enterprise.