National Defense Industrial Association

National Defense Industrial Association
Abbreviation	NDIA
Formation	1919
Type	Voluntary Association
Headquarters	Arlington, Virginia
Location	United States;
Membership	Corporate, Individual, Small Business, and Life
President and CEO	David Norquist
Affiliations	Association For Enterprise Integration (AFEI) ; National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) ; Precision Strike Association (PSA) ; Women in Defense (WID)
Staff	75
Website	NDIA.org

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is a trade association for the United States government and defense industrial base.^[1]^[2] It is an 501(c)(3) educational organization. Its headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia. NDIA was established in 1919 as a result of the inability of the defense industry to scale up the war effort during World War I.^{[citation needed]}

Founding

In 1917, Brigadier General Benedict Crowell^[3] was called to active duty and served on the General Munitions Board. As a board member, he established a relationship with the steel industry and was almost immediately appointed Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions. As Director of Munitions, Crowell was a significant catalyst in improving the country's capability to produce arms and ammunition. However, he recognized the nation's need for an association that fostered cooperation between civilian industry and government in support of industrial preparedness. He founded the Army Ordnance Association (AOA) in 1919 and served as president for its first 25 years. Over the ensuing decades, AOA became the American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA), which then merged with the 1944 National Security Industrial Association (NSIA) in 1997, creating NDIA.

Publications

NDIA currently publishes National Defense Magazine, Weekly Policy Digest, Weekly Defense Insider, and Monthly Defense Watch.

National Defense magazine

National Defense has been published under a series of different titles since 1940:^[4]

2005-Present - National Defense
1947-1954 - The Common Defense
1947-1970 - Ordnance
1920-1945 - Army Ordnance
1945-1947 - Logistics
1946 - Industrial Preparedness Bulletin
1943-1945 - Army Ordnance Report
1940-1946 - Army Ordnance Bulletin

Chapters

NDIA has 29 chapters located throughout the United States.^[5]

NDIA Chapters
Aberdeen Proving Ground	Central Florida	Central New Jersey	Delaware Valley
First Coast	Georgia	Great Lakes	Great Rivers
Greater Hampton Roads	Greater Indiana	Greater Los Angeles	Greater New York-Connecticut
Greater Tampa Bay	Gulf Coast	Iowa-Illinois	Lone Star
Michigan	New England	North Carolina	Pacific Northwest
Picatinny	Red River Regional	Rocky Mountain	San Diego
Southern Nevada	Southwest	Tennessee Valley	Washington, DC
Wright Brothers Regional

Divisions

NDIA consists of subject-specific divisions that aim to promote defense and national security through access, influence, and education.^[6]

NDIA Divisions
Agile Delivery for Agencies, Programs, and Teams (ADAPT)	Armaments	Bomb & Warhead
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense	Combat Survivability	Cyber-Augmented Operations (CAO)
Cybersecurity	Electronics	Expeditionary Warfare
Health Affairs	Human Systems	Integrated Program Management
International	Logistics Management	Manufacturing
Missile Defense	Munitions Technology	Procurement
Robotics	Science and Engineering Today	Security and Counterintelligence
Small Business	Space	Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict
Strike, Land Attack, and Air Defense (SLAAD)	Systems Engineering	Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
Technical Information	Test & Evaluation	Undersea Warfare

Committees and working groups

NDIA has 5 industrial committees and working groups that bring government and industry personnel together on important topics.

NDIA Industrial Committees and Working Groups
Chemical Biological Defense Acquisition Initiatives Forum	Industrial Committee of Ammunition Producers	Industrial Committee on Operational Test and Evaluation
Cybersecurity for Advanced Manufacturing Working Group	Trusted Microelectrics Joint Working Group

References

^ Dao, James (2001-09-02). "Dogfight for Dollars On Capitol Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-07. a trade group that represents 900 military contractors
^ Appelbaum, Richard P; William I. Robinson (2005). Critical globalization studies. Routledge. p. 146. ISBN 0-415-94961-0. The main military manufacturers' organization, National Defense Industrial Association, has 9000 corporate affiliates and 36000 individual members with no foreign membership. The association maintains close coordination with the DOD functioning through thirty-four committees, each with direct access to and a working relationship with the military. Divided up amongst these contractors is the largest single slice of the federal government budget. Current military spending has hit $383 billion with $62 billion for procurement and $51 billion in research and development.
^ "NDIA at 100: Building on a Strong Foundation". www.nationaldefensemagazine.org. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
^ Ordnance. JSTOR. Accessed June 30, 2021.
^ "NDIA Chapter Presidents". National Defense Industrial Association. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
^ "Divisions". National Defense Industrial Association. Retrieved 2009-05-17.