Missile Defense Division

Mission

To establish and foster a close working relationship members of the U.S. industry, academia, and government, whose responsibilities relate to the missile defense needs of the United States.

The Missile Defense Division seeks to promote and sustain the educational goals and objectives of the NDIA through its chartered objectives. It provides government with an industry view on government policies, practices, needs, and problems pertaining to missile defense that are within the committee's purview. It works to foster mutual understanding and effective working relationships between the DoD, military departments, and industry to facilitate identifying and resolving missile defense issues and matters of common interest to both government and industry. Finally, it provides a means for dialogue on all missile defense matters relating to the planning, programming, acquisition, deployment, and prospective legislation that can affect the acquisition and readiness of our nation's missile defense programs.

The division is organized into four distinct activity areas.

The division sponsors the Congressional Missile Defense Speaker Series in collaboration with the National Defense University Foundation. This continuing program brings together members of Congress, senior government officials, and Industry and academic leaders to discuss a wide range of issues including emerging and current threats to U.S. and regional security; status of ballistic missile defense programs, and the role of missile defense in overall U.S. defense strategy and policy.

The executive committee holds monthly meetings in which senior officials, including the MDA leadership, offer presentations discussions on current topics.

The division also maintains active committees to manage planning for its annual awards dinner and to develop and/or respond to missile defense issues of national interest.

The Missile Defense Industry (MDI) Group provides a bi-weekly exchange of information between government representatives, NDIA corporate members, paid MDI Group consultants, and others who can assist in maintaining a high level of awareness in the planning, budgeting, and execution of major U.S. missile defense programs. Active membership to the MDI Group is by annual subscription to offset consultant fees.

Proceedings from Missile Defense Meetings

• 1st Annual Integrated Air and Missile Defense Symposium
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• 4th Annual Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Industry Day
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Missile Defense Awards Dinner - Award Recipients

2012 Awardees:

Outstanding Achievement Award: The Iron Dome Team
Outstanding Leadership Award: EPAA Treaty Negotiations Team
Trailblazer Award: The Airborne Laser Government/Industry Team
RADM David Altwegg Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. J. David Martin
Lt. Gen Ronald T. Kadish Award for Acquisition Excellence: Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Development and Sustainment Contract Team

2011 Awardees:

Outstanding Achievement Award: Mr. Steven G. Leonard - MDA & Mr. David A. Bloodgood - Northrop Grumman
Outstanding Leadership Award: Colonel William L. Lamb, USA
Lt. Gen Ronald T. Kadish Award for Acquisition Excellence: Lt. Gen Henry A. "Trey" Obering, III, USAF (Ret) and Director, MDA 2004-2008

2010 Awardees:

Heritage Award: Dr. Edward T. Gerry
Lifetime Achievement Award: VADM Rodney Rempt, USN (Ret)
Outstanding Leadership Award: Mr. Richard Ritter
Outstanding Achievement Award: Ms. Kari Anderson
Kadish Award for Acquisition Excellence: Gen James Cartwright, USMC

2009 Awardees:

NDIA Meritorious Award: Mr. Peter R. Huessy, National Defense University
Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Patricia A. Sanders
Outstanding Leadership: Mr. Keith L. Englander
Kadish Award for Acquisition Excellence: RADM Alan B. Hicks, USN

Missile Defense Quarterly Lunches

• Missile Defense Agency Director's Semi Annual Update- Luncheon- September 15, 2010 at Westin Arlington Gateway
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Missile Defense Monthly Luncheons

• July 13, 2010
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MDA Organizational Chart (Updated 8/2012)
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Chair

Executive Committee

Contact

Michael Dauth, mdauth@ndia.org
Director of Operations, NDIA

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