Divisions

Enhancing survivability is an essential element of overall combat mission effectiveness by promoting the communication of survivability technical information to develop requirements for, design, build, and tactically employ military weapon systems.

The Armaments Division provides a forum for industry, government, and the military services to address issues related to sustaining superior armament system capability for the warfighter.

The CBRN Defense Division focuses on traditional defensive measures, chemical weapons demilitarization, treaty compliance, industrial base issues, and domestic preparedness.

The Cyber-Augmented Operations Division (CAO) focuses on harnessing the power of cyber-related technologies (such as high-speed processing, agile spectrum electronics, and information algorithms) to deliver speed and automation to create both tactical and operational advantages in military operations. CAO technologies will expand as innovators reveal the potential for cyberspace beyond support for intelligence and traditional military operations.

The Cybersecurity Division addresses the impacts of regulations imposed by government on industry such as the FAR and DFAR contract clauses on protecting controlled but unclassified information, and the steps necessary for compliance with NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171 guidance. The Division also addresses legislation such as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Finally, Cybersecurity collaborates with other NDIA Divisions to address cybersecurity issues such as supply chain risk and advanced manufacturing.

The Data Analytics and Enterprise Platforms Division  will foster collaboration among innovative government, industry and academic leaders operating in the artificial intelligence, software, autonomy, enterprise data, and analytics sector to drive the strategic implementation of these digital technologies for national security. The Division will align with NDIA’s mission by providing technology roadmaps that strengthen the national security industrial base that support National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defense Strategy (NDS) priorities by addressing technical challenges and procurement policies and practices, relevant to this division.

The mission of the Electronics Division is to lead the evaluation of current and future challenges, and to develop proposed solutions to address such challenges so that the U.S. Government and industry may access and provide trusted and assured electronics.

The Expeditionary Warfare Division is the focal point and coordinating element within NDIA for the identification, study, and resolution of expeditionary warfare and force protection issues in the littoral regions of the world that affect the strength of the national defense industrial base and the armed services.

The NDIA Health Affairs Division is leading industry-focused Defense and Veteran's Health activity in addressing vital medical and technological innovations; advocating for critical changes in government policies, procedures, and legislation; and facilitating key industry, government, and academic partnerships to significantly improve diagnostic, treatment, and overall care for our nation's heroes and their families.

The Human Systems Division addresses the full spectrum of areas related to the person as a system whose performance must be integrated into any system of systems. The Division works with government, industry, and academia to advance human performance in air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace environments through research, education, and consultation.