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NDIA NEXT

Our Proud Legacy
NDIA was founded over 100 years ago as both the government and industry realized that in WWI the U.S. and its industrial base were ill-prepared to supply the American warfighter with the equipment they needed.

Today we again find ourselves facing a mismatch between what our national strategies aim to achieve and how our defense industrial base is postured.  Both the 2018 and 2022 National Defense Strategies highlight the return of great power competition and the 2022 National Security Strategy states “the post-Cold War era is definitely over and a competition is underway between the major powers to shape what comes next.”

Unfortunately, the defense industrial base resiliency required to sustain the U.S. in great power conflict was sacrificed as part of the 1990s peace dividend.  In addition, headwinds from inflation, budget instability (including long CRs), and increasing regulatory burdens are creating financial challenges that undermine the health of our defense industrial base.

Our Resilient Future
As the largest defense trade association representing all sizes and sectors of America’s defense ecosystem, NDIA is committed and well positioned to lead the effort to meet this challenge.

In response, NDIA has been dramatically expanding our education and advocacy for:

  • Resilience. NDIA is focused on revitalizing the defense industrial base by addressing policies that weaken resilience, exacerbate workforce and supply chain challenges, and endanger private sector intellectual property through our flagship Vital Signs report series. We will also maintain our commitment to small businesses, including working to secure the SBIR/STTR reauthorization.

  • Innovation.We are focused on improving innovation by launching the Emerging Technologies Institute to help bring cutting-edge innovation to our warfighters. In addition, we are also working hard to reduce bureaucratic and regulatory barriers. For example, NDIA members have access to our automated regulatory tracker, and in the last year, NDIA has increasingly taken the lead in providing industry feedback on CMMC, ITAR, and Data Rights draft rules.

  • Engagement. We are focused on strengthening cooperation and communication between government and industry through our high impact conferences, participation in war games and exercises, and multi-association touchpoints with both OSD and the Military Services.

A Modern Membership Structure
In addition to several new initiatives, NDIA is creating three new membership categories, Academic, Industry Partner and Industry Professional, have been added to reflect our modern defense industrial base. 

Beginning in mid-January 2025, NDIA will open the new membership categories as well as increase annual membership dues for NDIA and Women In Defense . The increase, approved by the NDIA Executive Committee, reflects the rising costs of operations and the need to continue providing exceptional services and benefits to our members. This will be the first adjustment in 27 years, during which time costs have increased by almost 100%, according to the USA Consumer Price Index.

Our Value Proposition

The NDIA NEXT adjustments to annual dues will enable us to meet the challenges described above while still continuing to provide important benefits, including:

  • Offering registration and exhibit discounts at NDIA meetings, conferences and events.
  • Providing full membership benefits to all employees of corporate members.
  • Increasing support to our Divisions, NDIA, and WID Chapters. 

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