Divisions.

NDIA's divisions provide opportunities for business-to-business and business-to-government networking, facilitate access to key defense decision makers, and constitute a forum for industry members with similar professional interests and pursuits to collaborate and contribute to the general body of knowledge underpinning their areas of expertise.

Divisions are chaired and led by elected industry volunteers with deep interests in the named mission area.

Each division is governed by a formal charter that outlines its mission and goals, organizational structure, operating procedures and activities. Division leaders are elected from among the members at set intervals and receive administrative and logistics support from designated NDIA staff members. Division activities include government-industry information exchange events and activities to include, conferences, symposia, workshops, seminars and related forums, as well as the performance of studies, development of white papers and formation of joint government-industry working groups. Many divisions also present awards to both government and industry professionals to recognize superior accomplishments, exceptional contributions or distinguished service to their professional fields of endeavor.

Participation in divisions is open to representatives of regular corporate members; government liaison representatives; non-government individual members with special skills, knowledge or experience; selected experts (academic, engineering, industrial, etc.) and government individual members (where focus is primarily intra-gov't disciplines - i.e., acquisition, etc.). All participants comply with ethics standards, security directives and related controls and restrictions imposed by the U.S. government.

The following pages list NDIA divisions alphabetically, identifying the serving division chair and staff contact, and briefly summarizing the mission focus, principal activities and awards bestowed by each.

Participation in divisions is considered a principal benefit of corporate membership due to the frequent engagement of the divisions with senior leaders in the defense acquisition community. Those interested in participating in a division are invited to reach out to the designated staff contact to make their interest known.

ARMAMENTS DIVISION

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Chair Mr. David E. Broden

Broden Resource Solutions

The mission of the Armaments Division is to provide a forum for industry, government and the military services to address issues related to sustaining superior armament system capability for the warfighter. Functional areas addressed include: armaments and concepts, systems integration, weapons, munitions, fire control, ancillary equipment, logistic support and manufacturing. The division's activity is directed through three committees: Small Arms; Guns, Ammunition, Rockets and Missile (GARM) Systems; and Unconventional and Emerging Armaments. The committees organize meetings, technical exchanges, and related activities complemented by hardware displays and a live-fire demonstration. The division sponsors the Carlos Hathcock Award, the George Chinn Award, the James Ambrose Award, the Robert Trifiletti Award and the Military Operations Award.

Staff contact: Britt Sullivan, CMP (703) 247-2587 or bsullivan@ndia.org

BOMB & WARHEAD DIVISION

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Chair Mr. Robert D. Ciccarelli

DE Technologies Inc.

The objective of the Bomb and Warhead Division is to encourage the development and fielding of improved military capabilities and the sustainment of a defense industrial base necessary to achieve these accomplishments. The division provides a forum for the exchange of technical concepts, design techniques, and test and evaluation data related to bombs, warheads and both kinetic energy and explosive munitions of all types.

Major areas of interest include warhead technology, warhead/target interaction methodology, advanced projectiles, counters to active protection systems, modeling and simulation, testing innovations, chemical energy penetrator technologies, kinetic energy penetrator technologies, terminal ballistics, quantification of terminal effects benefits, and multipurpose warheads.

Staff contact: Tammy Kicker (703) 247-9494 or tkicker@ndia.org

CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION INITIATIVES FORUM (CBDAIF)

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Chair David W. Cullin, Ph.D.

FLIR Detection

The CBDAIF is chartered to provide a forum for the open and candid exchange of Department of Defense (DoD) and industry views related to the DoD chemical-biological defense (CBD) mission area. Specific objectives include review and discussion of DoD's CBD acquisition policies, procedures, and actions; report on the health of the various sectors of the CBD industry; identify impediments to sustaining a responsive CBD industrial base and provide a platform for identifying issues related to the CBD life-cycle, from development through disposal.

The CBDAIF is composed of 10 industry members, each representing specific segments of the chemical and biological defense industrial base. Meetings are conducted four times a year and are hosted by one of the industry members. Each meeting normally results in several action items for industry members, who may be asked to perform a survey or identify potential courses of action at a future meeting.

Staff contact: Britt Sullivan, CMP (703) 247-2587 or bsullivan@ndia.org

CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE DIVISION

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Chair Col. Armando "Mandy" Lopez, Jr., USA (Ret)

Tex-Shield, Inc.

The mission of the division includes traditional defensive measures, chemical weapons demilitarization, treaty compliance, industrial base issues, and domestic preparedness

The mission is carried out under three lines of effort: 1] program/policy development involving work with OASD for Chemical and Biological Defense and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons; 2) acquisition of goods and services related to CBRN defense, including technology development, research and engineering, procurement, and logistical support; 3) specific needs of warfighters in the areas of operations, training, doctrine and readiness.

The division organizes quarterly breakfasts and the Annual CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition.

Staff contact: Britt Sullivan, CMP (703) 247-2587 or bsullivan@ndia.org

COMBAT SURVIVABILITY DIVISION

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Chair Brig. Gen. Stephen D.

Mundt, USA (Ret) Airbus Group, Inc.

The mission of the Combat Survivability Division (CSD) is to promote survivability as an essential element of combat mission effectiveness through the exchange of information between those that develop requirements, design, build and tactically employ...

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