Missile Defense Division.

• Position: NDIA Committees & Divisions

The Missile Defense Division establishes and fosters a close working relationship between members of U.S. industry, academia and government whose responsibilities or interests relate to the missile defense needs of the United States and its armed forces.

The division seeks to promote and sustain the educational goals and objectives of 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 division's purview. It works to foster mutual understanding and effective working relationships between the Defense Department, the military departments and industry to facilitate identifying and resolving missile defense issues and matters of common interest to both government and industry. And 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 five distinct activity areas: 1) The Missile Defense Industry (MDI) Group provides a bi-weekly exchange of information between government representatives, NDIA corporate members, 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 in...