The Space and Missile Defense Working Group (SMDWG) provides technical leadership, support, and education for the defense of our deployed forces and our nation from ballistic and cruise missiles.

Purpose

• Support collective and informed advocacy on Space and Missile Defense programs

• Assist in the decision making process with respect to Space and Missile Defense

• Educate the general population and elected representation on Space and Missile Defense

• Encourage and facilitate the exchange of information between industry and government with particular reference to Space and Missile Defense

Membership is open to all members of industry, government, and the local community who are concerned with space and missile defense issues and are members of NDIA or Affiliate.

The Working Group meets once a month, usually on the 3d Thursday. Videos and charts from past meetings can be viewed here.

SMDWG August 2024 Meeting

The August meeting of the SMDWG was held Thursday, 22 August with guest speaker Dave Cox, the Chief, MD Prototyping and Experimentation Branch for the Army Capability Manager Strategic Missile Defense, Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).  The meeting was held at Venturi's facility in Huntsville, AL.  A recording of the presentation is available at the link above. 8/29/2024 - the briefing is now posted as well

SMDWG July 2024 Meeting

The July meeting of the SMDWG was held Thursday, 18 July with guest speaker Dr. Stephanie Reitmeier, the Director of the Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering & Integration (S3I) Directorate at US Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center.  Slides are located at the link above.

SMDWG June 2024 Meeting

The June meeting of the SMDWG was held Thursday, 16 June, hosted by BlueHalo, with guest speaker Mr. Kenneth Chenowith, Technical Director of Redstone Test Center (RTC).  As always, slides and his bio have been uploaded to link, along with a Tri-Fold brochure of the RTC.