NAWCWD Attends Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N68936_NAWCWD_ARDIS_SEP2026
- Agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division announced it will participate in the Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS) on September 15–16, 2026, at the Kerr McGee Center in Ridgecrest, California. This is an informational notice only and does not constitute an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or government obligation to procure.
ARDIS 2026 is a two-day forum designed to examine innovation as operational necessity, analyze how the character of war is changing, and explore implications for defense technology, acquisition, integration, testing, and production. The symposium will convene government, industry, startups, academia, and operators to identify pathways for converting battlefield problems into fielded capability. NAWCWD is an active participant but not an official host or sponsor. Interested parties may register through the Eventbrite link provided in the notice.
Notice text
The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) will be participating in the Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS), on September 15-16, 2026 at the Kerr McGee Center in Ridgecrest, CA.
ARDIS 2026 will expand to a two-day event designed to focus on innovation as an operational necessity, examine how the character of war is changing in real time, and what those changes mean for defense technology, acquisition, integration, testing, and production.
Organized as a forum for government, industry, startups, academia, and operators, ARDIS 2026 will focus on the pathways required to turn battlefield problems into fielded capability.
Registration Information:
Interested participants may find additional event details and register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-rapid-defense-innovation-symposium-ardis-tickets-1984938811418?aff=oddtdtcreator
Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS)
Event dates: September 15-16, 2026
Location: Kerr McGee Center in Ridgecrest, CA
Note: NAWCWD is not the official hosts or sponsors of this event but are active participants.
This Special Notice is for informational purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.
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