# NAWCWD Attends Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS)

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- Solicitation number: N68936_NAWCWD_ARDIS_SEP2026
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Naval Air Warfare Center (N68936)
- NAICS: 541330 Engineering Services
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- First posted: May 20, 2026
- Last posted: May 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0ca92b43826a40dc965e4a628fa1edf4/view

## Description

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.

## Publications

- May 20, 2026: Special notice, due September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 0ca92b43826a40dc965e4a628fa1edf4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0ca92b43826a40dc965e4a628fa1edf4/view

## Points of contact

- Kim Matsunaga, kim.s.matsunaga.civ@us.navy.mil, 7607933657

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