For Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), industry engagement plays a crucial role in providing the U.S. Navy with robust, secure and resilient communication and systems that ensure connectivity across platforms, regions and domains. During the first week of November 2024, key NAVWAR experts and leaders attended both the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) Fall Forum, Nov. 5-6, and the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International (AFCEA) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Symposium, Nov. 7-8, in San Diego to network with industry and academia and share their needs and goals.

Across both events, high-level representatives from the NAVWAR enterprise shared their current digital transformation efforts and program-specific challenges and opportunities, including from NAVWAR headquarters; Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic; NIWC Pacific; Program Executive Office (PEO) Digital and Enterprise Services (Digital) and PEO Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence (C4I).