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Designed to align strategic priorities with actionable R&amp;D, the symposium centers on collaboration between NAWCWD China Lake, Silicon Valley innovators, venture capitalists, and major defense contractors. The goal is to accelerate defense innovation from concept to deployment\u2014ensuring that U.S. warfighters maintain a decisive edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARDIS offers direct insight into the Navy\u2019s technology roadmap while advancing partnerships critical to strengthening American industrial and defense capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd\u00a0<strong>Location<\/strong>: Ridgecrest, CA, USA<br>\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Date<\/strong>: December 16, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13496,"template":"","class_list":["post-13495","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS) - Defender Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS) - Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS) 2025&nbsp;will convene defense and technology leaders to drive urgent innovation across U.S. military systems. 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