Topic - National Defense Industrial Association

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is a trade association for the United States government and defense industrial base. It is one of the two largest defense industry lobbying organization. Its headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia. NDIA was established in 1919 as a result of the inability of the defense industry to scale up the war effort during World War I. - Source: Wikipedia

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