From Lab to Fleet: ARDIS 2025 and the Trump-Hegseth Push to Modernize Defense Innovation
When the Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS) convenes on October 21, 2025, in Ridgecrest, California, it will be far more than just another industry gathering. The forum, hosted in partnership with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at China Lake, represents the frontline of a political and technological effort to reshape the way America develops, funds, and fields its next-generation military capabilities.
