Event Sponsors & Partners
5th Waterfront Symposium
Thank you to all of our sponsors & exhibitors who help make this event a success! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor/exhibitor visit the Prospectus for more information.
Participation by DoD commands/entities does not constitute endorsement of the event.
General Dynamics Mission Systems solves the toughest challenges for our Nation and its allies. A trusted partner of the U.S. Navy, General Dynamics enhances surface warfare mission effectiveness with expertise increasing surface combatants lethality and survivability, heightening situational awareness, and providing efficient and effective ship maintenance and modernization. General Dynamics Mission Systems will continue to partner with the U.S. Navy, making Platforms Smarter and ultimately achieving a truly integrated all-domain force that is lethal, distributed, and networked for today’s missions and in the future.
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HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world. As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned.
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is one of two multi-billion-dollar defense tech companies founded in the past 20 years. In pursuit of the mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems, Shield AI is building the world’s best AI pilot. Its AI pilot, Hivemind, has flown a fighter jet (F-16), a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone (V-BAT), and a quadcopter (Nova). The company has offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and abroad. Shield AI’s products and people are currently in the field actively supporting operations with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. allies.
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Headquartered in Falls Church, VA, BAE Systems, Inc., provides lethal capability, capacity, and service solutions to the U.S. Navy surface fleet at home and deployed. Working closely with the Navy to rapidly field Counter-UAS systems to the fleet for cost-effective, lethal, high-volume fires that are easily replenished at-sea.
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Lockheed Martin is a global defense technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information at Lockheedmartin.com.
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Valkyrie Enterprises enhances defense and commercial operations by providing engineering and technological expertise, real-world and simulated training programs, critical infrastructure security and products, data analysis in virtual environments, and hands-on maintenance and fabrication services.
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ASNE is the leading professional engineering society for engineers, scientists and allied professionals who conceive, design, develop, test, construct, outfit, operate and maintain complex naval and maritime ships, submarines and aircraft and their associated systems and subsystems. ASNE also serves the educators who train the professionals, researchers who develop related technology, and students who are preparing for the profession. Society activities provide support for the U.S. Navy; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Army.
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The Navy-licensed, Congressionally-designated Surface Navy Museum will open aboard USS IOWA in the Port of Los Angeles on October 13, 2025, on the 250th birthday of America's Surface Navy.
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MWTC's mission is to develop and deliver the most relevant and effective mine warfare training and education to enable the fleet to successfully conduct combat operations at sea.
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The Naval Postgraduate School is a defense-focused graduate university offering master’s and doctoral degrees in fields of study core to Naval-unique needs, the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD civilians and international partners.
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The mission of NRRC is to assist COMNAVCRUITCOM (NRC) in the recruitment of high-quality men and women for officer and enlisted programs in the Active Component (AC) and Reserve Component (RC) of the U.S. Navy. NRRC's goal is to INSPIRE people to join the world's greatest Navy and REINSPIRE U.S. military veterans to serve as a drilling reservist, while being known for the highest standards of leadership, integrity, professionalism, competence and client services that is based upon a culture of purpose and respect.
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Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) was established in 1996 by the CNO to improve battlegroup organic maintenance capability and material self-sufficiency. Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) develops Sailors through the NAMTS program by utilizing Intermediate-level hands-on maintenance production to “forge maintenance warriors,” who are competent and confident in their ability to own, maintain and operate their shipboard equipment.
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Headquartered in Dahlgren, Virginia, SCSTC is a training organization that consists of 15 global learning sites and detachments. SCSTC’s mission is to provide the U.S. Navy and our allies with highly trained warfighters to maintain, operate, and tactically employ surface combat systems across the spectrum of operations. Annually, SCSTC delivers training to over 37,000 U.S. Navy Sailors as well as 700 international Sailors from 27 partner nations.
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A Professional Community within the Surface Warfare Community that brings Operator/Warfighter’s perspective to Acquisition initiatives within the Navy
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The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (Sea Cadets) is the Navy’s youth development program. We give young Americans skills, knowledge, and confidence through an amazing variety of training opportunities. Sea Cadets wear uniforms, work as teams in a disciplined environment, and adhere to our core values of honor, respect, commitment, and service.
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USVRON ONE’s mission is to test, evaluate, and operate in support of integrating medium and large unmanned surface vessels into fleet operations and provide recommendations to Navy leadership on the development of unmanned systems. USVRON ONE currently operates USV prototypes Mariner, Ranger, Sea Hunter, and Seahawk. We plan on bringing one of our two Medium Displacement USVs to Naval Base San Diego to the quay wall by Pier 2 for public presentations.
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