The annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium turns 20 on Tuesday

August 8, 2017

WHNT News:

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 200 exhibitors and 3,000 visitors is the typical run for the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center’s South Hall. This year’s turn out, however, is not expected to be typical. This will be the 20th SMD Symposium. The theme this year: Enabling Decisive Action in a Multi-Domain Environment.

On Monday, August 7, the exhibitors were busy getting ready for an important week.

Retired Major General Jim Rogers is the Industry Chair for the Symposium. He said an event this big says something special about the host community. “You need to walk around and just see what our industry in Huntsville and many around the nation are doing for our country,” he said.

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