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Defense industry leaders, Navy and Coast Guard decision makers and maritime suppliers.

Dates
Apr 4 to Apr 7, 2027
Where
National Harbor, MD
Cost
Free expo, paid sessions. Gaylord National, Apr 4-7, 2027 (STEM Expo Apr 4; main show Apr 5-7 per Navy League). Not open to the public. Free admission for active-duty military and current federal employees; defense contractors, industry, students and professors register as Contractor/Industry/Other; 2027 fee schedule not yet
Type
Trade show · Free expo, paid sessions
Organizer
Navy League of the United States
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Free admission for active-duty US military, federal employees (GS 1-15/SES, Congress and staff) and foreign military/embassy/government; free STEM Expo for students grades 5-12; media badges for defense/STEM/national media.

Speaking opportunities

Speaking not checked

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Military transition and veterans, Cybersecurity for defense

Roles: transitioning service member, cleared cybersecurity engineer

The field it serves: Aerospace & Defense

Verified open jobs
about 23,042

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$127,000 a year (middle half $101,000 to $159,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,263 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
32% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Aerospace & Defense snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

Read from the event’s own pages: www.seaairspace.org.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in National Harbor, MD. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: April 4, 2027 to April 7, 2027, National Harbor, MD

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