Founded in 2002, by Riki Ellison, it promotes United States Government missile defense strategies and technologies.
[1] The organization is based in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington D.C. MDAA reports open source information pertaining to missile defense strategies, technologies, and tests.
The organization also holds annual Defender of the Year events with the Republic of Korea, NATO, the United Arab Emirates, Alaska, and at U.S. Northern Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The SHIELD Executive program works with USC's Price School of Public Policy and Viterbi School of Engineering to educate senior leaders from the military, government, and innovation technological communities about the intersection of public policy and engineering.
These events typically feature remarks from recently retired military leaders with missile defense expertise.