Lisa Atherton

National Defense Industrial Association engages in the defense and national security education. It offers courses such as configuration and data management certification program, defense systems acquisitions management, mastering business development, and certified modeling and simulation professional certification program. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Arlington, VI.

Visual Learning Systems, Inc. provides geographic information systems software. It offers Feature and LIDAR Analyst products which provides an all-encompassing set of tools for digital map making. The company was founded by David Opitz and Stuart Blundell in 1999 and is headquartered in Missoula, MT.

Avco Corp. manufactures aircraft components. The firm operates as a subsidiary of Textron, Inc. The company was founded on May 11, 1954 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. manufactures vertical lift aircrafts. Its services include blade repairs; maintenance, repairs, and overhauls; and customizing. The company was founded by Lawrence D. Bell in 1935 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Textron Systems Corp. provides aerospace and defense technologies. It specializes in unmanned aircraft systems, advanced marine craft, armored vehicles, intelligent battlefield and surveillance systems, intelligence software solutions, precision smart weapons, piston engines, test and training systems, total life cycle sustainment, and operational services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.