The annual Space & Missile Defense (SMD) Symposium is an educational, professional development and networking event for military and space and missile defense industry leaders.​ The Symposium focuses on the latest topics of interest in SMD, including threats from near-peer adversaries and rogue states, technological advances and what the short-term future holds.​

In this custom webcast Defense News will interview Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, who will share insights on the current state of SMD as well as challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.​​