The NATO SEASPARROW Project OƯice (NSPO) / PEO IWS 12.0 invites existing and potential industry partners to learn about the NATO SEASPARROW Consortium’s eƯort to design and develop a new missile variant to follow the ESSM Block 2 in Washington, DC on Wednesday and Thursday, 28-29 January, 2026. This event has been rescheduled from a single day event on 14 October 2025, which was postponed due to U.S. Government shutdown, to a two-day event to allow more participation. The government will present the same information on both days and industry is asked to sign up for only one of the two days.

The NSPO welcomes existing and new industry partners, without prejudice to companies with limited government contracting experience. Potential partners with strong technical competence in their particular field may be successful with a high willingness to learn and adapt digital engineering processes and respond constructively to the NATO SEASPARROW Consortium’s needs.

Each day of the Industry Day will consist of a CLASSIFIED morning session (0830 – 1130 EDT) and afternoon UNCLASSIFIED session (1300 – 1600 EDT). The morning CLASSIFIED session will be a briefing of the consortium’s requirements for a future missile system with the operational techniques and technical capabilities that may be needed to meet them. The afternoon UNCLASSIFIED session will cover an overview of the NATO SEASPARROW Consortium and Project OƯice, current consortium products, and the future direction in comparison to current systems. The afternoon session will also focus on our acquisition approach, including timelines, a discussion of how we aim to leverage digital engineering, and methods for assessing technological candidates and industry partners.