MIT helped build the Arsenal of Democracy.

We're building what comes next.

The Purpose of the MIT Sloan Defense & National Security Club is threefold:

1) We broaden MIT Sloan students' professional networks in the rapidly growing defense technology, mission-critical manufacturing, and dual-use entrepreneurship fields.

2) We bring top-tier internship and career opportunities to MIT Sloan, including those with defense companies, dual-use technology startups, critical manufacturers, US government agencies, and defense tech investment firms.

3) We serve as the educational hub for the MIT Sloan community to learn about the defense industry as well as the broader ecosystem of public and private sector teams involved in national security.

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Upcoming Events

Lunch and Learn with Vannevar Labs

Sep 24 | 11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch and Learn with Vannevar Labs

Defense and National Security Kickoff



Sep 30 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Defense and National Security Kickoff



Oct 14 | 11:30am - 1:00pm

Defense & National Security Recruiting Panel



Nov 17 | 11:30am - 1:00pm

MIx and EIGSS Information Session

Member Benefits

  • Direct involvement in MIT's world-class ecosystem of academics, industry experts, and operators dedicated to the common mission of national security

  • Invitations to forums and mixers with executives, investors, military leaders, and policymakers

  • Inclusion in a broad network of MIT Sloan alumni that are current and future leaders in national security

  • Counseling on discerning future career paths in the defense industry with the MIT Sloan CDO

  • Partnership with Mission Innovation X (MIx), the Defense, Security, and Resilience @ MIT initiative, the MIT Security Studies Program (SSP), and other MIT organizations committed to innovation in national security

  • Club socials, free lunches, official merchandise, and good company

MIT x HBS Technology and National Security Conference

The MIT Sloan Defense & National Security Club partners with the Harvard Business School Aerospace & Defense Club to run the annual Technology and National Security Conference (TechNatSec) in April. TechNatSec is the nation's largest and most prominent student-run defense innovation conference. The conference brings together leading minds in national security to discuss strategies to strengthen US and allied defense ecosystems, showcase critical and emerging technologies, and analyze the shifting geopolitical dynamics confronting the Free World.