NVIDIA GTC 2025, Washington, D.C. - Implications for Defense and National Security

This IDC Market Note analyzes the key announcements made at the NVIDIA GTC 2025 event, held October 28-29 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together NVIDIA developers, government leaders, and technology partners to explore the latest innovations being delivered by NVIDIA."NVIDIA's GTC DC 2025 marks a new direction where defense and military agencies transition from experimental AI pilots to owning sovereign, production-grade intelligence infrastructure - fundamentally shifting the acquisition calculus from renting from hyperscalers to building and owning their own AI infrastructure." - Alan Webber, program VP, National Security, Defense, and Intelligence at IDC