C-UAS & Integrated Protection Summit 2026

Defense Strategies Institute’s 3rd Annual C-UAS & Integrated Protection Summit will convene senior leaders and decision-makers from the Department of War, federal government, industry, and academia to address the evolving challenges of countering unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS). As UAS threats continue to expand in scale, sophistication, and global reach, the Summit will focus on advancing integrated strategies to detect, deter, and defeat these systems while strengthening layered defense architectures across the homeland and operational theaters. The summit will explore efforts aligned with the DoW’s evolving strategy for countering unmanned systems, with a focus on operational execution and real-world application of layered, integrated defenses. Sessions will highlight joint and interagency collaboration, including efforts such as FBI and JIATF-401 coordination for domestic protection, tactical-edge C-UAS operations, and integration across the Joint Force and allied partners to counter a global threat. Senior leaders and C-UAS experts will examine how to deepen threat awareness, disrupt and defeat adversarial UAS networks, and accelerate the development and fielding of C-UAS solutions at speed and scale. Discussions will address balancing kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities, advancing joint training and readiness, and strengthening interoperability across services, agencies, and international partners.