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). The Summit focuses on advancing integrated strategies to detect, deter, and defeat these systems while strengthening layered defense architectures across the homeland and operational theaters. Key topics include domestic protection through strategic alliance, executing C-UAS at the tactical edge, countering UAS across regions, and enhancing joint force readiness. The event will explore efforts aligned with the DoW’s evolving strategy for countering unmanned systems, emphasizing operational execution and real-world application of layered, integrated defenses, joint and interagency collaboration. Discussions will cover deepening threat awareness, disrupting adversarial UAS networks, accelerating C-UAS solution development, balancing kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities, and strengthening interoperability across services, agencies, and international partners.