Events

The theme of this year’s conference is DIA Next: Intelligence Technologies for Battlespace Lethality. America’s intelligence and military power are key to shaping perceptions and deterring strategic competitors. Military readiness and lethality across warfighting domains, theatres, and the spectrum of conflict are critical to preventing and decisively winning wars. Intelligence technologies serve as the linchpin of America’s advanced weaponry, intelligence, and command and control systems. When America wields a modernized, connected, and resilient technology enterprise, it bolsters global combat credibility, provides overwhelming battlespace advantage, and ensures that America’s strategic competitors incur significant costs for aggression and conflict.

The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world.

With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry, this three-day conference is designed to open the lines of communication between the military and commercial sector and provide a space where government and industry professionals can discuss issues and share solutions surrounding cyber electromagnetic activities and unified land operations.

This year, thousands of Air Force peers, along with private sector leaders in the IT and cyber security field convened to network, discuss, connect, and learn about the newest and most prevailing threats to our global networks and national defense. DAFITC 2026 is expected to featured 140+ breakouts, an exhibit hall with over 200 vendor booths, and over 4,000 attendees, speakers, and exhibitors.

Co-hosted by AFCEA and INSA, the nation’s leading non-profits dedicated to public-private partnership, the summit brings together leaders from government, academia, and industry for two days of mission-focused discussion. From plenaries and ignite rounds to an exhibit hall featuring the latest IC innovations, the program fosters genuine collaboration across the community.

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