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In collaboration with Hudson Institute 

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Solving problems for the warfighter

Join operators, acquisition professionals, startups, small and medium businesses, investors and industry leaders to collaborate and address urgent needs with near-term solutions.

Apex Defense 2026 will provide curated discussion and networking opportunities to tackle operational challenges including:

Sustainment and readiness in a contested and dispersed theatre of operations

  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Sensor & Data Fusion
  • Data Processing
  • Cyber
  • AI/ML
  • Operational Energy
  • Edge Computing

Advancing interoperability and integration of autonomous systems for multi-domain operations

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Sensor & Data Fusion
  • Edge Compute
  • Cyber
  • EW and Jamming
  • AI/ML
  • Theatre Analysis & Mission Planning
  • Communications
  • Secure Autonomy
  • Edge Computing

Detecting, identifying and defeating low-cost, rapidly proliferating UxS threats to infrastructure, personnel and manoeuvre force

  • C-UXS
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Radars
  • Sensor & Data Fusion
  • EW and Jamming
  • Kinetic Defeat 
  • AI/ML
  • Threat Identification
  • Non-kinetic Defeatt

Gaining an edge and winning autonomous warfare

  • Autonomous Systems
  • AI/ML
  • C2 & Battle Management Systems
  • Cyber
  • Radars
  • Secure Autonomy
  • Sensor & Data Fusion
  • EW and Jamming
  • Edge Computingy

Fighting in a contested EMS and retaining access to space-based capabilities

  • Communications
  • EW and Jamming
  • Inertial navigation
  • PNT & INS
  • Cyber
  • Space Technology
  • AI / ML
  • Edge Computing

Operating within and generating combat power from the dense threat area

  • C2 & Battle Management Systems
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Munitions
  • Cyber
  • EW & Jamming
  • Assured communications
  • Sensor fusion

Countering against next-gen undersea threats and protecting critical infrastructure

  • UAS
  • USV
  • UUV’s
  • AI/ML
  • Sensor & Data Fusion
  • Radar and Sonar
  • C2
  • Anti-Submarine Warfare

Protecting deployed forces and homelands from advanced air and missile threats

  • AI/ML
  • Cyber/EW
  • Space Technology
  • IAMD
  • Sensor and Data Fusion
  • Radar
  • C2
  • Kinetic Defeat 
  • Non-kinetic Defeat
  • Munitions

Sustaining the force and scaling the industrial base at speed and scale

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Logistics
  • Advanced Materials
  • Munitions
  • AI/Automation
  • Predictive Analytics
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WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Collaborate ecosystem-wide to work the problem and tackle operational challenges
  • Interact with industry leadership, operators and innovators sharing expert insight
  • High-level curated networking opportunities for problem solvers
  • Eat together, drink together, no-closed doors, no tiered access
  • A digital backbone to start the conversation early and keep it going year-round

THE ORGANIZERS OF APEX DEFENSE

Clarion Defense, known for hosting renowned international military and industry events such as DSEI introduce a US-focused engagement, Apex Defense – designed to facilitate improved interaction among operators, policymakers, and technologists to ensure US and Allied Forces Stay Ahead of the Curve.

Apex Defense is delivered in collaboration with the Hudson Institute and the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology – experts in the implications of emerging technologies for defense strategy and military operations. 

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As a delegate you will collaborate, learn and network with leaders and innovators delivering mission-critical solutions.

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