Agenda
June 26, 2025
Times are subject to change.
Welcome Remarks
Welcome to the 2025 Defense One Tech Summit!
Welcome to the 2025 Defense One Tech Summit!
Autonomy at War
From AI-powered surveillance and drone swarms to autonomous strike capabilities, explore how AI-driven warfare is evolving, strategic challenges it both solves and presents, and what it means for future conflicts.
From AI-powered surveillance and drone swarms to autonomous strike capabilities, explore how AI-driven warfare is evolving, strategic challenges it both solves and presents, and what it means for future conflicts.
The Space Rush
With commercial space companies driving down launch costs, access to orbit is no longer limited to superpowers. During this session, examine how the Pentagon is adapting to the new era of space competition, leveraging commercial advancements for national security, and harnessing new capabilities for space-based warfare.
With commercial space companies driving down launch costs, access to orbit is no longer limited to superpowers. During this session, examine how the Pentagon is adapting to the new era of space competition, leveraging commercial advancements for national security, and harnessing new capabilities for space-based warfare.
Busting Bureaucracy
Even amongst rapid technological advancements, bureaucratic inertia can stall military innovation. Lengthy procurement cycles, outdated regulations, and risk-averse cultures can hinder the Pentagon’s ability to field next-generation capabilities. Discuss the policies, processes, and cultural shifts needed to streamline defense innovation and ensure America’s military remains agile.
Even amongst rapid technological advancements, bureaucratic inertia can stall military innovation. Lengthy procurement cycles, outdated regulations, and risk-averse cultures can hinder the Pentagon’s ability to field next-generation capabilities. Discuss the policies, processes, and cultural shifts needed to streamline defense innovation and ensure America’s military remains agile.
Golden Dome/Hypersonics and Missile Defense
Hypersonic weapons are redefining global military power. Dive deep into the state of American hypersonic development, the latest breakthroughs in interceptors and countermeasures, and the role these technologies will play in future deterrence strategies.
Hypersonic weapons are redefining global military power. Dive deep into the state of American hypersonic development, the latest breakthroughs in interceptors and countermeasures, and the role these technologies will play in future deterrence strategies.
Disruptive Dual Use
The future of defense technology is increasingly being shaped by commercial startups and private-sector pioneers rather than traditional government labs. During this session, examine how the Pentagon is tapping into private-sector innovation, the challenges of scaling commercial tech for defense needs, and what this shift means for the future of military R&D.
The future of defense technology is increasingly being shaped by commercial startups and private-sector pioneers rather than traditional government labs. During this session, examine how the Pentagon is tapping into private-sector innovation, the challenges of scaling commercial tech for defense needs, and what this shift means for the future of military R&D.
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