Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit

  • April 16-17, 2025
  • National Housing Center, Washington, D.C.

Event Overview

The 13th Annual Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit brings together key experts, decision-makers, and innovators from DoD, Military Services, Industry, & Academia for in-depth discussions on advancements and innovations in unmanned and autonomous technologies essential for the future of military defense and mission success on the all-domain battlefield.

About the 2025 Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

  • DoD efforts to supply the Joint Force with critical unmanned & autonomous capabilities
  • Utilizing the power of disruption to rapidly solve naval operational challenges
  • Integrating unmanned technologies into the MAGTF
  • Delivering innovative unmanned aviation technologies to Sailors & Marines
  • Integrating innovation to shape multi-domain operations for enhanced regional & global security
  • Innovating for future operations with unmanned/autonomous systems
  • Fielding C-UAS solutions to defeat threats & combat adversaries
  • Expanding the utilization of loitering munitions for future warfare

As the U.S. faces a plethora of threats from rapidly advancing adversaries, DoD and the Military Services are accelerating the utilization and integration of innovative unmanned and autonomous systems into military operations to expand operational capability, improve situational awareness, enhance tactical flexibility, and reduce risks to the Warfighter. Attendees will gain valuable insights from across the unmanned/autonomous systems community into the continued development and deployment of cutting-edge technologies critical to the success of the Joint Force on the future all-domain battlefield.

The 2025 event will convene senior level experts, innovators, and leaders from the DoD, Military Services, Industry, and Academia to discuss strategies, modernization priorities, and emerging capabilities in the unmanned space that are deemed critical to maintain technological and military superiority in the future operating environment. The event will focus on several key topics including human-machine teaming, improving operational efficiency across air, land, and sea, ensuring unmanned system resilience in contested environments, the latest in technological innovation, emerging threats/challenges, and policy and acquisition strategies. The Summit will also feature a panel on the latest advancements in C-UAS technologies as well as a fireside chat highlighting the increasing utilization of loitering munitions. Attendees at the 2025 Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit will have the unique opportunity to hear from key decision makers and subject matter experts on the current threat landscape, emerging challenges, and latest innovations in unmanned and autonomous technologies.

DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summit’s content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the unmanned & autonomous systems community as well as key policymakers across military and civilian offices. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.

  • Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing DoD and Military Services.
  • Build Partnerships:The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogues among all in attendance
  • Influence: Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments or ideas.
  • DSI’s Summit directly supports DoD, Military Services, and federal priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department’s mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time.
  • DSI’s Summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission.
  • The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoD and Federal employees and is considered an educational training forum, and a widely attended gathering.

 

(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission.)

Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

The 2025 Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Summit provides opportunities for exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, luncheon, and cocktail receptions.

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