Battlefield 2027: Defense Innovation Showcase

Battlefield 2027: Shaping Tomorrow’s Battlefield Today will bring together innovators, operators, and policymakers in Washington, D.C., from October 12-14, 2026.

The event will feature panels, networking, and hands-on demonstrations covering technologies shaping future battlefield operations, including autonomous ground vehicles, unmanned warfare, drone threat intelligence, and navigation for unmanned platforms.

Further details will be announced soon. In the meantime, please refer to the previous event information below

When is Battlefield 2027?

Battlefield 2027: Defense Innovation Showcase will take place from October 13–15, 2025.

Themes

The event will cover autonomous systems, unmanned warfare, drone threats, GPS-denied navigation, modular power systems, and other technologies being developed for future battlefield operations.

Unmanned systems feature across several parts of the program, including autonomous ground vehicles, counter-UAS capabilities, drone threat intelligence, and technologies designed to support unmanned platforms in GPS-denied and spoofed environments.

What’s On?

Attendees can experience panels, live showcases, demonstrations, and discussions covering defense innovation and unmanned technologies.

Monday, October 13

Drone Wars live podcast recording will take place from 2:00–2:30pm.

Battlefield 2027 x Booz Allen Ventures: Why American Tech Companies are Failing Ukraine will run from 3:00–4:00pm.

Battlefield 2027 x Chariot Defense: Blind Spots: What We Overlook as we Race to Modernize the Force will run from 4:00–5:00pm.

A happy hour presented by DroneSec will take place from 5:00–7:00pm.

Tuesday, October 14

Drone Ultimatum live podcast recording will take place from 2:00–2:30pm.

Battlefield 2027 x Frontier House: “Last Week in DC” live session + Q&A with Mike MacKay will run from 3:00–4:00pm.

Battlefield 2027 x Firestorm: Lessons from Ukraine and the future of Unmanned Warfare will run from 4:00–5:00pm.

A happy hour presented by Firestorm will take place from 5:00–7:00pm.

Unmanned Systems and Technology Showcases

Several companies will showcase technologies directly related to autonomous and unmanned operations.

Overland AI will showcase autonomous ground vehicles, highlighting mission-ready autonomy designed to increase combat power and reduce risk to troops.

Allen Control Systems will display Bullfrog, an autonomous weapon-station family for land and sea that provides scalable force protection against small UAS and swarming threats.

Vermeer will showcase vision-based navigation systems designed to keep drones and unmanned platforms flying in GPS-denied and spoofed environments.

DroneSec will present its adversary threat intelligence database covering Air, Land, and Maritime drone Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), including lessons learned from global front-line operations.

Firestorm will also take part in a session examining lessons from Ukraine and the future of unmanned warfare.

Speakers

The event will feature discussions with representatives from technology companies and organizations participating in Battlefield 2027 sessions.

Mike MacKay will participate in the Frontier House live session and Q&A.

Where is Battlefield 2027?

Washington, United States

The exact event address will be available after registration.

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