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A dynamic defense technology event

Uniting warfighters, acquisition professionals, startups, small and medium businesses, investors and industry leaders to tackle operational problems from the seabed to space.

The mission is to accelerate the delivery of high-impact, mission-critical solutions to U.S. warfighters and allied forces, addressing urgent needs with near-term solutions.

To do this, Apex puts the requirements of the warfighter at the spine of the program, within an environment that’s built for collaboration and action-orientated dialogue.

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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

2026 Mission Sets

Survivable or attritable logistics platforms

Operationalising advanced manufacturing at the tactical edge

Assured command and control of logistic network nodes

Enabling ad-hoc interoperability between disparate systems

Synchronizing cross-domain command and control

Managing cyber and EW threats

Detection and discrimination of small, low signature threats

Balancing layered and cost-effective defeat mechanisms

Attritable and mobile C-UxS capabilities

Using autonomous systems for control rather than just denial

Sustaining autonomous system operations

Improving autonomous system lethality and reliability

Spectrum management in an increasingly contested and congested EMS.

Building cyber and EW effects at scale

Exploiting and sustaining access to space for C3 and targeting

Equipping and fielding edge/stand-in forces/mission area 1 forces in contested environments

C3 of forces in highly contested environments

Use of concealment, camouflage, deception, and EW to survive inside the WEZ

Detection and defeat of autonomous undersea vehicles

Surveillance and protection of deep-sea infrastructure

Using the seabed for military advantage

Real time threat identification and boost-phase engagement.

Implications and challenges of spaced based interceptors.

Interoperability across all domains to enhance detection, tracking, interception and defeat.

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