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Military Aviation and Air Dominance Summit

  • January 21-22, 2026
  • Jackson Center, Huntsville, AL

Event Overview

The 8th Annual Military Aviation & Air Dominance Summit will convene senior-level experts and decision-makers from across the U.S. Military Services, DoW, International Partners, Acquisition Authorities, and Industry for a Joint Service discussion on strategies, initiatives, and emerging capabilities critical for enhancing lethality and restoring the warrior ethos in pursuit of total air dominance. Amid a dynamic and shifting global landscape, the U.S. Military Services are undergoing a strategic reorientation to maintain and expand air superiority over increasingly sophisticated adversaries.

Notice: No Press. No Recordings. Chatham House Rule.

2025 Confirmed Speakers Include

  • MG Clair Gill, USA

    Commanding General, Army Aviation Center of Excellence

  • BG David Phillips, USA

    Program Executive Officer, PEO Aviation

  • BG Cain Baker, USA

    Director, Future Vertical Lift CFT, U.S. Army Futures Command

  • Air Commodore Nicola Thomas

    Air Attache, Embassy of UK to the US

  • COL Timothy Jaeger, USA

    Director, Army Aviation for Army Headquarters (HQDA) G-3/5/7

  • COL Jeffrey Poquette, USA

    Project Manager, FLRAA, PEO Aviation

  • Col Robert Finneran

    Chief of Staff, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing

  • Colonel Wooyoul 'Xerox' Lee, ROKAF

    Air Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA

  • CAPT Jarrod Hair, USN

    PM, Air Combat Electronics (PMA 209), NAVAIR

  • MG (R) Robert L. Barrie

    Former Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ALT)

  • MG (R) Kenneth T. Royar, USA

    VP & Program Integration Lead, Textron

  • MG (Ret.) Jeffrey Schloesser, USA

    Executive Vice President, Strategic Pursuits, BELL Advanced Vertical Lift Center Event Moderator

About the Military Aviation & Air Dominance Summit

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

  • Reshaping the Future of Army Aviation with Future Vertical Lift: Fielding The FLRAA and Guiding The Next Chapter
  • Deploying Next-Generation Operational Capabilities to Prepare Army Aviators for the Future Fight
  • Enabling Air Superiority through the Development and Fielding of Advanced Aircraft Capabilities Such as the Next-Gen Fighter
  • Providing Air Support, Assault Support, and Aerial Reconnaissance to Sustain the MAGTF Warfighting Edge
  • Redefining the Frontline with Unmanned Systems and the New Era of Warfare
  • Code in the Cockpit: Ensuring Air Dominance in a Contested Cyber Environments
  • Implementing MOSA to Enable the Rapid Fielding of Agile, Sustainable, and Interoperable Navy Avionic Systems
  • Adapting to The Future of Special Operations Aviation: From Legacy to Lethality
  • Advancing International Partnerships in the Sky and Securing the Future of Global Aviation

Attend this year’s summit to gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategies, technologies, and partnerships that are shaping the future of military aviation. The summit provides a unique opportunity to hear from senior leaders on how military services, in collaboration with international partners and industry, are modernizing platforms to enhance lethality and ensure air superiority in a dynamic and shifting global landscape.

This year’s event focuses on key modernization efforts such as the development of new prototypes like the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter and the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). Attendees can gain direct insights into how these programs are progressing, with the F-47 NGAD fighter, for instance, now in the engineering and manufacturing development phase and the FLRAA program moving into prototype production. Furthermore, the summit’s emphasis on emerging technologies directly aligns with current air dominance initiatives. The 2026 Summit will also feature discussions around topics such as empowering air dominance with innovative technologies like artificial intelligence & digital engineering, developing next-generation platforms for the future fight such as Brigade UAS, and the increasing importance of cybersecurity to secure these new and modernized aircraft. Attending the summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, and increase visibility within the larger community. It is a chance to stay informed on the current direction of air dominance efforts and to forge strategic ties with key leaders from across the defense and aerospace communities.

DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summits’ content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the military aviation community, to include key acquisition authorities & policymakers across the military commands.

Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the Military Aviation community.

Build Partnerships:The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue 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 US Military Services, DoD, Government, and Industry partner 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 and training forum

Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission

Notice: No Press. No Recordings. Chatham House Rule.

Sponsors & Exhibitors

The 2026 Military Aviation & Air Dominance Summit provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions.

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