August 25 - 26, 2026

Exchange Ideas and Expertise at the Forefront of Counter-UAS Efforts

Recent global conflicts, along with the increased presence of drones near U.S. borders and military installations, have underscored that dominance in drone warfare—and the ability to defend against it—will play a decisive role in shaping global power. To effectively counter drones, it is essential to clearly define and understand the evolving threat landscape and make targeted investments in the technologies and capabilities needed to address it.

In less than one month, IDGA's Counter UAS Summit convenes 600+ key decision-makers from the U.S. military, federal agencies, allied nations, and industry to collaborate on strategies to respond to the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to both military operations and civilian populations.

Over two days of in-depth learning and engagement, the Counter UAS Summit offers a critical opportunity to discuss the scale and direction of U.S. military investment in counter-drone technologies. The proposed FY2027 defense budget includes $14.4B to defend against unmanned threats and expand high-volume interceptor capabilities. Coupled with the launch of the first-ever C-UAS military marketplace to streamline procurement and strengthen government–industry collaboration, this marks a pivotal moment to understand evolving priorities.

IDGA’s Counter UAS Summit will provide a unique platform to network, connect, and learn directly from the decision-makers shaping the C-UAS marketplace and broader counter-drone strategy.

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Meet Our Expert Speakers

Elmer Roman

DASW, Acquisition Interoperability and Integration, USW(A&S)/Acquisition

Department of War

Brigadier General Matthew Ross

Director, Joint Interagency Task Force 401

Department of War

Dr. Jarred Conley

Portfolio Director, Autonomous Warfare

Department of War Innovation Unit

Duane Neal

Deputy Senior Official, Scaled Directed Energy, OUSW (R&E)/OASW (CT)

Department of War

Geoff Wilson

Division Chief, Test Resource Investment Division, TRMC

Department of War

Mike Torphy

Unit Chief, UAS and CUAS, Critical Incident Response Group

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Anthony Crane

(A) Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Steven Willoughby

(A) Executive Director, Program Executive Office for UAS and C-UAS

Department of Homeland Security

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Counter-UAS 2025 Post Show Report

This post-show report highlights the key themes of the summit, shares on-site survey results, and provides testimonials from attendees.

JIATF 401 and the Future of U.S. Counter-Drone Operations

This report examines the creation of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401, why it was established, and how it is reshaping U.S. counter‑drone strategy, acquisition, and interagency coordination.

The Impact of President Trump's Counter-UAS Executive Order One Year Later

This report examines how federal agencies are implementing new authorities, expanding coordination, and strengthening counter‑UAS capabilities to protect critical infrastructure, public events, and national security assets.

A Beginner's Guide to the DoW's New C-UAS Marketplace

This report serves as a practical introduction to the DoW's newly launched C‑UAS Marketplace, overseen by JIATF401, and explains how the platform is designed to accelerate access to vetted counter‑drone solutions.

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Wondering Who You Could Meet?

This year's summit will bring together more than 600 military and government attendees - our strongest government-to-industry networking opportunity we've ever hosted at this event.

As more organizations confirm their attendance, we've updated the attendee snapshot to include a full view of who will be onsite later this month.

New additions include representatives from JIATF-401, the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Department of Homeland Security, Defense Innovation Unit, FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Federal Aviation Administration, to name a few - with more organizations continuing to register each week.

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Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

Position your organization alongside sponsors including CONTROP, D-Fend Solutions, Echodyne, Robin Radar Systems, Sempre, TRD Systems, Latent AI, Moodro, Thor Dynamics, and Veyrk Industries.

The Counter UAS Summit connects you directly with the military, government, and industry leaders shaping C-UAS requirements and procurement. With a highly targeted audience and curated networking, this is your opportunity to align with real needs, build relationships, and position your solutions where demand is rapidly growing.

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Testimonials

A Word From Our Attendees

Director of Global Sales

Smoothest event I’ve attended. Very well planned and executed. The (IDGA) team was highly professional, on point, and amazing.

SkySafe

Senior Systems Analyst

Off the charts valuable. Specifically in networking. Accomplishing the recommendations of the Domestic C-sUAS National Action Plan requires dialogue from agencies that often are not usually in the same room. This event allows for thoughts and ideas to be shared which then are brought to disparate locations and socialized. Sometimes that process can assist in speeding up the bureaucracy that stymies innovation.

ACM C-sUAS (Axient)

UAS & C-UAS instructor SME

In all honesty I wouldn't be able to express how valuable this knowledge and information is and would also not want to put a price on it. I am from a UAS operator background and having a good understanding of the C-UAS issues and also capabilities helps me to inform other from both a C-UAS and Counter C-UAS perspective.

British Army

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

The event was highly valuable as it exposed me to the breadth of the C-UAS mission, as well as the challenges, gaps and opportunities associated with this mission. I also enjoyed the fact that the presenters are highly dedicated professionals, who care deeply and want to make a positive difference in protecting the homeland.

Raytheon

VP Marketing

The C-UAS Summit does a great job convening the right people to make sure conversations are meaningful to each of the attendees.

Echodyne