Counter-uas Summit

The Premier Event for the Counter-UAS Community

August 18 - 19, 2026 | The Westin Arlington, Arlington, VA 

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August 18 - 19, 2026

Strategic Insights, Tactical Solutions: Exchange Ideas and Expertise at the Forefront of Counter-UAS Efforts

The 8th annual IDGA Counter-UAS Summit provides a forum comprised of key decision-makers and senior military leaders for discussions on ways to collaboratively combat the threat of UAS to the United States military and civilians.

Across two days of learning and collaboration we will engage our audience with high level discussions surrounding kinetic and non-kinetic approaches for countering drones, including exploring case studies on specific incidents, insights into the latest innovative CUAS technologies, the impact of shifting legal authorities, and much more.

IDGA’s Counter-UAS Summit will provide you the unique opportunity to network, connect, and learn from the most influential thought leaders and practitioners, all tirelessly dedicated to mitigating this multi-domain challenge.



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Counter-UAS 2025 Post Show Report

 For two days, 300+ members of the Counter-UAS community from across federal and state law enforcement, the U.S. DoD and private industry assembled for important discussions.

A Visual Guide to the Future of Counter UAS

Recent global conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, have underscored the widespread use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in military scenarios.

The latest visual guide from IDGA outlines how the American Counter-UAS (C-UAS) market is responding to the rise of drones flying in U.S. airspace.

The DoD's Latest C-UAS Strategies

The Department of Defense (DoD) is one of several federal government agencies that are continually updating their Counter-UAS (C-UAS) procedures. In the case of the DoD, to secure its 450+ bases across the states. 

Review the 2025 Attendee List

See who attended the C-UAS Summit in August, to see who you could be networking with on site in 2026.
This event brought more value than ever, with an increase of attending representatives each year from the DoD, the US Army, US Navy, USMC, US Air Force, DHS, CBP & more!


REVIEW the 2025 AGENDA

Wondering what's in store?

This event is for anyone who wants to gain an advanced understanding of the evolving UAS threat and C-UAS technologies and work towards appropriate solutions for their own unique issues. Covering both the civilian and military threat, this event is for individuals who are looking to build vital connections and work collaboratively with the wide range of senior and experienced personnel attending from government administrations, the military, and the industry. This summit strives to be beneficial for solution providers, as well as attendees from the military and federal administrations alike.  

Attend and you can expect:

✔️  Case studies and lessons learned from real world examples from CISA, TSA, US Army, state/local law enforcement, and more

✔️  How the US Military are enhancing and integrating their C-UAS capabilities

✔️  High level of strategic focus on protecting critical civilian infrastructure, including nuclear security, airspace, airports, and more

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Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

Sponsorship is the most effective solution to share your company’s idea to senior leaders across the entire Counter-UAS community, who are looking to invest in a variety of key areas to counteract the rising threat of UAS.
 
With the rapid growth of the C-UAS market, our platform provides you with the opportunity to engage directly with leaders facing challenges and seeking opportunities in line with your expertise and offering.

This is the room your solutions need to be in.

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 & CUAS 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 CUAS issues and also capabilities helps me to inform other from both a CUAS and Counter CUAS 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 CUAS Summit does a great job convening the right people to make sure conversations are meaningful to each of the attendees.

Echodyne

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