Program

This is a high-level panel discussion exploring the future of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and their role in next-generation airpower. Senior government, industry, and research leaders will examine operational concepts, autonomy, human-machine teaming, and the technical challenges of integrating CCA into contested environments. The session will offer candid insights, informed debate, and perspectives shaped by classified program experience.

Technical Sessions Agenda

Technical Sessions Agenda

This panel examines the evolving role of artificial intelligence on the modern battlefield, from decision support and autonomous systems to sensing, targeting, and command-and-control. Experts from government, industry, and the research community will discuss operational realities, technical limitations, and trust in AI-enabled warfare, drawing on classified program insights and real-world lessons. The discussion will focus on how AI is changing the speed, scale, and character of conflict—and what that means for future force design and employment.

Across every domain, technology is rewriting the rules of war – introducing new threats with dramatic implications for conflicts across the globe. This session on evolving modern warfare will discuss how the defense industrial base is supporting the Department of Defense by developing critical technologies to meet these challenges – from coordinated layered defense capabilities through initiatives such as Golden Dome, to rapid development and fielding of new technologies to project force in areas defended by increasingly advanced adversaries. While we are delivering against these current threats, it is critical that we also keep our eye on the longer term 2035 horizon, in which we will face sophisticated peer adversaries and be challenged to project credible deterrence.