Registration is open for premier forum advancing innovation, collaboration, and strategic dialogue in space and missile defense
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — 11June 2026 — The Space and Missile Defense Symposium will return to Huntsville, Alabama, August 11-13, 2026, bringing together over 9,000 attendees including senior military leaders, government decision makers, industry executives, technical experts, scientists, engineers, operators, and policy professionals for one of the nation’s most significant gatherings focused on the future of space and missile defense.
Registration for the 2026 Symposium is open now. The event will take place at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, continuing nearly three decades of strategic engagement, technical exchange, and mission-focused collaboration in one of the nation’s most important defense and aerospace communities.
The Symposium serves as a central forum for addressing the rapidly evolving challenges facing the space and missile defense enterprise. As global threats become more complex and contested domains demand greater integration, the event provides a critical platform for leaders across government, military, industry, and academia to exchange insight, identify emerging requirements, and advance solutions that strengthen national and global security.
The 2026 program will feature senior leader updates, industry engagement opportunities, technical presentations, interactive panels, networking events, and an expansive exhibit hall with over 300 exhibits highlighting advanced technologies and capabilities from across the space and missile defense community.
Expected program elements include organization updates and discussions involving leaders and representatives from key defense agencies and commands, including the Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Space Command, PAE Fires, and other major organizations supporting the defense enterprise.
The Symposium will also include focused discussions on acquisition, next-generation space and missile defense capabilities, regional warfighter needs, small business innovation, technical research, and industry-government collaboration.
Held annually in Huntsville, the event benefits from the region’s unique concentration of defense, aerospace, research, and technology assets. Huntsville is home to Redstone Arsenal, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the Missile Defense Agency, Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and Cummings Research Park, making it a strategic location for conversations that influence future defense requirements, operational readiness, and technology development.
Attendees will have access to high-value networking opportunities, including the opening reception, evening networking events, the Davidson Award Dinner, exhibit hall engagements, technical paper presentations, and small business showcase sessions.
Registration information, sponsorship opportunities, exhibitor details, and program updates will be available at https://smdsymposium.org/.
About the Space and Missile Defense Symposium
For nearly three decades, the Space and Missile Defense Symposium has served as a definitive forum for advancing strategic dialogue, innovation, and collaboration in space and missile defense. Held annually in Huntsville, Alabama, the Symposium brings together government, military, industry, and technical leaders to address the most pressing challenges facing the defense community. Through senior leader updates, expert panels, technical presentations, networking opportunities, and technology exhibits, the Symposium supports knowledge sharing and mission-focused collaboration that help shape the future of national and global security.
