2026 Warfare Symposium | Agenda

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Monday, February 23, 2026

1:30 – 4:00 pm
Aurora Exhibit Hall
Technology Exposition
3:05 – 3:35 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Secretary of Air Force Keynote
3:35 – 4:05 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Polaris Awards
4:10 – 4:40 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Chief of Space Operations Keynote
4:50 – 5:30 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Acquisition Reform: A Warfighting Imperative
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Aurora Exhibit Hall
Polaris Reception
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Aurora Exhibit Hall
Technology Exposition
8:30 – 9:00 am
Aurora Ballroom
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Keynote
9:10 – 9:50 am
Aurora Ballroom
Reinforcing a Warrior Ethos
9:10 – 9:50 am
Colorado B
Long-Range Kill Chains
9:10 – 9:50 am
Colorado C
Battle-Hardening Commercial Space
10:50 – 11:30 am
Aurora Ballroom
Moving Target Indications from Space
10:50 – 11:30 am
Colorado B
Integrated Air & Missile Defense
10:50 – 11:30 am
Colorado C
Air-to-Air Sensors and Weapons
1:00 – 1:30 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Keynote
1:00 – 1:40 pm
Colorado B
Generating EW Effects
1:00 – 1:40 pm
Colorado C
Guardians in Space
1:55 – 2:35 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Defending the Homeland
1:55 – 2:35 pm
Colorado B
Desert Storm 35: A Turning Point in Warfare
1:55 – 2:35 pm
Colorado C
AI and Data Management
3:35 – 4:15 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Forward Air Base Defense
3:35 – 4:15 pm
Colorado B
Realistic Training for Space
3:35 – 4:15 pm
Colorado C
Long-Range Strike—With Speed
4:25 – 5:05 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Maintaining the Launch Advantage
4:25 – 5:05 pm
Colorado B
Improving Readiness for Peer Conflict
4:25 – 5:05 pm
Colorado C
DAF Battle Network: Connecting Every Domain from Cloud to Constellation
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Aurora Exhibit Hall
Technology Exposition
8:00 – 8:40 am
Aurora Ballroom
What Satellite Imagery Can Tell Us About China’s Military Build Up
8:00 – 8:40 am
Colorado B
Space Supply Chain Resilience
8:00 – 8:40 am
Colorado C
Readiness for Anything: Leadership in the Trenches
8:50 – 9:30 am
Aurora Ballroom
Integrating CCAs into the Operational Force
8:50 – 9:30 am
Colorado B
Target Indication from Space
8:50 – 9:30 am
Colorado C
The Power of Digital Twins
10:30 – 11:10 am
Aurora Ballroom
From CASR to Capability: Building a Hybrid Space Architecture
10:30 – 11:10 am
Colorado B
Integrating for the Fight: Finding the Jets to Fly, Fight and Win
10:30 – 11:10 am
Colorado C
Rapid Spacecraft Development and Manufacturing
11:20 – 11:50 am
Aurora Ballroom
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Keynote
11:20 am – 12:00 pm
Colorado B
AI Autonomy in the Fight: How Agentic AI Is Transforming the Tempo of Air, Space, and Cyber Operations
11:20 am – 12:00 pm
Colorado C
Defending the Homeland from Small Drones
1:30 – 2:10 pm
Aurora Ballroom
Readiness Informed Metrics: The New Measure of Readiness
1:30 – 2:10 pm
Colorado B
Priorities for the Air Force’s Future Force Design
1:30 – 2:10 pm
Colorado C
Dynamic Space Operations
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Mountain Pass Sports Bar
Rock the Rockies Reception