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JOINT FIRES SUMMIT

  • February 18-19, 2026
  • Jackson Center | Huntsville, AL

Event Overview

Defense Strategies Institute’s 2026 Joint Fires Summit will bring together members of the Department of War, Combatant Commands, acquisition authorities, industry, and academia to advance the development and delivery of next-generation surface-to-surface precision fires.  Because the United States has a keen interest in increasing the range, effects, and lethality of its fires capabilities to achieve overmatch against adversaries, the 5th Annual Joint Fires Summit will focus on the need to continually develop and modernize its fires capabilities to deter and defeat adversarial threats.

Notice: No Press. No Recordings. Chatham House Rule.

FEATURED Speakers Include

Agenda Coming Soon!

  • MG Al Shoffner, USA (Ret)

    Former Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill

  • Lt Gen Michael Lutton, USAF

    Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command and Deputy Commander, Air Forces Strategic-Air

  • MG Frank Lozano, USA

    Program Executive Officer, PEO Missiles & Space

  • COL Bruce Bredlow, USA

    Assistant Commandant, Air Defense Artillery School, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE), Fort Sill

  • LTC (P) Corrie Brice, USA

    Director, Army Multi-Domain Targeting Center, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill

  • Laurence Mixon, SES

    Acting Deputy PEO, PEO IEW&S

  • Dr. Robert Frederick, Jr.

    Propulsion Research Center Director and Professor, University of Alabama Huntsville

  • Matthew Lewis

    Senior Manager, Next-Gen Systems and Analysis, Sandia National Laboratories

About the 2026 Joint Fires Summit

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

  • Modernizing the Army’s Fires Capabilities to be Lethal & Interoperable
  • Delivering Joint Fires Systems that Increase Range, Lethality, and Effects Over Adversarial Systems
  • Pursuing a Joint Fires Network that Enables Rapid Threat Detection and Engagement
  • Test & Evaluating Next-Generation Artillery and Missile Capabilities
  • Integrating Strategic Deterrence and Global Strike Capabilities into the Joint Fires Mission
  • Delivering Decision Advantage and Lethal Effects to Enable Warfighter Overmatch

In order to stay ahead of adversaries rapidly advancing their long-range and precision fires capabilities, the United States is modernizing artillery, rockets, missiles, and munitions.  Defense Strategies Institute’s 5th Annual Joint Fires Summit will convent key leaders and stakeholders from across the joint fires community to discuss how the services are collaborating to develop and field next generation surface-to-surface precision fires.  These advancements aim to enhance range, targeting, lethality, and overall effects of fires systems.

The 2026 Joint Fires Summit will feature sessions examining how the Department of War is building a fires force that is lethal, modernized, and adaptable to the evolving global threat landscape.  This year’s Summit will highlight ongoing efforts to deliver an integrated Joint Fires Network (JFN) that accelerates the sensor-to-shooter connection to enable rapid target identification, detection, and engagement.  Speakers will explore the JFN’s key role in supporting CJADC2’s goal of delivering a common operating picture that combines sensors, platforms, and munitions across the services and all-domains for real-time battlespace awareness and command and control.  Speakers will address investments in air and missile defense systems designed to address capability gaps and boost deterrence against adversarial weapons.  Sessions will also spotlight innovations and emerging technologies enhancing both direct and indirect fires capabilities as well as joint training and exercises that improve the ability to operate and succeed in anti-access/ area denial (A2/AD) environments.

Attendees will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights from senior leaders shaping the future of U.S. fires capabilities and leave with a deeper understanding of the programs, policies, and partnerships driving modernizations across the fires force.  Join us at this 2026 Joint Fires Summit to network and collaborate with colleagues from across the DoW, federal government, industry, and academia on the future of integrated, interoperable fires capabilities

  • Gain Education & Insight:  Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the fires communities.
  • Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance.
  • Influence: Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments or ideas.

DSI’s Summit directly supports DoW priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department’s mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time.

DSI’s Summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission.

The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoW and Federal employees and is considered an educational and training forum.

(Industry and academia members are charged a fee for admission)

Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

The Joint Fires Summit provides opportunities including exhibit space, round table discussions, product demonstrations, and networking receptions. Download the Sponsorship and Exhibiting Prospectus Here.

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