SAME Capital Week 2027

A Secret/NOFORN forum for aerospace and defense leaders addressing strategic, programmatic, and technical challenges, as well as policy issues affecting the aerospace and national security communities. The forum requires attendees to hold final U.S. SECRET or higher clearance.

Hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers, the conference brings together military, government, industry, and academic professionals to address engineering solutions for national security, infrastructure resilience, readiness, and mission success. Programming includes technical sessions, workshops, panels, leadership and professional-development discussions, federal acquisition insights, emerging technologies, and an expo featuring solutions for mission readiness and infrastructure modernization.

The symposium focuses on Army materiel readiness, sustainment, logistics, acquisition, modernization, and the defense industrial base. Its stated themes include logistics, maintenance, supply, and lifecycle management; accelerating capability development and integrating emerging technologies; and partnerships among Army organizations, government, industry, and academia. Programming is described as strategic discussions and professional development centered on acquisition, experimentation, readiness, and modernization. The event is open to interested parties, subject to AUSA’s stated identifiable-relationship criteria and its right to deny admission or cancel registration.

Annual convention for the SOF community, co-hosted by Global SOF Foundation and U.S. Special Operations Command. The campus includes exhibition and demonstration areas for SOF Warrior, Special Air Warfare, maritime, information systems, government, space capabilities, human performance, and digital applications. The 2027 All Domain Autonomous Systems Zone is planned for demonstrations of UAS, counter-UAS, unmanned surface vessels, ground robots, and AI/ML technologies across air, land, and sea. Listed 2027 industry priorities include autonomous unmanned platforms, multi-domain defensive countermeasures for air and maritime environments, and AI/ML algorithms to support decision-making and operational efficiency. Conference sessions require a Full Conference and Exhibition pass.

The symposium focuses on space and missile defense, with organization updates from Space and Missile Defense Command, Space Command, Golden Dome for America’s Direct Report Program Manager, T2COM, CUAS, Northern Command, PAE Fires, the Missile Defense Agency, and space and missile defense companies. Panel themes include SPACECOM, Missile Defense System Next, International Space, INDOPACOM, industry, next-generation space and missile defense, and PAE Fires. The program also includes a technology track with technical paper presentations, a small-business showcase, and an exhibit hall featuring technology and products.

A military equipment, systems, services, and technology exposition focused on Marines and the Marine Corps. The event features defense-industry exhibits, presentations from Marines and Department of War personnel, and the OBJ1 Wargaming Convention. Attendance is restricted to eligible military, government, defense-industry, and related groups; it is not open to the general public. The 2027 schedule and speakers have not been finalized.

A B2B event focused on aerospace and defense supply chains, manufacturing capabilities, services, and technologies. Suppliers, service providers, engineering, supply chain, procurement, and product development teams connect through pre-arranged one-to-one meetings; attendance is reserved for vetted professionals. The first day features presentations by executives and leaders covering commercial and military programs at Collins, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Topics include market-segment trends, challenges and opportunities, supplier expectations, manufacturing automation, and information integration.

The program aligns U.S. military priorities, executive-order implementation, congressional funding, acquisition pathways, industrial-base capacity, and operational requirements for uncrewed systems. Sessions address defense acquisition reform; FY27 funding and investment signals; the Drone Dominance Program; domestic manufacturing capacity and supply-chain resilience; small-business pathways into defense markets; and export markets, financing, and export controls. Other themes include Army and Air Force autonomy fielding, congressional oversight, lessons from Ukraine, maritime security, undersea infrastructure, and scaling uncrewed surface and undersea systems. The program identifies Executive Orders 14265, 14268, 14307, 14372, and 14415 among the policy frameworks discussed. Featured speakers include Admiral Thomas Allan, Jr., Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; William Kimmitt, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; and Emil Michael, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering and Department of War Chief Technology Officer. Registration is restricted to U.S. citizens and citizens of allied or partner nations; the event is closed to media.

Focuses on military ground mobility and tactical vehicle modernization. Brings together leaders from the Department of Defense, military services, industry, and academia to discuss requirements, technologies, and strategies for tactical wheeled vehicles and warfighter readiness. The program includes presentations and panel discussions on modernization priorities, emerging technologies, acquisition strategies, and challenges shaping military mobility. Open to press.

The week combines the SATELLITE Conference, GovMilSpace, a peer-evaluated Tech Seminar, an executive Inner Circle program, and an exhibit hall. Topics include satellite finance, M&A and market structure; 5G non-terrestrial networks and the road to 6G; direct-to-device connectivity; AI in satellite operations; software-defined networks; sovereign networks; launch economics; and ground-segment modernization. GovMilSpace addresses acquisition and commercial integration, resilient architectures, GEOINT, PNT, defense constellation services, optical communications, and the space industrial base. The Tech Seminar covers ground architecture, spectrum, propulsion, AI, and in-space operations, with white papers accompanying its technical sessions. The program also includes discussions of satellite manufacturing costs and supply-chain pressures, spectrum policy ahead of WRC-27, satellite-network security and interference testing, and orbital logistics. Some Inner Circle briefings and roundtables are exclusive to that executive program.