Military Vehicle Systems Summit

The 6th Annual Military Vehicle Systems Summit comes at a pivotal moment for ground combat modernization, as the Department of War and Army accelerate investment and fielding efforts at an unprecedented pace. With the FY 2027 budget request reaching $252.8 billion, major programs such as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, now entering production, and the M1E3 Abrams upgrade are advancing alongside sustained enhancements to the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Bringing together senior leaders from across the military services, industry, and academia, the Summit provides direct access to the decision-makers shaping these efforts. Attendees will gain critical insight into not only what is being funded, but why, with perspectives from organizations including TACOM, DEVCOM, the Marine Corps, USSOCOM, and NIWC on how legacy fleets are modernized while next-generation systems transition from prototype to program of record.

At the same time, 2026 represents an inflection point in how combat vehicles are designed, integrated, and operated. The Summit will explore the Army’s push toward Human-Machine Integrated Formations by 2027, including the integration of unmanned ground vehicles, common robotic controllers, and AI-enabled systems to reduce risk to the warfighter. Core discussions will address digital engineering and digital twins, innovative funding pathways such as Army FUZE and PIT, and industry strategies for rapidly fielding advanced capabilities. With converging timelines across XM30, Abrams, ACV, robotics, and connected vehicle ecosystems, the event offers a unique forum to align requirements, funding, and technology priorities. For professionals spanning vehicle manufacturing, systems engineering, autonomy, power and mobility, and survivability, the Summit delivers both strategic clarity and practical engagement with the people and programs defining the future of ground combat.

DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of summit content and focus areas. We bring together leading experts from the vehicle systems community alongside key policymakers across military and civilian organizations. Our nonpartisan approach enables us to engage across all services and agencies, creating a truly comprehensive forum for decision-makers and solution providers.

• Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing the military vehicles and vehicle systems community.
• Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities, to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance and discover some of the latest technologies in vehicle technologies.
• 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, Military Services, and federal 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 training forum, and a widely attended gathering.

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

*Summit is Closed to The Press / No Recordings*