AFA’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference kicks off

The region's largest Air Force trade show opened Monday. Here's a peek at the aircraft and weapons on display.

Breaking DefenseBreaking Defense Staff2026-09-14 18:56查看原文 ↗

Dozens of attendees file in during day one of the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

The 2026 iteration of the Air and Space Forces Air, Space & Cyber trade show began today at Maryland’s scenic National Harbor. Defense firms from all over the world brought a variety of scale and display models of missiles, satellites, aircraft and more for attendees to observe up close on the show floor.

Here’s a glimpse of some of the systems on display as the three-day conference unfolds.

The unmanned fighter aircraft FQ-42 Vengeance from General Atomics is seen here on display at the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

This is a Hellfire Scalable Rail Launcher from Marvin Test Solutions, as seen on the show floor at the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

AeroVironment’s (from left) Switchblade launcher as well as the Switchblade 600 and Switchblade 400 loitering munitions at the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

The firm Crystal Group specializes in “ruggedized” systems for military use, including these sturdy iterations for remote laptop use. (Breaking Defense)

Swedish manufacturer Saab brought a scale model of its T7-A Advanced Pilot Training System to the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber conference. (Breaking Defense)

Here is Blu, an easy-going dog attending the Air, Space and Cyber conference at the expo display from ruggedized, portable computer firm MaxVision on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

A 1:8 scale model of a Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) satellite from Northrop Grumman sits on display. (Breaking Defense)

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