Rocket engines, helmet displays and ground robots: Last looks from AFA Day 3

Attendees travel decorated stairways at the 2026 AFA conference. (Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense)

As this year’s AFA Air Space & Cyber conference concluded from Maryland’s National Harbor, attendees took a final opportunity to check out a variety of systems and gear under development and testing, as well as others — like Northrop Grumman’s counter-drone system Raid Hunter — that manufacturers say they’re actively pitching to US military services for base protection and security. Check out a selection of images in our final photo roundup from the conference below.

The Breaking Defense team is still on the ground covering the last day of activity, so don’t miss our ongoing coverage here .

RTX brought its Zero-G Helmet Mounted Display system for assisting pilots in high-definition using binocular lenses and an advanced multicore processor. The HMDS+ kit was encased behind glass during the 2026 AFA conference. (Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense)

Elbit Systems of America, which recently changed its name to Twenty-Six Defense, set up a booth at AFA 2026. (Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense)

Ursa Major showcased its liquid-fueled rocket engines Draper (left) and Hadley (Right) at the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber expo. (Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense)

At 2026’s Air, Space and Cyber expo, Air Force Research Laboratory personnel display a battlefield blood recycling system that filters lost blood back to be transfused into the same patient. (Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense)

Northrop Grumman brought a scale model of its Raid Hunter 50 mm air defense system to the 2026 AFA expo. A full-size dummy shell stands just to the right of the scale model. (Breaking Defense)

Teledyne Flir brought a few of its ground robots to the 2026 AFA show floor. (Breaking Defense)

Marvin Test Solutions displayed a few training system components, including the MT3045 Advanced Hellfire Missile Simulator, at the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber conference. (Breaking Defense)

Cargo security developers at Kinedyne displayed a new tiedown strap system to the 2026 AFA expo. Specialized markings help expedite precision and loading for personnel securing equipment similar to what’s seen in this photo. (Breaking Defense)

与会者在2026年美国空军协会（AFA）大会上走过装饰一新的楼梯。（Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense）

今年的AFA航空航天与网络会议在马里兰州国家港口落下帷幕。与会者抓住最后的机会，仔细查看了正在研发和测试中的各种系统和装备，以及其他一些产品——例如诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司的反无人机系统“突袭猎手”（Raid Hunter）——制造商表示，他们正在积极向美国军方推销这些产品，用于基地保护和安全。以下是我们为您带来的会议最终照片集锦。

Breaking Defense 团队仍在现场报道最后一天的活动，所以不要错过我们在这里持续的报道。

RTX公司带来了其零重力头盔显示系统（HMDS+），该系统采用双目镜片和先进的多核处理器，可为飞行员提供高清辅助显示。在2026年美国空军协会（AFA）年会上，HMDS+套件被放置在玻璃罩内展出。（Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense）

美国埃尔比特系统公司（Elbit Systems of America，最近更名为Twenty-Six Defense）在2026年美国防务展（AFA 2026）上设立了展位。（Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense）

Ursa Major公司在2026年航空航天与网络安全博览会上展示了其液态燃料火箭发动机Draper（左）和Hadley（右）。（Daniel Woolfolk / Breaking Defense）

在2026年航空航天与网络空间博览会上，空军研究实验室人员展示了一套战场血液循环利用系统，该系统可以将流失的血液过滤后重新输回给同一名患者。（丹尼尔·伍尔福克/《防务新闻》）

诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司携其“突袭猎手”50毫米防空系统的比例模型亮相2026年美国空军装备展（AFA）。一枚全尺寸的模拟炮弹就摆放在比例模型的右侧。（Breaking Defense）

泰莱科技公司弗利尔（Teledyne Flir）携几款地面机器人亮相2026年AFA展会。（Breaking Defense）

在2026年航空航天与网络安全大会上，马文测试解决方案公司展示了一些训练系统组件，其中包括MT3045先进地狱火导弹模拟器。（Breaking Defense）

Kinedyne公司的货物安全系统开发人员在2026年AFA展会上展示了一种新型捆绑带系统。该系统采用特殊标记，有助于提高人员固定设备的精准度和装载效率，其应用场景与照片所示类似。（Breaking Defense）