Missiles, drones and counter-drone systems presented at AFA 2026 in the US
At the Air, Space and Cyber 2026 conference in National Harbor, Maryland, United States, air defense systems, unmanned aircraft, missile developments and counter-drone systems were presented. According to Breaking Defense, SNC's Brawlr air defense system was placed near the entrance to the exhibition area.
Weapons and unmanned systems
Among the exhibits was AeroVironment's Locust X3 counter-drone system, which uses directed energy. Ursa Major displayed the Havoc missile system, while Hermeus presented a 1:7 scale model of Ramjet-X.
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Anduril demonstrated the FQ-44 Fury unmanned fighter aircraft. The exhibition also featured Pratt & Whitney's PW500 engine, a pilot training system from Tactical Air Support, and a replica M4 Unit4 rifle presented by Unit Solutions.
Address by a Space Force representative
On the second day of the conference, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Doug Schiess delivered the keynote address. He said that about 10% of the activities planned by the US Space Force for the coming months cannot be implemented without a new spending bill or a special exception from Congress.
