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Future Forces Capabilities 2024

June 8 - 10, 2026 |  Las Vegas, NV

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Future Forces Capabilities 2024

June 8 - 10, 2026 |  Las Vegas, NV

Call for Abstracts

Future Forces Capabilities 2025

NDIA will be hosting the 2026 Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition, June 8-10, 2026, at the Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, NV. 

This conference brings together NDIA’s Armaments, Robotics, and Munitions Technology Divisions as well as the Fuze community. This diverse group will cover capabilities across a wide spectrum from armaments to modern robotics. 

Individuals wishing to present are required to submit a concise abstract of 4,000 characters or fewer, no later than Friday, March 20, 2026. Authors will be notified whether their proposed abstract has been accepted for presentation in early-April.

Please upload your abstract here and complete ALL required information. All abstracts must be submitted electronically in accordance with specific instructions below.

Submit Abstract Here

The following subjects are suggested, although submissions are not limited to subjects in these categories:

Armaments & Munitions (Small Arms and GARM)

Armaments & Munitions (Small Arms and GARM)

Artillery and Tank Gun Improvements and Modernization | Artillery and Tank Ammunition Improvements and Modernization | Rocket Propulsion, Guidance, and Warhead Technology Improvements and Modernization | Missile Propulsion, Guidance, and Warhead Technology Improvements and Modernization | Armament Modernization, Readiness, Threat Response Overmatch | Armament Systems which Provide Joint Lethality in Contested Environments | Armament Systems Initiatives and Future Requirements of the US Army, USAF, U.S. Navy, USMC, and DARPA | Legacy Armament System Enhancements in Lethality, Readiness and/or Training to Build a more Lethal Force | Platform Integration (Land, Sea, Air, Manned and Autonomous) | Improvements to Armament System and Component Manufacturing | Armament Systems Energetics Materials Advancements and Requirements | Armament System Training Systems Improvements | New Signature Suppression Technology | Internal Ballistics – Pressure limits now and in the future | External ballistics – The adjustment of predictive models to match reality | Terminal ballistics – Advancements in terminal ballistics

Fuze

Fuze

Development | Devices | Production | Explosive Trains | Demilitarization | Initiation Methods | Materials/Processes/Testing | EOD Consideration | Fuze Qualification | Design Descriptions | Fuzing Systems | Fault-Tolerant Safety Architectures | Fuze Component Technology | Electronic Components | Analyses | Environmental Sensors | Materials | MEMS | Processes | Power Sources | Safety & Arming Devices | Programmable Logic Implementation | Proximity Sensors | Fuze Setters | Safety & Reliability | Data Recorders | Commercial & Government Standards | Software Safety Validation & Verification | Testing Methods and Results

Robotics

Robotics

Ideas for overcoming supply chain issues for robotics | Defining MOSA | Innovative capabilities for HMIF | Communications in a hostile E/W environment | Robotic Combat Vehicle Autonomy | Robotic Logistics Vehicle Autonomy | Robotic Armaments | Autonomy Enabling Technologies (Optical Sensors, LiDAR, PNT, Sensor Cleaning, Processing, Power Management) | Platform Integration Challenges | Multi-Agent Control Autonomy | Robotics on the Modern Battlefield- Lessons Learned and Predictions | Robotic-Enabled Breaches

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