American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2026

The organizer describes an audience of more than 200 senior leaders, alongside 50 speakers and 60 solution providers.

It takes place at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Conference Center in Glendale, Arizona.

Ticket pricing is not established by the available event facts.

The listed audience includes C-suite executives, vice presidents, and directors, with functional interests spanning manufacturing, supply chain, operations, quality, and engineering and technology.

It is most useful for senior manufacturing, supply chain and operations executives at aerospace and defense firms, since the program covers aerospace manufacturing, supply chain resilience and cost efficiency, with speakers such as Chief Supply Chain Officer Ken Brown and sponsors including Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics Mission Systems. At roughly 200 senior leaders and 60 solution providers over two days, it favors solution providers who want executive buyers; junior engineers or those wanting a broad trade show would get less from it.

Executive aerospace and defense conferences usually call for business attire, with suits or blazers and dress shirts, though ties are often optional in Arizona.