RUSI Combat Air Power Conference 2026

Anduril Industries is a defence technology company with the mission to transform US and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril utilises advancements including AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics and automation to solve complex national security challenges.

Anduril’s products are software defined and hardware enabled. Unlike traditional defence contractors who focus primarily on hardware, Anduril’s core system is the interoperable Lattice software platform, which enables a variety of autonomous capabilities across Anduril’s family of systems.

Lattice uses computer vision, machine learning, and mesh networking to fuse real-time data from Anduril hardware products or third-party hardware into a single, autonomous operating picture. This enables operators to build a holistic 3D model of everything that is happening in a large area. The result is better, more informed decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents are rapidly enabling future uncrewed Combat Aircraft through programs like the USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the Australian Air Power Teaming System, and the UK Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACPs). These developments demand mission autonomy software that is hardware agnostic and interchangeable, allowing competitive procurement independent of airframe manufacturers. This autonomy technology is not just for uncrewed aircraft, it can be incorporated into current 4th and 5th generation fighter aircraft to serve as a 'Pilot Assistant.' This virtual assistant allows fighter pilots to concentrate on complex battlespace management, maintain pace with evolving threats, and quickly bring attrition replacement pilots back into the cockpit.

Applied Intuition UK is supporting this transition by providing software to safely develop, test, integrate and deploy autonomous systems across all domains. Applied’s capabilities include mission autonomy for UK and European CCAs and ACPs as well as solutions to unlock the full potential of in-service Combat Aircraft.

BAE Systems Air Sector is at the heart of the UK’s sovereign combat air capability delivering combat air readiness, and ensuring our air force customers have the equipment, services and skills they need to protect and maintain peace and security.

As a world leader in defence exports, we play a crucial role in internationally collaborative programmes that enhance local industrial capability and support strategic partnerships overseas.

Our goal is to accelerate the innovation of future air power through the development of technology, skills, and collaborative ways of working that enable our customers to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Draken works with leading technologies and a specialized and varied fleet of crewed and uncrewed aircraft to complete highly regulated adversary training and complex data-gathering missions effectively and safely.

With bases in the UK, the US and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the company’s primary role is to train military personnel to defend themselves in multi-domain theatres of war. Draken’s Next Generation Electronic Warfare training services and Red Air adversary training marry the Live and Synthetic domains, delivering a highly realistic blended training effect that is a true test of frontline capability.

As a specialist operator, Draken also regularly evaluates the potential of cutting-edge aviation solutions for customers — including the expansion of UAV systems into roles such as contracted ISR delivery and adjacent markets such as adversary training, close air support training, counter-UAV operations, search and rescue and infrastructure monitoring.

Lockheed Martin is a global defence technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information at Lockheedmartin.com

Saab UK provides defence and security technologies that help to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. We work closely with our customers to ensure that they obtain advanced solutions for their requirements, whilst harnessing our core approach to ensuring value for money. Currently employing 300 people across seven sites, with a multi-million-pound supply chain that supports many thousands of British jobs, we expect this to increase further in the coming years. By partnering with our UK customers and industry we deliver innovative, solutions to complicated, multi-dimensional problems. Saab anticipates the threats of tomorrow and through collaboration ensures that our thinking edge pushes the boundaries.

Northrop Grumman has a proven track record of delivering advanced solutions to the defence, space and security community, working together to solve their hardest challenges across every domain.

We are an industry leader in solutions that harness the latest in data science, machine learning and secure cloud transformation technology, delivered at pace and scale. Drawing on our global scale, we deliver integrated Information Advantage solutions as the key mission-winning discriminator and we are resolutely dedicated to creating, securing and exploiting this for our customers.

Operating from more than ten sites across the UK, we sustain employment for more than 5,000 people in the many British SMEs and partners in our supply chain. As a British business we are committed to generating long-term prosperity and social value in the UK, investing in advanced R&D, sovereign IP and exportable solutions driving the creation of high-quality jobs.