Secure Australia 2026 arrives at the most consequential point in Australia's modern defence history — historic investment committed, a new National Defence Strategy in place, and the hardest question now delivery. This is the forum where that question gets answered.

Army, Navy, and Air Force leadership on one stage, examining how autonomous systems, AI, and multi-domain integration are reshaping force design across every domain — land, sea, air, space, and cyber.

From Ghost Bat loyal wingmen and autonomous maritime drones to loitering munitions and autonomous ground vehicles — Secure Australia 2026 is where the ADF's autonomous mass agenda is examined with operational frankness.

Australia is investing in next-generation capabilities that will define the future force — quantum navigation for GPS-denied environments, sovereign space domain awareness, and EW modernisation. These conversations happen here first.

Explore how artificial intelligence is being embedded into ADF command systems, ISR, logistics, and decision-making — and where the data architecture, governance, and doctrine must catch up with the technology.

Invitation-only, Chatham House Rule closed-door sessions where Australia's most senior defence and intelligence leaders engage frankly on the hardest challenges in AI, autonomous systems, and sovereign capability delivery.

End-of-day peer-to-peer discussions connecting senior government and military leaders on the live operational challenges that no keynote or panel session can fully resolve. No sponsors. No slides. Just the community.

Address the gap between Australia's IIP investment commitments and its industrial reality — workforce shortages, supply chain fragility, the SME versus prime dynamic, and what sovereign manufacturing of autonomous systems actually requires.

Explore Australia's most urgent cyber modernisation priorities — REDSPICE, AI-driven defence, zero trust architecture, and the integration of offensive and defensive cyber into joint warfighting doctrine.

Examine the legal, ethical, and accountability frameworks being built for AI and autonomous systems in Australian defence operations — and where the policy is racing to keep pace with the capability.

Address the workforce, training, simulation, and doctrine challenges of integrating autonomous systems and AI across command, control, and frontline operations — and what industry can do to help.

Access frank, senior-level dialogue on AUKUS Pillar I and Pillar II programs — where the alliance is delivering capability, where it is being stress-tested, and what Australian industry must do to capture the dividend.