About Digital Engineering for Defense Summit 2025
The 2025 Digital Engineering for Defense Summit will bring together engineering, acquisition, and systems integration leaders from across government, defense, and industry to shape the future of digitally enabled military capabilities.
Now in its third year, this summit hosted by DSI, has become a critical touchpoint for OEMs, Primes, federal agencies, and Tier 1–3 suppliers seeking to modernize engineering workflows, reduce lifecycle risk, and accelerate innovation across the defense and tactical unmanned systems domains.
As defense programs demand speed, precision, and interoperability, digital engineering is transforming how complex systems are developed and deployed—offering the tools and frameworks needed to future-proof platforms, processes, and performance.
Key Themes for 2025
This year’s program focuses on mission-driven innovation through model-based systems engineering, simulation, and digital validation. Attendees will explore:
- Strategies for scaling digital engineering across acquisition and sustainment
- Applying digital thread and digital twin technologies to defense systems
- Accelerating T&E with advanced modeling and simulation tools
- Optimizing unmanned and autonomous platform development
- Streamlining program execution through digitally integrated workflows
- Driving speed-to-field with agile, interoperable engineering practices
- Each session is built to provide actionable insights that engineering and acquisition teams can implement immediately to improve outcomes.
