IndoPac 2026 | Naval Dominance: Shipbuilding, Autonomy & C2
The Washington Times' Threat Status invites you to IndoPac 2026 | Naval Dominance: Shipbuilding, Autonomy & C2
U.S. Navy Memorial Visitor Center — 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, June 24 — 7:30AM
FREE
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IndoPac 2026 | Naval Dominance: Shipbuilding, Autonomy & C2 will convene leaders from the U.S. military, Congress, think tanks and the defense industrial base to examine the future of U.S. maritime power in the Indo-Pacific as competition with China intensifies. Building on concepts like the “Golden Fleet” initiative, the event will explore how a more distributed, hybrid force, integrating crewed and uncrewed platforms across maritime and space domains, can deliver resilient, persistent advantage.
This is a widely attended event with discussions focused on modernizing U.S. shipbuilding and scaling the industrial base, accelerating autonomy and AI-enabled systems, and building next-generation command and control. Leaders will also assess the growing role of space-based capabilities in ISR, communications and targeting to enable integrated, multi-domain operations
Agenda
7:30 – 8:00 AM | Reception
8:00 AM onward | Panel Discussions:
• Shipbuilding
• Autonomy
• Command and Control
Confirmed Speakers
- Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Justin Fanelli, Chief Technology Officer, Department of the Navy
- Rebecca J. Gassler, Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems and Deputy Director, Project Overmatch
- ADM (Ret) John Richardson, 31st Chief of Naval Operations
- Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Senator Todd Young (R-IN)
- Representative Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10)
- CAPT. Randy Cruz, Commanding Officer, Naval Research Laboratory
- Joe DePietro, Vice President and General Manager of Mission Integrated Command and Control, Lockheed Martin
- J.R. Gear, Vice President & General Manager, Maritime Integrated Systems and Encryption, L3Harris Technologies
- John Baylouny, Chief Executive Officer, Leonardo DRS
- Michael Coulter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hanwha Defense USA
- Tara Murphy Dougherty, Chief Executive Officer, Air
- RADM (Ret) Mark Montgomery, Senior Director, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Miles Yu, Senior Fellow and Director, China Center, Hudson Institute
- Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
Sponsors
Gold Sponsors:
Hanwha Defense USA
Leonardo DRS
L3Harris Technologies
Lockheed Martin
Supply Chain Sponsor:
Air
Education Sponsor:
Purdue University
Data Partner:
Obviant
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