Defense events in Washington, D.C.

The forum provides a rare, intimate setting for defence SMEs and startups to engage directly with senior Army, Space Force, and Air Force technology leaders alongside prime contractors and investors on the critical topic of SATCOM and tactical-edge connectivity — a fast-growing procurement priority. Kuiper Government Solutions' participation signals concrete commercial contracting opportunities in military broadband and JADC2-adjacent programmes. For non-traditional vendors, the application-gated format means a high-density, low-noise room where business development conversations are genuinely accessible.

Inside the Dome is the first dedicated commercial gathering to convene Golden Dome programme leadership — including the Director and Deputy Director of Golden Dome for America, senior DoD acquisition officials, and Congressional caucus members — alongside the non-traditional defence companies and venture investors being actively courted to build the system. For SMEs and startups, it is a rare access point to the decision-makers shaping a programme projected to receive $175 billion in funding, with real contracting and partnership conversations possible in a single day. The sell-out of early-bird and standard tiers signals strong commercial appetite and validates the event as a near-term procurement-intelligence venue.