Why it matters
With European defence budgets expanding sharply, Warsaw is a frontline hub for air-defence procurement decisions, making this summit a rare small-room forum for suppliers to engage directly with programme leads and government buyers on cost, acquisition speed, and co-production pathways. The agenda explicitly targets 'pilot projects, framework paths, test windows, co-production options and financing routes', offering SMEs and startups concrete entry points into European air-defence programmes. The intimate format — 30+ senior speakers, no large expo floor — means networking yields direct decision-maker access rather than booth traffic.
About
A two-day executive conference convening defence leaders, NATO representatives, government officials, and industry to address Europe's air and missile defence capability gap. The programme covers cost-per-engagement frameworks, layered defence architectures, C2 and sensor integration, and procurement reform, with keynotes, panel discussions, roundtables, and workshops. Speakers at the inaugural edition include representatives from the Austrian Armed Forces, BAE Systems UK, the Swiss Army, and the UK Defence Solutions Centre. The event is sponsored primarily by Planisware, a project portfolio management software provider.
Market intel
Moderate pricinglow confidence
Why Summits is a Slovak commercial conference organiser (HQ: Bratislava) primarily active in pharma/life sciences PPM, now expanding into defence with a series of city-hopping summits. This Warsaw edition appears to be the first defence-focused air-domain event in the series; no post-show data or prior edition metrics exist. Confidence in attendance, exhibitor, and pricing figures beyond the published €2,399 delegate fee is low due to the event's inaugural status and the organiser's limited defence-sector track record.
Notable exhibitorsPlaniswareBAE Systems UKAustrian Armed ForcesSwiss ArmyUK Defence Solutions CentrePBN Invest Sp. z o.o.ABRIS Design GroupDefence Builder
AI-researched Thu, 20 August 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.
Topics
Air & Missile DefenceC2 / Battle ManagementProcurementAirISR & Sensors
Who it's for
PrimesSMEsInstitutions
