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# UNMANNED SYSTEMS DEFENSE 2025 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Aer | TradeShowIntel

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# UNMANNED SYSTEMS DEFENSE 2025

XPONENTIAL 2026 is a major trade show for uncrewed and autonomous systems taking place from May 11-14, 2026 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The event focuses on robotics, autonomous technologies across air, land, sea, and space domains, with strong defense and industry participation. Organized by AUVSI, it features exhibitions, conferences, and networking opportunities for engineers, executives, policymakers, and procurement leaders from defense, public safety, infrastructure, energy, logistics, aerospace, and maritime sectors.
XPONENTIAL 2026 is a major trade show for uncrewed and autonomous systems taking place from May 11-14, 2026 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The event focuses on robotics, autonomous technologies across air, land, sea, and space domains, with strong defense and industry participation. Organized by AUVSI, it features exhibitions, conferences, and networking opportunities for engineers, executives, policymakers, and procurement leaders from defense, public safety, infrastructure, energy, logistics, aerospace, and maritime sectors.

## Event details

- **Dates:** 28–29 Oct 2025

- **Location:** Detroit, Michigan, United States

- **Venue:** Huntington Place

- **Industry:** Aeronautics - Space

- **Category:** Trade show

## Audience scale

- **Exhibitors:** 0+

## Why exhibit
XPONENTIAL offers a unique platform to showcase your solutions to thousands of qualified buyers from defense, infrastructure, energy, logistics, and more. Connect with decision-makers, launch new products, and position your brand at the center of innovation in the uncrewed and autonomous systems industry.

## Why visit
Attend XPONENTIAL to explore cutting-edge uncrewed and robotic systems across air, land, sea, and space. Network with engineers, executives, policymakers, and procurement leaders. Gain insights from keynotes, workshops, and co-located events that shape the future of autonomy.

## Exhibitor profile

- Unmanned aerial systems

- Unmanned ground vehicles

- Unmanned maritime systems

- Robotics

- Autonomous technology

- Defense systems

- Sensors

- Software

## Visitor profile

- Defense professionals

- Government officials

- Procurement leaders

- Engineers

- Researchers

- Policymakers

- Logistics managers

- Public safety officials

## Industries

- Aeronautics - Space

- Defense - Armament

- Robotics

- Automotive Engineering - Systems & Components

- Uncrewed Systems

- Autonomous Systems

- Defense

- Aerospace

- Maritime

- Technology

## Organisers

- AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International)

- AUVSI
