2025 Modern Warfare Week – SITREP

Modern Warfare Week begins Monday, 17 November in Fayetteville, NC! With the government shutdown lifted, military personnel will be featured on stage, and GSOF is expecting a record number of attendees. The industry interest in this event has been very high, and Demo Day, in particular, has grown tremendously from previous years. 

You can see the full agenda here: https://mww.gsofsymposium.org/agenda/

Read on to learn more about the event!

2025 Highlights and New Elements:

• Accelerator Alley – a launch pad for small, agile companies to showcase dual-use technologies that align with USASOC priorities. This program is designed for companies with fewer than 250 employees and little to no current SOF sales. Vendors were selected based on an application and grading process.
• SOF for Life Transition Workshops – Spanning two days, all service members and their spouses are invited to attend. There will also be professional headshots available for any Active Duty and spouse that is interested. 
• Demo Day as the finale of Modern Warfare Week – It is a unique opportunity to see live demonstrations of Unmanned Systems, Drone and Gunfire Detection Systems, Optics, Thermal Sights, and more! Many companies are conducting combined demos to showcase industry collaboration. You can see the full Demo Day schedule here:  https://mww.gsofsymposium.org/demo-day/ 

CONFIRMED SENIOR LEVEL SPEAKERS 

• Lieutenant General Lawrence G. “Gil” Ferguson, Incoming Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
• Command Sergeant Major David Waldo, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, USASOC
• Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence, Ukraine
• Major General Peter D. Huntley, Commander, United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
• Brigadier General Jose Jesus C Luntok PA, Commander, Light Reaction Regiment, Special Operations Command, Philippine Army
• Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel, Lt. Governor of Ohio and Former Head Coach, Ohio State University 
• Lieutenant General (Ret) Charles Cleveland, Former Commanding General, USASOC
• Lieutenant General (Ret) Maria R. Gervais, Former Director, Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team, U.S. Army Futures Command
• Major General (Ret) Mark Clark, Former Commander, U.S. Marine Forces Special Operations Command
• Mr. Derek S. Maltz, Senior Vice President of Global Business Growth and Strategy, Penlink
• Dr. Lyla Kohistany, U.S. Navy/Afghanistan War Veteran, President/Co-Founder, PROMOTE

REGISTRATION

We’ve passed over 1,000 pre-registered attendees and are looking forward to welcoming them all in Ft. Bragg, starting on Monday.

SOF COMMUNITY CORRIDOR PARTICIPANTS

The SOF Community Corridor at Modern Warfare Week is front and center in the Iron Mike Conference Center Foyer, featuring organizations that align with SOF for Life. SOF for Life, an initiative of Global SOF, is a networked platform of non-governmental programs dedicated to the professional development and empowerment of the SOF community and their families. Focused on supporting SOF members through the transition from military to civilian life, SOF for Life offers unique resources beyond government programs, specifically tailored to elite warriors and their spouses.

Learn more about the listed organizations here.

1. Armed Forces Mutual (AAFMAA)
2. Green Beret Foundation
3. Military Special Operations Family Collaborative (MSOFC)
4. Navy Mutual
5. Special Operations Association Foundation
6. The Honor Foundation (THF)
7. The Valkyrie Project
8. William & Mary Foundation

INDUSTRY EXHIBITORS

The Exhibit Hall at 2025 Modern Warfare Week will be packed to the gills with top notch exhibitors showcasing capability needs for the SOF community. Check out the full exhibitor listing here.

1. AAR Mobility Systems
2. ADS
3. Aerovironment
4. Aim-Lock
5. Appgate
6. Applied Technology
7. Atlantic Signal
8. ATN
9. Babel Street
10. Bank of America
11. Bounce Imaging
12. Bren-Tronics
13. C2 Defense
14. Cellebrite
15. Chainguard
16. CRC
17. Cross Domain Systems
18. Darley
19. Delmarva Engineering
20. DFA Systems
21. DTS
22. EagleNXT
23. Edge Autonomy
24. EM Antennas
25. Firestorm Labs
26. Forge Fire & Company
27. GitLab
28. Glenair
29. GoTenna
30. Hascall-Denke
31. Highland Engineering
32. Hui Huliau
33. IAI
34. iDirect Government
35. IDV USA
36. Intelligent Devices
37. KA Imaging
38. Kentro
39. L3Harris
40. Legion
41. Lockheed Martin
42. Magnet Forensics
43. Matsys
44. NextGen RF Design
45. Novo Dr
46. Nutanix
47. NV5
48. Oak Grove Technologies
49. Omni Federal
50. OSINT Academy
51. Otto
52. Overland AI
53. Paradigm Comm Systems
54. Penlink
55. Persistent Systems
56. Phantom Lights
57. Quantico Tactical
58. Quantum Systems
59. Raven Advisory
60. Renegade UxS
61. Ridgeline International
62. SATCUBE
63. Savox
64. Second Front Systems
65. Sionyx
66. Sky-Watch
67. SLNT
68. Somewear Labs
69. StartGuides
70. Strategic Solutions Unlimited
71. Teledyne FLIR
72. The Range Complex
73. TrellisWare Technologies
74. UHU Technologies
75. Unstructured
76. USAS
77. Usul
78. Viasat
79. Wraith Metalworks
80. Zignal Labs

ACCELERATOR ALLEY PARTICIPANTS

Accelerator Alley at Modern Warfare Week 2025 is where innovation meets the SOF mission, a launch pad for small, agile companies to showcase dual-use technologies that align with U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) priorities. This program is designed for companies with fewer than 250 employees and little to no current SOF sales. Vendors were selected based on an application and grading process.

Visit them in the Iron Mike Conference Center Cafe to learn more!

1. ABX Group
2. Actile Technologies
3. Archaius
4. Armaments Research Company
5. Bascom Hunter
6. Charlotte Edu
7. Edge Runner AI
8. Oramam Technologies
9. Rune Technologies
10. Victus Technologies

INDUSTRY SPONSORS

This event couldn’t exist without the support of our industry sponsors, and Global SOF is thankful for all of the companies supporting Modenr Warfare Week:

DEMO DAY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS

Demo Day takes place on Thursday, 20 NOV, and will feature hands-on demonstrations from companies featuring everything from UAVs to cutting edge ammo to optics to comms equipment.

See the list of companies below, and learn more about what each of them will demo here.

1. 3M
2. AeroVironment / Boston Dynamics / Persistent Systems
3. Aim-Lock
4. Anduril / Babel Street / Vantor / Zignal Labs
5. ATN
6. Cross Domain Systems
7. Delmarva Engineering
8. DFA Systems
9. EagleNXT
10. Firestorm Labs
11. Forge Fire & Company / Tier 1 Training Industries
12. GoTenna / Rain Technology Solutions / Everywhere Comms
13. Harmattan AI
14. Heckler & Koch Defense
15. IAI ELTA
16. IDV USA
17. KA Imaging
18. Mantech
19. MATSYS, Inc / Tactical Imperium
20. Neros
21. NOVO DR Inc. 
22. NV5 Geospatial Solutions
23. Oak Grove Technologies
24. Pivotal Aero
25. Pixels On Target
26. Quantum Systems
27. Sky-Watch 
28. Teledyne Qioptiq
29. Thales Defense and Security
30. Renegade UxS
31. Unmanned Systems and Solutions
32. Wraith Metal Works

There is still time to join in and catch any and all of these opportunities. Register now, and we’ll see you in Fayetteville!