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Day 3 of the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium

A final round of photos from around the show floor in Huntsville, Ala.

By Breaking Defense Staff on August 13, 2026 3:14 pm
Attendees begin to depart on the last day of the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 13, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

The annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium concluded today with remarks from NORAD’s second-in-command Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard and director of the Missile Defense Agency Lt. Gen. Heath Collins.

While the Breaking Defense reporting team wraps up its final reports from the expo, here are a few images from the show floor on its final day. And be sure to check out our extended coverage from the symposium here.

Attendees mingle on the last day of the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 13, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
Boeing’s Ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (foreground) and the company’s bid for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 interceptor program (pictured upright) are seen here. (Breaking Defense)
Circor MEMS G-switches, which trigger an action when acceleration hits a certain point midflight for missiles and aircraft, are displayed at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Aug. 13, 2026. (Breaking Defense).
A variety of shock absorbers used in various US military systems are seen on display at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 13, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
An Mk IV Model 1 helmet and gloves used for high-altitude flight by the US Navy in the 1960s are on display. (Breaking Defense)
D-Wave’s annealing quantum computing processor is used on a quantum computer in Huntsville for national security needs. (Breaking Defense)
Moog announced this week it expanded bus capacity on its METEORITE Satellite, seen here at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium Aug. 13, 2026. (Breaking Defense)

PHOTOS: SMD 2026

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PHOTOS: SMD 2026

Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during the keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense)
Attendees listen during a keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense)
Golden Dome czar Gen. Mike Guetlein, left, speaks with retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on August 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
Vera, made by Huntsville's Browncoats robotics team, is a mechanical challenge robot that shoots plastic balls at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
L3Harris Red Wolf munition on display at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
Raytheon's LTAMDS: Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (foreground) and Raytheon's SM-3 Interceptor (background) as seen at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
Northrop Grumman's Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), intended as a layered defense against regional hypersonic missile threats, is seen on display at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Aug. 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 missile (above) and THAAD missile (below) as seen at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium Aug. 11, 2026, in Huntsville, Ala. (Breaking Defense)
The Space and Missile Defense Symposium kicked off Aug. 11, 2026, in Huntsville, Ala. (Breaking Defense)
Boeing's Small Diameter Bomb on display at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
AV's SB400 (front) and SB600 (back) displayed at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
AV's Titan 4 RF Counter-Unmanned Aerial System is seen here at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
A caricature artist at MFGS’ booth during the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
A high-power microwave sensor from Radiance Technologies displayed at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
A US Common Hypersonic Glide Body at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
A busy day two at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
A Space Force officer wears a Space Systems Command patch while attending the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
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