Logistics, transport and aerospace

AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027

A defense conference on air, space and cyber topics for service members, government and industry. It pairs an agenda with an exhibition.

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September 20 to 22, 2027, National Harbor, MD. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.

Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.

What to see

  • An exhibition with floor maps; the 2026 directory listed nearly 300 exhibitors, per the organizer. Source
  • Keynotes and sessions, with the 2026 agenda posted as a guide while the 2027 program is pending. Source

What to plan

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Parking and the venue

Parking

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Transit

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Accessibility

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Where to stay

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From the airport

Travel details for the National Harbor area.

Airports

Airport to the venue

Three major airports are within 40 miles, and the destination says taxis or rideshare are the way to get there from them. It is directly accessible by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, I-495, I-95 and I-295. Source

Rideshare

Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.

Taxis

Taxis serve National Harbor from the area's airports. See the airport pages for pickup points. Source

Black car and SUV pickup

The Gaylord National says private black car service is available. Source

Public transit

A water taxi crosses the river between National Harbor and Alexandria in about 25 minutes. Source

National Harbor travel guide →

Questions worth asking there

A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.

  • Which test event or government assessment produced this performance figure, and is the report releasable?
  • Was the demonstration in an operational environment or a controlled one?
  • What contract, program of record or fielding status backs the claim of adoption?
  • Which requirements or standards has the system been independently assessed against?

Common questions

When is AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027?

September 20 to 22, 2027.

Where is AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027 held?

National Harbor, MD.

How do I get to AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027 from the airport?

Three major airports are within 40 miles, and the destination says taxis or rideshare are the way to get there from them. It is directly accessible by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, I-495, I-95 and I-295.

All the way through

Before, during and after

Before the show

Set the decision you want to improve, then plan the trip.

During the show

Test any claim on the floor, from your phone, in six questions.

After the show

Turn notes into a decision while they are fresh.

Where next

Stay with it

Understand

The evidence and sources in Logistics and Capacity.

Plan

Shows and conferences in Logistics and Capacity, with what to see and how to get there.

Build

How Delta Arc would approach the decision in front of you.

Everything in Logistics and Capacity →

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Plan it

Guides for any show

First time at a major show

A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.

Show planning checklist

The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.

Parking and getting there

Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.

Hotels and travel

Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

During the show

A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.

Meeting planner

A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.

After the show

The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.

How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027 planning reference.” DA-EV-afa-air-space-cyber-2027, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/afa-air-space-cyber-2027/

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