Defense Strategies Institute’s Human Performance & Biosystems Summit is a defense-focused event on warfighter readiness and human performance optimization. The 2026 program brings together military leaders, research labs, industry, and academia to discuss total force fitness, injury reduction and recovery, cognitive and physical readiness, and the growing use of wearable biosensors, digital health tools, AI, and analytics to monitor and improve performance across the force.

This is not a dedicated exoskeleton event. Currently, there is no specific exoskeleton, exosuit, or explicit HMI track in the 2026 materials, but the summit clearly relates to that area because it focuses on wearable biotech, biosensors, biomechanics, rehabilitation, and human-performance technologies relevant to military human augmentation. The most evident overlap is the planned emphasis on wearable biotechnology, readiness measurement, injury prevention and recovery, biomechanics, and the use of wearable fitness technologies by the military. Last year’s Defense Advancement summit emphasized wearable biotech and data-driven decision-making, with panel discussions on wearable technology, biometrics, and biosystems integration.

Attending in person is encouraged; the event is closed to the press and has no recordings.

Dates: June 10-11, 2026

Venue / address: 151 St George Blvd, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Organizer: DSI Group / Defense Strategies Institute.

Website: Official summit page.