Navigating Threats At The Forefront: Previewing Global MilSatCom 2025
By John Oncea, Editor
Global MilSatCom 2025 unites over 1,000 leaders in London to drive innovation, resilience, and allied cooperation in military satellite communications.
Global MilSatCom 2025 is set to take place at London's Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre from November 3 to 6, reaffirming its role as the preeminent forum for leaders in military satellite communications. Now in its 27th year, this event is renowned for convening senior officials from the global military, government agencies, and the satellite communications industry to exchange insights, shape strategy, and calibrate the future direction of MilSatCom in an ever-evolving policy and threat environment.
The conference brings together more than 1,000 delegates from over 45 countries, making it the largest global gathering dedicated to military satellite communications. Delegates will benefit from access to more than 100 expert speakers, engaging panels, and unique opportunities to participate in sessions tailored to the rapidly advancing SATCOM field. This depth of representation ensures a cross-section of perspectives, from top-level defense agency stakeholders to innovative private-sector leaders, all focused on improving SATCOM resilience, sovereignty, and allied interoperability.
This year’s guiding theme, “Enhancing Resilient Sovereign Capability whilst Ensuring Allied Cooperation,” reflects the strategic priorities facing defense and space communities worldwide. In an era of shifting geopolitical dynamics and technological acceleration, such collaboration among allies is more crucial than ever. Attendees can expect thought-provoking debates and discussions on how militaries and industries are responding to increasingly complex threats, fortifying networks against emerging vulnerabilities, and leveraging new technological advances to deliver secure, mission-critical communications on a global scale.
Among the highlights is the SATCOM On-The-Move Focus Day, an immersive program dedicated to innovation in mobile and tactical connectivity for modern defense operations. Other special features this year include the Women in MilSatCom Forum, spotlighting the contributions and leadership of women in the SATCOM space and promoting diversity within the sector. These sessions support knowledge sharing, professional advancement, and the fostering of new partnerships, all of which are essential as the industry confronts a rapidly changing threat landscape and a broadening set of operational requirements.
Networking forms a cornerstone of Global MilSatCom, with the event’s Global Connect app facilitating ongoing dialogue between delegates, speakers, and exhibiting companies. Structured networking sessions, informal meetups, and shared dinners are designed to help attendees forge meaningful relationships, expand their influence, and facilitate direct engagement with the wider international MilSatCom community. These opportunities – supported by the presence of leading OEMs, policy architects, and system integrators – offer unmatched access to the latest policy directions and technology trends from across the allied defense alliance.
A defining feature of Global MilSatCom, and one increasingly valued by delegates worldwide, is the provision of CPD (Continuing Professional Development). Participation in CPD-certified sessions allows professionals to record verifiable learning and knowledge enhancement, recognized by both their employers and by key professional bodies internationally. This commitment ensures that the event not only delivers leading-edge content but also serves as a benchmark for ongoing professional competence, helping delegates meet both regulatory and ethical standards required for practice in the evolving global defense sector. SAE Media Group, the event’s organizer, provides certification for all accredited learning activities, enabling professionals to consolidate their career development and remain aligned with best practices in the rapidly advancing MilSatCom field.
The importance of Global MilSatCom as an industry driver is underscored by its comprehensive agenda, which addresses critical priorities such as cyber resilience, spectrum management, new security protocols, and the integration of AI and machine learning technologies into military SATCOM networks. It offers a platform for discussing the future of space-based communications infrastructure, the regulatory implications for defense satellites, and strategies for securing sovereignty while optimizing allied cooperation. Expert-led panels, roundtable discussions, and technical presentations cover these topical issues in depth, equipping delegates to return to their organizations with actionable strategies, key contacts, and a broader understanding of the sector’s direction.
The influence of the event extends beyond thought leadership; leading OEMs, satellite operators, technology developers, and solutions providers showcase new products and concepts in the dedicated exhibition halls. This aspect of Global MilSatCom brings together practical demonstrations and interactive displays that illustrate advancements in payload technologies, flat panel antennas (including a technical panel this year focused on maximizing their potential for Communications-On-The-Move), space situational awareness, and real-time operational connectivity.
Attendees range from senior procurement leads and technology strategists to engineers, policy makers, and researchers, all seeking actionable insights and partnerships that advance the shared priorities of sovereign capability, interoperability, and technical resilience. The comprehensive four-day program ensures delegates gain access to a multifaceted set of discussions, from strategic overview sessions to deep dives into operational and technological topics essential for maintaining and expanding global SATCOM capabilities.
For defense and industry professionals, participation in Global MilSatCom 2025 is increasingly seen as essential for staying ahead of the curve in a contested and fast-moving environment. It is the event where mission priorities, technical strategies, regulatory frameworks, and international partnerships are interrogated and defined for the decade ahead.