Wed, Sep 23
|Camp Grayling
Guardian Skies Summit
Guardian Skies is a demonstration event at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, co-located with the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This is the nation’s largest National Guard training installation and a federally designated drone test site.
Time & Location
Sep 23, 2026, 8:00 AM – Sep 24, 2026, 2:00 PM
Camp Grayling, Bldg 4, Camp Rd, Grayling, MI 49738, USA
About the event
DETECT - IDENTIFY - TRACK - DEFEAT
Full-Scale Demonstration Exercise
MDA is proud to co-host the Guardian Skies Summit, in partnership with DRONERESPONDERS.
September 23rd, 2026: Camp Grayling
$250–750 million in federal counter-UAS funding is expected to be released to SLTT agencies this fall through the DHS CUAS grant programs. All states and territories will have access, with a large share dedicated to mitigation systems. Most agencies making these purchases have never seen the technology operate in a real environment, yet are making rapid, high-dollar decisions with limited data.
Guardian Skies is a demonstration event at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, co-located with the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This is the nation’s largest National Guard training installation and a federally designated drone test site.