2025 Eastern Defense Summit

The 2025 Eastern Defense Summit, formerly known as the annual CDCA Defense Summit, is one of the largest defense-focused events on the East Coast, bringing more than 2,000 government, military, academia, and industry leaders together to better understand and address today’s challenges and threats within our defense industry.
This event serves as a mechanism for defense industry leaders to collaborate on innovative solutions to enhance interoperability across defense assets. By presenting exhibits, demonstrations, keynote addresses, innovation spotlights, and high energy tech exchanges, the Summit provides an opportunity for all representatives to form workforce partnerships that result in a national defense tactical edge no foreign adversary can match.
Dates: December 10-11, 2025
Location: Charleston Area Convention Center, Charleston SC
Event Type: Partner
