DSEI Gateway: The Year Ahead in Defence 2026
Predicting Top Defence Tech Trends Globally in 2026
The defence sector is evolving rapidly.
Emerging technologies are reshaping warfare, while new companies are altering the defence landscape. This makes forecasting the future increasingly essential, and yet in today’s unstable world it is becoming considerably more challenging.
To navigate through this uncertainty, DSEI’s Editor in Chief - Olivia Savage, provides her top predictions on the trends that will emerge in 2026.
Olivia
Savage
Editor in Chief, Clarion Defence & Security
Olivia Savage is the Editor in Chief of Clarion Defence & Security, organisers of DSEI and other defence events. Previously, she was a Senior Defence Journalist at Janes, specialising in electronic warfare, uncrewed systems, and space.