WEBINAR: Building the Secure Digital Foundation for Defense Modernization

September 1, 2026
11:00 am ET / 8:00 am PT

As FY27 defense budgets take shape, organizations across the defense industry are making critical decisions about where to invest to strengthen mission readiness and prepare for the future. The Department of Defense is accelerating investments in AI-enabled operations, autonomous systems, and programs like Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), while also working to sustain aging fleets and modernize the technology that supports them. Success here will require a secure digital foundation that enables personnel to securely access, share, and act on critical information in real time.

Join experts from Panasonic Connect and Red Hat for a discussion on how defense organizations can align technology investments with today’s modernization priorities. Using examples from emerging defense initiatives like CCA programs, this session will examine how rugged endpoint devices, trusted operating systems, and built-in security help support AI-enabled operations, strengthen cyber resilience, and simplify modernization without disrupting mission readiness.

Attendees will leave with practical insights into building a secure technology foundation that supports current operations while preparing for the next generation of defense capabilities and FY27 procurement priorities.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How FY27 defense budgets and modernization priorities are influencing technology investment decisions.
• Why AI-enabled operations, autonomous systems and CCA require resilient endpoint technology.
• How rugged endpoint devices, trusted operating systems, and built-in security support mission execution while helping reduce cyber risk.
• Best practices for modernizing legacy technology without disrupting operational readiness.
• How trusted endpoint security including pre-boot protection helps strengthen cyber resilience and long term modernization goals.

Speakers:

William Gould
Lead Engineer, Panasonic Connect
 

Travis Steele
Chief Architect, Red Hat

Mike McClary- Moderator
Writer and Editor - Aviation Week

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